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Bryant Army Airport ( IATA: FRN, ICAO: PAFR, FAA LID: FRN ), also known historically as Bryant Army Airfield, is a U.S. Army Airfield located at Fort Richardson, near the city of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a 4,086 x 100 ft (1,273 x 30 m) asphalt surface. [1]
AK6214522157. Fort Richardson ( USARMY) Anchorage. Sediment and surface water contaminated with white phosphorus. Soil at the Roosevelt Road Transmitter Site is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Soil and groundwater at the Poleline Road Disposal Area is contaminated with VOCs.
Fort Richardson, named for Wilds P. Richardson, was built in 1940-1941 near Anchorage. Construction of the base began on June 8, 1940. The first Army Air Corps personnel arrived on Aug. 12, 1940, led by Maj. Everett S. Davis. On Nov. 12, 1940, the War Department formally designated the installation Fort Richardson.
Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska (3 P) Pages in category "Forts in Alaska" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
US Navy 050613-N-0696M-083 Members of the 1-501 Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, stationed in Fort Richardson, Alaska, unload after arriving at Rockhampton Airport for the combined exercise Talisman Sabre 2005.jpg 2,464 × 1,632; 2.69 MB
Fort Richardson was a detached redoubt that the Union Army constructed in September 1861 as part of the Civil War defenses of Washington (see Washington, D.C., in the American Civil War ). [1] [2] The Army built the fort shortly after its rout at the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) in late July 1861. [3]
Fort Richardson may refer to: Fort Richardson (Alaska) near Anchorage. Fort Richardson (Texas) in Jacksboro. Fort Richardson (Arlington, Virginia) near Washington, D.C. Category: Disambiguation pages.
