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    Iceland Base Command (IBC) is an inactive United States Army organization. It was established for the United States defense of the Kingdom of Iceland...
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    the Icelandic Defence Agency as their primary base until 1 January 2011, when the Agency was abolished and the base handed over to the Icelandic Coast...
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    The Iceland Defense Force (Icelandic: Varnarlið Íslands; IDF) was a military command of the United States Armed Forces from 1951 to 2006. The IDF, created...
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  • Commanding General Iceland Base Command (16 Sep 1941–18 Jun 1943) Major General (USA) William S. Key, Commanding General Iceland Base Command (18 Jun 1943–4...
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    The Bermuda Base Command was a command of the United States Army, established to defend the British Colony of Bermuda, located 640 miles off Cape Hatteras...
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    European Theater of Operations. He then served as commanding general, Iceland Base Command, and completed his service as Chief of the Military Control Commission...
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    Naval Air Station Keflavik, regarding the defence of Iceland. The base, now operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard, has been regularly visited by the US military...
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    Northeast Air Command (NEAC) was originally formed from the World War II facilities of the United States Army Newfoundland Base Command (NBC), which formed...
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    ISBN 0-919095-96-8. AFHRA Document 00180719 Establishing the Iceland Base Command Historical buildings and sites in Iceland AFHRA Document 00240544 AFHRA Document 00097383...
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    The Occupation of Iceland during World War II began with a British invasion intent on occupying and denying Iceland to Germany. The military operation...
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