Earthquake Damage to US Military Infrastructure in Alaska Revealed
18:08 08.12.2018
Earthquake Damage to US Military Infrastructure in Alaska Revealed
18:08 08.12.2018Get short URL
While the military base sustained some damage to its infrastructure, none of the bridges at the base were afflicted by the calamity, and the sizeable fleet of F-22 Raptor jets also emerged unscathed from the ordeal.
While the Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, a military facility in Anchorage, suffered multiple problems due to the last week’s earthquake, including damage to ceilings, steel frameworks, sprinklers and heating systems, no deaths or catastrophic damage were caused by the disaster, US military officials announced.
According to Air Force Lt. Col. Jacob Leck, director of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson emergency operations center, he'd expected far worse, considering the power of the quake. some damage to its infrastructure, none of the bridges at the base were afflicted by the calamity, and the sizeable fleet of F-22 Raptor jets also emerged unscathed from the ordeal.
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