Inside US Coldest Air Force Base Operating Frozen Million $ Aircraft

Most folks just don't realise the amount of work it takes to keep there runways open clean and a good surface for braking. Take offs are not so much of a problem as aircraft tires are not driven/under power. I spent 10 years in Norman Wells NWT . Oh how I miss working at -40C and colder. A day behind you makes you feel like you really achieved something eh.

I was stationed at Minot AFB. That was a different level of cold. The wind there is relentless.

I salute all of the brave men and women who serve or have served in our armed forces! Especially to those in the polar regions. They're definitely not places I would want to be! 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

I guess whoever put this together doesn’t realize Alaska is part of the U.S. Eileson AFB near Fairbanks is in the Arctic!

I m grateful to those people who work tirelessly in the extreme condition to protect this great country

my dad was Air Force. When i was a kid we lived at Minot AFB in ND. Every winter we never missed school because of the snow. The Air Force had the streets cleared xonstantly. Osedt we got to a snowday was when it got so cold the schools heaters couldn't cope.

Passed through Goose Bay, Labrador a few times in the winter with my C-130 and the snow was so deep along the taxiways all you could see was the tail.. Stopped over in St. John's Newfoundland where everything was iced over and during refueling the plane started sliding so much we had to walk with it until they brought out the ice chalks... What a great 24 years...

Soldiers, thank you so much for your service. It is greatly appreciated.

Perfect example of USA armaments and manpower. Peter Lindop Uk 🇬🇧

This is really cool and a special thank you to all the women and men who dedicated their lives and time🙏🏽❤

Perhaps, what is more impressive is the fact that the base was built in such an environment in the first place!

Definitely some of the video is from joint Base Emendorfe/Richardson in Anchorage Alaska, in one shot you can see Pioneer Peak in the C mountain range& another the steam blowing out of the stack from the power station across the Glenn highway near Eagle River. The F-15s have been replaced with the F-22 Raptor so the video is at least4yrs old. Some of the tracked snow cat video was shot here in Anchorage , you can tell by the size of the trees, they are way to big to be near Fairbanks/Wainwright 350 miles north Emendorfe/Richardson here in Anchorage where we have the privilege to watch the F-22s take off & land several times a week. God bless our men & women in uniform 🙏

Thanks for your service to our country Rob. My sister has lived in Salcha for the last 35 years ( I live in Seward). I Love Fairbanks in the summer, and I Love Chena Hot Springs in the winter

I spent 2 years in Anchorage, AK, Elmendorf AFB, it could get a little nippy up there at times, thanks for sharing, and ouch that looks cold!

The great men and women who do this kind of work in these conditions are the best people. I was stationed at Ernest Harmon AFB Newfoundland and I missed a snow that was bad before I got there 1964. We were told we would be digging out the planes. Was cold and windy and we did get snow but thank heaven we didn't have a bad one. I worked in a hangar of maintenance of aircraft. I was admin in the office . I used to walk from my barracks out to the end of the flight line thru the snow. My barracks was Hilton the brick building. My parka probably saved my life

I had a friend that was stationed at Plattsburgh AFB NY and he told me that the Air Force quit working at -65 F, and he stated that he saw a few days where they didn't work. I was stationed at Lackland AFB TX where 50 was cold 😅

God bless all our military.❤

Perfect example of U.S.A. Performance.

Why not Minot? Freezin' is the reason.

God Bless our outstanding Military ❤️💯