Blair Lakes Range Maintenance Complex - Eielson Air Force Base, AK

Military Bases

Blair Lakes Range Maintenance Complex
Eielson Air Force Base, AK
20 miles South of Fairbanks, Alaska
64°23'14.87"N, 147°39'41.69"W
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New area discovered by BlasterR form ATS. This facility is 30 miles due south of Fairbanks Alaska and is on the Fort Wainwright reserved lands... A recent Google Earth update revealed this area. It appears as if its still under construction as in the upper left you can see land strips cleared but not yet 'paved'. Below is a set of pictures in detail of what is seen at this facility. NOTE: UPDATE Site Identified - Blair Lakes Range Maintenance Complex ..

Close up of upper left section
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Close up of upper left Area 1
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Close up of upper right section
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Close up of lower right section
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Close up of lower right section showing structures
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© 2002-09 Kiewit Corporation
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Located 20 air mi. southwest of Eielson Air Force Base, Blair Lakes is a conventional bombing range used by Department of Defense personnel from Eielson AFB and Elmendorf AFB. It is accessible year-round via a 2,500-ft.-long gravel airstrip, while from mid-January to mid-March via an ice road built across Alaskan rivers and tundra.

The $16.7 million design-build project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers involves construction of a bulk fuel storage facility, a 20-person dormitory, and vehicle and range maintenance bays located one mile from the existing facilities. The 2,800-sq.-meter complex features water, septic, power generation, communications, and fire protection systems.

Once design was complete, materials were procured and mobilized to the project site via the ice road to minimize costs. Kiewit Construction Company, a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation, began construction in the spring and substantially completed the project in November 2004.

SOURCE: Kiewit Corporation

Close up of lower left circle
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Line running off of big circle
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Structure 1 along line
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Structure 2 along line
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Structure 3 along line with triangle
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From upper left corner... arrays of some kind
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Closer
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Even Closer
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Close up of upper left Area 2
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Close up of upper left Area 2A
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Close up of upper left Area 2B
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Close up of upper left Area 3 - More Arrays
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Another Array Area 3A
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Close up of upper right big circle
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Closer
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Close up of upper right area with same layout as upper left
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Structure 1 just north of big circle
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Structure 2 just north of big circle
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Close up of upper right area smaller circle
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