15 MILITARY BASES in Remote Locations

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War—what is it good for? Absolutely nothing. But that doesn’t mean we don’t need military bases. Even in times of peace, amazing feats are accomplished within these walls. Some are home to the fastest jets the world has ever seen, while others are hidden away in mountains like they were in a Bond film. And many of them don’t ever want to be found! So, join us for today’s video, where we countdown the top 15 amazing military bases in remote locations!

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A friend just participated in a NASA climate study at Thule and spent four weeks up there. One of the other big dangers with the base is there is no fencing around the base, so polar bears are regular visitors. The entire base shuts down when a polar bear is found nearby. But he said it is a very interesting set-up they have there. The U.S. Air Force/Space Force runs all of the military operations up there, but since it is officially a Danish facility (Greenland belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark), Denmark handles all of the infrastructure. Danes run the recreation and fitness facilities as well as the large cafeteria on the base. He said it was an interesting and fun mix Danish and American culture up there.

jsmith
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My father was the senior US Army Corps of Engineers/Nuclear Engineer officer in charge of the construction and stand-up of Nuclear Reactor SM-1A at Fort Greeley, the first nuclear reactor in North America. In his off hours, he taught his soldiers Russian since he was fluent, having learned the language through 4 years at West Point. He even told us about having to store specialized cold-weather rockets in the Officer's Club walk-in freezer to keep them from heating up when outside temperatures exceeded freezing. Lots of amazing stories about his time there in the 1960s.

Additionally, I am among very few Air Force personnel who have been TDY to Pine Gap. I, too, have some amazing and humorous stories of my lengthy visit there. The Australian people are wonderful hosts.

ElChupahuahua
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i helped build the anti-ballistic missle silo in Ft Greely. the scale of the under ground concrete tunnels is astounding. the trenches dug 70+ft deep went fot miles.

TheronAnderson-hylp
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You have Pituffik/Thule on here twice....

brandon
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Camp Century was actually called Echo Base, Hoth. It was defended by a powerful ion cannon and squads of air speeders converted to operate in frigid conditions. It was discovered by the Galactic Empire, which quickly invaded Hoth forcing the evacuation and subsequent abandonment of the base. Many fled on TaunTauns but they eventualy froze to death or were eaten by the Wampa Clan.

SCBMD
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All you're gonna see at Pine Gap is Kangaroos and snakes! 🦘 🐍

jacoblahr
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That’s a shame.. I did a TDY at Thule & Sondrestrom..Great experience.. we should keep both bases, and apologize to Greenland!

tomjohnson
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The RCAF sent the US the Thule National Forest so maybe that is why they were hi-lighted but they also still use it when transiting to/from Alert.

phillip
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You missed the White Sands Missile Range US Army Test and Evaluation Command. Remote, check. Underground, yes. Chemical weapons, you bet. Nuclear warheads, indeed. No visitors allowed.

bwmcelya
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I was stationed at Dugway Proving Grounds from 2012 - 2014. In 2014 all the Army personnel were transferred to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. Any questions?

danielwatts
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Tooo Leee was used as a reference to send malcontents (assholios) for duty, when they were pointed out to the big boss. Usually a colonel or higher ranking officer would give the man a choice to apologize for his actions to whomever he offended, or get transferred to Thule. Worked good too. 🇺🇸🙏🙏👍👍👍👍 I do however, know if a POS E6 that made that trip and I was very happy to watch his departure. 👋👋

daveblevins
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So funny that Thule is said in the video to be a US base, but, all the items that were shown actually onsite were Canadian.

PracticalHomeLabs
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I was stationed on Diego Garcia, nice duty station.

AllenChandler-jxuf
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I’m suspiciously early to this video 🤣

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I was in the third Seabee Battalion stationed on Diego Garcia in 1973 MCB74 and believe me it was no paradise. We worked 6 days a week in temps. of over 115 degrees and I was a welder making it even hotter. I was elated to leave!

Cowner
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Thule has only white runways to keep the permafrost from thawing out.

danhenderson
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Thule is pronounced "Too-lee"

mattytimez
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Santa thinking of trading in the reindeer for a C-130??

biggiefitz
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Keflavik Air Base is closed. Even though the U.S. still owns a portion of it. Its only used by NATO force temporarily.

rohann
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Aside from the glaring error with Thule, why are you showing Alaska based radar shots and continuing to talk about Greenland?

denali