Inside US Coldest Air Force Base Operating Frozen Million $ Aircraft
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2024
- Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel. In this captivating episode, embark on a riveting journey to the coldest edges of the Earth in this informative video, where we delve into the intricate operations of the US Air Force in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
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I was stationed at Minot AFB. That was a different level of cold. The wind there is relentless.
Thank you.
Same here back in 78-79 worst winter ever! -75 w/ windchill Also when I was Real small 73-75 Plattsburgh AFB Just Brutal cold .
The North Dakota wind is truly miserable. Lived in ND for 25 years.
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! 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
Well said
Why does that make them brave?
@@smartmaxwell9017 Why? What kind of question is that? Because they're risking life and limb to protect our country and population when they wouldn't have to.!!!!!
They ain't risking no lives you just make that up in your liberal Lil mind. It's about as dangerous as being a truck driver or McDonald's cashier but you don't worship them for their bravery.
I m grateful to those people who work tirelessly in the extreme condition to protect this great country
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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...
My dad was Air Force, 57-63. He was stationed at Goose Bay but I’m not sure of the year. Told me stories of how cold it was there. Said he never found anywhere that even came close to it
My Grandfather was Stationed there as a technician years and years ago. 50+ Years ago. He loved it.
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 🙏
I love aircraft. The fighters are a real treat to see and these days are really busy I suppose.
But its not even that cold down there lol. Definitely more snow but Eielson is definitely colder lol
coid enough brother, been close tu a month now that anchorage hasnt been above -5/-10 777@@dano8613
F22 still works in such harsh environment?
you can become a profesional 4Chan user any day of the week
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.
Been there.
I guess whoever put this together doesn’t realize Alaska is part of the U.S.
Eileson AFB near Fairbanks is in the Arctic!
That's what I'm thinking. Eielson uses all of this too. And more. My guess is that they just didn't want to make the trip all the way up here 😂
Costs of the military? No audit again was passed 12/2023.
Grew up in Fairbanks as well as stationed at Eielson AFB in the 80s! Needless to say it got a bit nippy(seen -72 f), fyi in addition performed as F/F-Medic in & around Fairbanks for almost 20 years! So I’ve witnessed cold first-hand!!👍🏽🇺🇸
My dude flies 35’s there, sends me a picture of the temp from time to time, it’s crazy.
Went to HS there. Colder than a well digger's axx. 1962-64. So much radiation from Russian nuke testing, the caribou/moose were getting sick. Dad brought back milk from
McClellen AFB in his C-130B. Would not let us drink local milk.
Perfect example of U.S.A. Performance.
and yet the last time US bombs brought peace and democracy anywhere was 80 years ago
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 worked in ALERT for the Canadian forces in 77 for several months. They couldn’t build a proper air strip because of the permafrost. The Hercs were totally depended on for everything. The food was so good. It was a camp of 250 guys so food was very important. The mess hall was open 24 hours a day. You could stroll in at 2 in the morning and get steak and eggs if you wanted.
@@canislupis3129 It was in 1985 my wife Mary came south of 60 So we were up there from 1975 on to 1985. We loved it. In winter I helped build and maintained theIce roads and in Summer I was a river guide on the mighty Mackenzie.When hunting moose a moose tag was for a moose. Any size, any gender. Sure do miss those days.
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Why should they realize such a thing, that's NOT there domain, everyone has a life here, same goes for you Sir
@@gsheverything_2716 ?Not sure what you mean.
Kindly assist those of us looking for employment how we can get these jobs
Soldiers, thank you so much for your service. It is greatly appreciated.
It’s the Air Force who is responsible for this..
@@Dasrose2022, I know. To me, all who are in the armed forces are soldiers. It truly is amazing what they do every day for us.
I know, I’ve been around the Military for 61 yrs but my heart is ways with the Air Force.. even though we were stationed with Army.. but my Dad was an Airman
@@Dasrose2022, I appreciate your father's service very much. Although I am not in the service myself, I live close to a naval air base and have many friends who are in the military. I really do appreciate our armed forces so much, It is because of them and because of God we have our freedom.
Service of what? Bullying and Hegemony? Get a life.
Why not Minot? Freezin' is the reason.
LOL. Winter winds that cut right into your soul eh.
Correct my Gr son is stationed there
This is really cool and a special thank you to all the women and men who dedicated their lives and time🙏🏽❤
They getting paid for it. Why aren't you kissing my ass for dedicating my life to my job?
Perfect example of USA armaments and manpower. Peter Lindop Uk 🇬🇧
Before the first Gulf War ( to free Kuwait) we saw the entire armada that was staging at CFB Goose Bay, to be ready to move on as then President Gorge Bush Sr’s deadline grew nearer. They had towed each type of aircraft out to the tarmac ( it was a US built base so there was lots and lots of tarmac) and ‘parked’ them in groups. Just the sheer force of that sight told us all there probably never have to be a ground war.
Description of “Arctic” and “Antarctic”, but shows an air base in Ohio!!!!
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!
I’ve lived 20 miles north of the base for 45 years. It’s minus 25 right now. It hasn’t been above 0 for 4 days.
oh brother!..we do miss alaska, it is so beautiful up there, we were there 1968-1970@@Chris_at_Home
Was at EAFB ‘66-‘68. Great tour.
@@billward6222 wow what jets were there during that time? F-104’s?
No mention of the name of the AF Base??
Eilson AFB in North Pole, Alaska is the coldest US AFB. It was into the -50’s this past week. Here it isn’t “Arctic-like”… It’s just Arctic.
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I spent my tour of duty in Alaska stationed at Elmendorf AFB. I was there 1970 to 1975. My duties took me to every Radar site in Alaska. I hae deffinetly seen my share of extreme cold. I loved every minute of it.
I remember doing snow control duties at Grand Forks (1974-1975), hated the white out conditions. First the snow sweepers ran as the snow got deeper, the snow plows would run the taxi and runways, if it got super deep, the snow blowers (two stories high) would throw the snow clear into open fields around the tarmac.
They have been building ice airstrips in Arctic Alaska for Hercules for 50 + years. They use ice chips and water to bind them.
They use ice chips and water? But how?!, they're in a desert!
@@Jack-vk5ko They grind ice off frozen lakes and drill and pump water. My first job up there in 1980 I had to get water for a seismic camp a couple of us were working at before the season started. The near by river had over four feet of ice by December. Look at the coastal areas in Arctic Alaska and there are lakes everywhere. This is also how they build ice roads.
Been watching the video for several minutes and starting to wonder where they were, that is till I read your comment. I lived in Anchorage during my teens years, we had friends stationed at Elmendorf, we spent quite a bit of time there during the winters. I now live in Lahaina and I don't miss the cold at all, did enjoy the video though.
In Antarctica this one is built of only snow for wheeled operations. 😊
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 😅
I was born on Plattsburgh AFB. My father (30-year vet) started his career there. He worked the flightline too many times in 30-50 below he went nose blind for the rest of his life but never once complained! He loved every day of service!
@@rdollie1 I was born at Keesler AFB
My old base. Closed in 1995. Yeah the cold SUCKED.
@@watchinyourback295 there's been a few bases that my dad was stationed at that have closed.
Myrtle Beach AFB SC
Zweibrucken AS GE
Eaker AFB AR
I was really disappointed that Myrtle Beach closed.
I was supposed to have a BOP to Eaker AFB after returning from Wallace AS Philippines, but that didn't happen.
@@mikeelder6298 Plattsburgh was thrown under the buss during the BRACC closures. The base was not even supposed to be on the list.
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
Perhaps, what is more impressive is the fact that the base was built in such an environment in the first place!
I loved volunteering to drive our C5 s whenever it snowed.. especially going up in the calavar..that sweet taste of the glycol was ...our deice trucks had open baskets to the elements...my small crew worked the grave yard shift we were called one morning up to maintenance 2's meeting room and was asked to look out the windows and tell him what we saw....well when we finished work that night we decided to use the follow me truck and take turns skitching behind it the tires marks were all over the ramp...
He did mention we kept the proper distance from the aircraft..but didn't want to see it again...
I really love those C-17s.
Go all you Aireal Port Dawgs !
24/7 365 always ready anywhere, anytime. USAF Retired Veteran Port Dawg Feb1994❤😂
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
Alot of squadrons were working around the clock.
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God bless all our military.❤
Very interesting documentary vudeo.
From northern Alberta it was minus 52 Celsius here a couple weeks ago. Our propane got so cold it turned into gel
God Bless our outstanding Military ❤️💯
It sucks so bad working on jets in these conditions. Whether the extreme cold or heat they both equally suck. We landed in Thule once it was so cold our right main gear strut collapsed because the seals froze. Wrapped the gear with a -1 heater and kept it warm until we could leave. And on the flip side in Riyadh it was so hot we were not allowed to run the APU because it would overheat and when having to repair a slip way light in the air refueling port the fuselage was so hot we could literally feel the rubber on our puts soften.
I meant to say boots soften
I love this military content stuff. Gives me old school discovery Chanel/ history Chanel vibes
Hope you like this story. Although it doesn’t really sound like it could get that cold. When you are out there in Missouri. It really is Mis or ree. I was a dog handler and many a time I had two pairs of pants thermal underwear. Heavy socks and shirt vest and a parka on. And I was still trying to figure out if I could somehow get that dog under the parka. One of the best ones I heard was this. The guys that did the close in security around the alert aircraft. Got a “visit from the duty officer. He rolls up in his truck cracks the window open a little and asks the guy standing out there. “ Airman what would you do if someone came over that fence and tried to set that airplane on fire.” He got this for an answer. “ Sir if he would let me stand next to it and get warm. I’d let him” we never saw that guy again. Cold is cold no matter where you are. My Dad always said that the two worst places to work were. The railroad tracks and the flight line. He was right on both. I can only imagine working on that wing . Trying to get the panels shut and the little screws in when it’s 10 or so and the winds just a blowing. Or a 95 day in the sun and you forget and pick up the wrench off the concrete. I think it had to be 0 or below and the dogs got to go back to the kennel. Yes it was heated. And we had to go back. But this time we had a truck. You know I’d do it all over again.
Wow, cold weather presents not only a lot of work, cost and most importantly life threatening dangers. Any thoughts about moving to more suitable weather?
My Air Force tech school was at Chanute AFB(1976)which has since been decommissioned. Located in Champaign Illinois we routinely had weather at minus 50 degrees.....................BRUTAL is the only word that describes it.
It’s so critical that the US military gets the funding they need to operate all their equipment. Constant drilling is so important.
Worked the Flightline in Upstate NY and in Iceland. Nothing more miserably cold or brutally hot than working on the Flightline.
GOD BLESS ALL THE PERSONNEL WHO SUCCESSFULLY RUN THESE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTICA
AIRFORCE BASES ALL YEAR ROUND. GOD BLESS AMERICA🇺🇸
The now closed Thule Airforce Base on the NE coast of Greenland would have to have a very cold base. It did have one redeeming claim to fame, for many years it distributed the Flight Plan for Santa Clause, usually distributed around 2330 GMT/UTC on December 24.
Grabeh naman yung snow na yan pahirap din pala yan diyaan❤❤❤
The temperatures at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska can reach -60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Deicing is hazardous, sad to see these men/women exposed to heavy amounts, once again the sacrifice of serving in the military. God bless.
Was a pilot there, could not turn engines off, would not be able to get started again, sometimes would run for days?
Such a game-changer in renewable energy tech! 🌍💡
America is a great nation on earth
I was stationed at KI Sawyer AFB in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan quite a while ago
I think the missed part is the shoutout to those Civil Engineers that make sure the missions can happen
Grew up right down the street literally from the 109th in glenville NY. My uncle was a radar tech i believe on the LC130’s.
1974. I landed on the icecap in Greenland in a c-130. And took off. Wow. Fun
Kind of reminds me of kansas in the winter time
185th Refueling Wing! I live right across the interstate from there! Literally! It's the Sioux Gateway Airport! 😊
Bless the technicians who who have to turn wrenches in those conditions
I was stationed at Westover afb (SAC) tdy to Goose Bay and pcs to Ernest Harmon ab Newfoundland I froze at all 3 bases I learnt what the meaning of freezing was......
Great video. Thank you.
Coldest?......I can tell you that what is shown is not Thule AB, where minus 20F is the winter norm, and minus 80F is a cold day.
I had an uncle that was base commander at Thule
@@cjnpete I never got to see the base commander at Thule...that was probably a good thing....heh
@@cjnpete as an afterthought.....The Danes were in charge at Thule...just ask them
@@mikedee8876 that was during the 60's.. USAF TOP BRASS FULL CAJUN
My dad was a mechanic there. He said it was cold. Damn cold.
Ohio is not the Arctic, Joint Base Wainwright in Alaska is closer to the Arctic. or try Thule AB in Greenland. Why don't you make a video on Canadian military operations and learn something.
Wainwright is not a joint base. The joint base in Alaska is Elmendorf-Richardson.
Fort Wainwright is an Army base is in Fairbanks. Eielson Air Force Base is 25 mile southeast of Fairbanks. The only joint base in Alaska is JBER - Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson which adjoins Anchorage. Thule Air Force Base ceased to exist in 2020; it is now Pituffik Space Base. Perhaps you could learn something?
Yes Thule ,that's way way up in the eighties or around.That is extreme!
I the 80’s USAF pilot coming to Cool Lake , Alberta with parkas in July…
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2:22 that 135 was apart of our old fleet here at mcguire
JLTV- that thing sounds like a NASCAR Cup car!
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
I thought this would be about Galena AFB which is above the Artic circle in Alaska.
Maintaining runways in snow and ice, is a 24 hour job. Once crews rid the runways of ice and snow, it's time to start over again, during winter storms. Deicing only lasts around 20 minutes or so. Once an aircraft is deiced, departure needs to be done asap, or more deicing is needed. This is true for all aircraft. Commercial passenger aircraft, as well.
Use a remote start and have the heat on 😂 but all jokes aside thanks for your service bless all service people
The most northerly; & coldest US base is Thule, Greenland. Much further north than Fairbanks. Much further north than Alaska for that matter. And there are 3-4 bases/weather stations further north than Thule. The northern most being Alert, Canada.
*Is this THULE Air Force Base?*
Feel cold just watching this
One sneaky NUKE attack , melts away all Ice & Snow ?
Oh yes, the harsh arctic extremes of...OHIO and IOWA?!?! HAHAHAHAHA!
Alaska?
New Mexico! There are times when the high in Albuquerque was 12 to 18 degrees Fahrenheit. Not to mention parts of Northern New Mexico being even colder. Use the weather apps on your phones to check conditions in other parts of the country and world. Really COOL video.
@erykahbaxter1195 he's showing the 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio National Guard in multiple shots here. They're based out of Mannsfield, Ohio. Between Cleveland and Columbus. Not exactly the edge of the arctic circle.
here in New Zealand down the South Island in Christchurch at the airport you always see USA airforce galaxy and loadmasters - I think there called - that fuel up there before they fly to the American Antartica base. Christchurch is the closest airport before the antarctic
I was waiting for Bruce Willis to make an appearance when those snowmobiles came on the scene.( Die Hard 2 )
I have a heated driveway. Is it possible to make the runways heated for safe operation?
They should just build hangers and focus on keeping the run way clean of ice n snow.
Perfect perfect american way of military equipment
Fort Wainwright is the coldest base in the US Air Force. -40 F in the winter. Alaska represent’s
Respect
Amazing
Why not building massive hangars to house the aircrafts so that they are ready to take off and not deal with all the snow issues other than the runways?
You’d think the military would spend a good fortune on the runways using geothermal heating or lay steel pipes under the runway which would be ignited by the used oil the military uses on all its vehicles. It maybe more cost effective to use snow plows vs tens of thousands of feet of pipe.
Very interesting!
Magimbento ug hangin na init aron mahilis ang yelo
What are those snow vehicles called?
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This has to be Thule Airfore base in Greenland.
not Thule....Thule structures are unmistakeable...whats shown looks like a stateside base
Yall its in antarctica
Electric 💡⚡ equipment will prove itself.
Because hangers needed larger areas and highly cost
Why don't they store these airplanes in a hangar so they don't have to spray these airplanes with de-icing fluid? Seems to me the cost of de-icing fluid would be much more expensive than constructing hangars. Hangars don't even have to be that warm, just so long as they keep the snow off of the airplanes since hangars have a roof.
Explain to me how keeping a plane in a hangar will prevent ice from forming while in flight?
thanks to chatgpt for helping in the script
Julian assage the best periodist of the world
Ok dudes, I think, check me on this, empty runway half a meter deep, 10cm mettal rubberised gutter, 10 cm granite stone, mica ground 10cm, copper pipe matrix, 10cm cover, 10 cm tar. Then drill holles everywhere up to granite layer, insert copper pipes with overbended rim into eavh hole, tar on over top copper rim, later just tar an wear, but gont wear the copper, then park planes on runway, wholla, dry runway and planes, plus drinking water, o yes remember 2 push hot water through those copper pipes, enjoy!
WHAT Air Force base!? Did I miss it?
US air force is air force international air force very nice
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2013 FOB Shank, AFGAN,C17 aircraft slipilng from runway ,
By now my detailer does not have to even ask for a wishlist
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Looks like ALASKA
I was at Thule.....
Lets tell our stuff come on keep some stuff to ourselves