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For decades, this remote base on the Alaskan frontier has been used to prepare the Air Force for missions.

But the range is taking on increasing importance as the Pentagon pivots to countering China and Russia after years of focusing on ground wars. wapo.st/2WTPwG2
Their playground is the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, a facility that has more than 77,000 square miles of airspace — roughly the size of Nebraska.

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The closest town, North Pole, has a population of 2,200 people and the main attraction is a Santa Claus House gift shop featuring live reindeer and a 50-foot statue of St. Nick.

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The changes mark a commitment to turning a remote base on the Alaskan frontier into a major hub in preparing pilots for modern aerial combat.

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