Loring Air Force Base (IATA: LIZ, ICAO: KLIZ) was a United States Air Force installation in northeastern Maine, near Limestone and Caribou in Aroostook County. It was one of the largest bases of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command during its existence, and was transferred to the newly created Air Combat Command in 1992.

2024年12月26日 · LIMESTONE, Maine — Bringing back large-scale industry remained an elusive goal in 2024 for those tasked with redeveloping the former Loring Air Force Base 30 years after its closure. Progress toward that goal — or lack thereof — will likely be a big story in Aroostook County in the new year.

2024年9月29日 · The Limestone Air Force Base became operational in 1953, and was renamed Loring Air Force Base a year later after Korean War hero and Maine native Charles Loring. In the ensuing decades, Loring stored nuclear bombs in over 80 bunkers in an area of the 9,000-acre base that only classified personnel knew about.

On February 25, 1953, the 42nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) was reactivated at Limestone(later Loring) Air Force Base, Maine with B-36 Peacemaker bombers assigned. The 42nd Air Refueling Squadron joined the wing in early 1955 with propeller-driven KC-97 tankers.

1994年9月30日 · Renamed Loring Air Force Base in 1954, the base became the home to a series of state-of-the art bombers and support aircraft. In 1955, the 42nd Air Refueling Squadron was activated. Starting in 1981, substantial renovations were made to the base, including the addition of a second runway.

2023年8月21日 · A former Air Force base near the Canadian border with two 12,100-foot runways that used to launch Boeing B-52 bombers during the Cold War could fuel new growth in Maine’s aviation and aerospace...

Loring AFB was built in the 1950's to accommodate 100 B-36 bombers. Consequently, its ramps, parking areas, weapons storage, and fuel storage capacities all far exceed later requirements. Its overall capacity ranked second among all 21 SAC bases.

2022年6月18日 · PORTLAND, Maine — Maine is launching a new push to revitalize a former Air Force base in the northern part of the state. Loring Air Force Base in Limestone closed in the 1990s. It was redeveloped into Loring Commerce Centre.

Loring Air Force Base extended for 9,000 acres and its combined military and civilian workforce peaked at about 10,000 before its closure in the 1990’s. (See reference to Assignment in Aroostook under “Geography” in Movies.)

Loring Air Force Base is a former census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Limestone in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It was the site of Loring Air Force Base, at one time the largest base for the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command. The population of the CDP was 225 at the 2000 census. It was not counted during the 2010 census.