The Final Tribute To Loring Air Force Base (2024)

[@alsriv2]

I was stationed there from 85-89 as a B52 Crew Chief. Moved from there to Andersen Guam. Loring was a great assignment.

[@garymathena2125]

When I was stationed in West Berlin, at the height of the Cold War, we would get 'training flights' from Loring bringing us in fresh Maine lobster. The Air Force really ate well. I was in the Army and the selection of food available would always amaze us. Our mess hall was across the street from the bakery, and we still managed to get stale bread sometimes.

[@DouglasJones-b3m]

Great tribute. Thanks for sharing! "The skies for us"

[@davidknight6981]

Very nice. Loring Air Force Base was my first TDY assignment out of Griffiss Air Force Base in 1975. I was with the 485th EIS, Air Force Communication Service. Thanks for sharing.

[@dukeford]

I was with the 1833 Comm Sq. at Griffiss at the same time. We did the PiP drawings of the equipment and comm lines you guys installed (it was a pretty boring job!).

[@bobd5197]

My first base....May '78 to June '81. 42nd MMS, Conventional Munitions Maintenance specialist.

[@65gtotrips]

Those B-36’s were just ridiculously huge !

[@jsmith1746]

It is almost criminal that the United States closed virtually every Air Force Base in the Northeast in the 1990s. Loring, Pease, Plattsburgh, and Griffiss all closed, and Westover was downgraded to a reserve base. Only McGuire, and Hanscom, a non-flying base, survived the 1990s.

[@nordan00]

Flew commercial to Loring in the dead of ‘88 winter to pick up a BUFF to ferry back to sunny Mather. That was enough for me!

[@howardburakof4364]

I was at Loring in 1959 to 1960.

[@edgarcook9607]

Leading off with a 1955 Ford 8-passenger country Sedan (3 row seating)! works for me!

[@raymorley8241]

I did not know that the B 36s were stationed at Loring.

[@ColdWarFilms1947]

@@raymorley8241 1953-1956

[@ronaldprovencher7570]

Was there from 1973 to 1980

[@gordon-n6s]

Perhaps in reality Loring was only a seasonal SAC base for late spring summer and early fall. In 1965 it could only accomodate five aircraft 2 B-52s and 3 KC-135s in a central area where snow could be cleared relatively easily with 65 pieces of SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT! A Lt. Col. was "wing" commander. Most buildings were connected by underground passageways. Perhaps SAC was never more than show anyway.

[@russvoight1167]

Loring was definitely not a seasonal SAC base. It was no different than the other northern tier bases. A classmate from high school was at Loring at the same time I was at Ellsworth AFB SD.

[@gordon-n6s]

Well when I was there there was no dispersed sugar three area as they couldn't keep it plowed in winter.