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Loring AFB Maine Bears Watchful War Readiness
The B 52 bombers at Loring Air Force Base sit on alert ready to fly at war’s hint. Maj Charles Short notes base policy on nuclear weapons while the base supports 600 civilians and 3 500 extra jobs in the county. The harsh climate and austere life shape daily routines as security, weather, and paperwork fill the routine.
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Boston Globe
Maj
Charles Short
Strategic Air Command
Aroostook County
Loring
SAC
42D Bombardment Wing
United States
Quebec City
Loring Air Force Base
Europe
U.S. Air Base
Aroostook
Air Force
Air
Connecticut
NCO Club
Caribou
Quebec
Dominic Ruggeri