Naval Air Station Keflavik
Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) is a former U.S. Navy base at Keflavík International Airport, Iceland. It is located on the Reykjanes peninsula on the south-west portion of the island. Built during World War II by the United States Army as part of its mission to maintain the occupation of Iceland and secure northern Atlantic air routes, it served to ferry personnel, equipment, and supplies to Europe. Intended as a temporary wartime base under an agreement with Iceland and the British, US forces withdrew by 1947, but returned in 1951 as the Iceland Defense Force, now operating a NATO base. NASKEF was closed on 8 September 2006 and its facilities taken over by the Icelandic Defence Agency as their primary base until January 1, 2011 when the Agency was abolished. The base is currently use
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Naval Air Station Keflavik
Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) is a former U.S. Navy base at Keflavík International Airport, Iceland. It is located on the Reykjanes peninsula on the south-west portion of the island. Built during World War II by the United States Army as part of its mission to maintain the occupation of Iceland and secure northern Atlantic air routes, it served to ferry personnel, equipment, and supplies to Europe. Intended as a temporary wartime base under an agreement with Iceland and the British, US forces withdrew by 1947, but returned in 1951 as the Iceland Defense Force, now operating a NATO base. NASKEF was closed on 8 September 2006 and its facilities taken over by the Icelandic Defence Agency as their primary base until January 1, 2011 when the Agency was abolished. The base is currently use
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Naval Air Station Keflavik (NA ...... by the Icelandic Coast Guard.
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Кеблавик (исл. Keflavíkurstöði ...... иабаза в исландском Кеблавике.
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NAS Keflavik, Iceland, in 1982
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Naval Air Station Keflavik (NA ...... hed. The base is currently use
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Кеблавик (исл. Keflavíkurstöði ...... иабаза в исландском Кеблавике.
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Naval Air Station Keflavik
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Кеблавик (авиабаза)
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