Template:Infobox military installation

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Loring Air Force Base
Limestone Air Force Base
Limestone and Caswell, Maine in United States
USGS 1970 Aerial Photo
Logo of Air Combat Command
Coordinates
Type	Air Force Base
Area	Template:Convert
Site information
Owner	United States Air Force
Operator	42nd Bomb Wing
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Open to the public	Yes
Stations	Caribou Air Force Station (East Loring), Caswell Air Force Station
Site history
Built	Template:Start date–1953
Built by	United States Army Corps of Engineers
In use	1950–Template:End date
Fate	Mainly intact, partial demolition
Events	Cold War
Garrison information
Current commander	Robert J. Pavelko
Garrison	42nd Bomb Wing
Occupants	69th Bombardment Squadron, 70th Bombardment Squadron, 75th Bombardment Squadron, 42d Air Refueling Squadron, 407th Air Refueling Squadron, 2192nd Communications Squadron, 101st Fighter Squadron
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: KLIZ, ICAO: LIZ
Elevation	Template:Convert AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 1R/19L Template:Convert Asphalt/Concrete 1L/19R Template:Convert Asphalt

A military installation infobox may be used to summarize information about a military structure or facility, such as a fortification or military base.

The infobox should be added using the {{Infobox military installation}} template, as shown below:

{{Infobox military installation
| name                   = 
| ensign                 = 
| ensign_size            = 
| native_name            = 
| partof                 = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location               = 
| nearest_town           = <!-- used in military test site infobox -->
| country                = 
| image                  = 
| alt                    = 
| caption                = 
| image2                 = <!--secondary image, major command emblems for airfields -->
| alt2                   = 
| caption2               = 
| coordinates            = <!-- {{Coord}} -->
| gridref                = 
| type                   = 
| image_map              = 
| image_mapsize          = 
| image_map_alt          = 
| image_map_caption      = 
| pushpin_map            = 
| pushpin_mapsize        = 
| pushpin_map_alt        = 
| pushpin_map_caption    = 
| pushpin_relief         = 
| pushpin_image          = 
| pushpin_label          = 
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_mark           = 
| pushpin_marksize       = 
| code                   = <!--facility/installation code -->
| site_area              = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc -->
| floor_area             = 
| height                 = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| length                 = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| ownership              = <!-- government department such as the MoD or the United States DoD -->
| operator               = <!-- where different from ownership such as the RAF or the USAF -->
| controlledby           = <!-- such as RAF Bomber Command or the Eighth Air Force -->
| open_to_public         = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| condition              = 
| site_other_label       = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| site_other             = <!-- for other sorts of facilities – radar types etc -->  
| website                = 
| built                  = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
| built_for              = 
| builder                = 
| architect              = 
| used                   = <!--{{End date|1946}} -->
| materials              = 
| fate                   = <!--changed from demolished parameter-->
| demolished             = 
| battles                = 
| events                 = 
| current_commander      = <!-- current commander -->
| past_commanders        = <!-- past notable commander(s) -->
| garrison               = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group -->
| occupants              = <!-- squadrons only -->
| designations           = 
| nrhp                   = 
| footnotes              = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code -->
}}

The following supplemental blocks may be copied into the template above as needed, just prior to the "footnotes" parameter.

Test sites

<!-- begin test site information -->
| subcritical_tests   = 
| nuclear_tests       = 
| thermonuclear_tests = 
| other_tests_label   = <!-- changed from "Other tests" to wording of your choice --> 
| other_tests         = 
| remediation         = 
| image3              = 
| alt3                = 
| caption3            = 
<!--  end test site information  -->

Airfields

<!-- begin airfield information  -->
| IATA                 = 
| ICAO                 = 
| FAA                  = 
| TC                   = 
| LID                  = 
| GPS                  = 
| WMO                  = 
| elevation            = <!-- {{Convert| |m|0}} -->
| r1-number            = 
| r1-length            = <!-- {{Convert| |m|0}} -->
| r1-surface           = 
| h1-number            = 
| h1-length            = <!-- {{Convert| |m|0}} -->
| h1-surface           = 
| airfield_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| airfield_other       = <!-- for other sorts of airfield facilities -->
<!--  end airfield information   -->

Parameters

Note: When using parameters, avoid the ambiguous abbreviation "N/A", and instead use "unknown" or "none". If a parameter is not applicable, leave it blank and it will not be displayed. All subjective or qualitative judgements and numerical quantities or statistics must be cited to a reliable source (see WP:MILMOS#CITE).

• name – the name of the installation or structure.
• ensign – optional – a small ensign image used by the installation.
• ensign_size – optional – size for ensign image.
• native_name – optional – the name of the installation in the language(s) of the country which built it, or in which it is located.
• partof – optional – the larger complex the given installation is part of, if any. For proper grammar, it may be necessary to insert "the" before the name used here.
• location – the geographical location of the installation.
• image – optional – an image of the installation. The image should be given in the form Example.jpg; other values can be inserted in the following parameters.
• image_size – optional – width of the image in pixels (px), e.g., "150"; defaults to "220".
• alt – optional – alt text for the image; see Wikipedia:Alternative text for images.
• caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
• image2 – optional – a second image of the installation. The image should be given in the form Example.jpg; other values can be inserted in the following parameters.
• image2_size – optional – width of the second image in pixels (px), e.g., "150"; defaults to "220".
• alt2 – optional – alt text for the second image; see Wikipedia:Alternative text for images.
• caption2 – optional – the text to be placed below the second image.
• map_type – optional – the base map to be used for the location map, e.g., "Scotland"; see {{Location map}} for more details.
• map_relief – optional – set to any non-blank value to use a relief map (if available).
• map_size – optional – width of the location map in pixels (px), e.g., "150"; defaults to "220".
• map_alt – optional – alt text for location map; see Wikipedia:Alternative text for images.
• map_caption – optional – caption displayed below the location map; defaults to "Shown within {{{map_type}}}", e.g., "Shown within Scotland".
• coordinates – optional – latitude and longitude for placing the marker on the location map. Use {{Coord}}; see the Coord template documentation for details.
• gridref – optional – map grid reference.
• type – optional – the general type of installation ("Castle", "Fortress", "Bunker", "Military base", "Wall", "Defensive line", etc.).
• code – optional – the location or facility code, such as the ILC or ILK code.
• site_area – optional – where relevant (e.g. for compounds), the land area of the installation.
• floor_area – optional – where relevant (e.g. for buildings), the interior floor area of the installation.
• height – optional – where relevant (e.g. for towers), the height of the installation.
• length – optional – where relevant (e.g. for fences and DMZs), the length of the installation.
• ownership – optional – the current owner of the installation, if relevant.
• operator – optional – where different from ownership.
• controlledby – optional – the country or other power controlling the installation. Multiple powers may be indicated together with the corresponding dates.
• open_to_public – optional – whether the installation is currently open to the general public, if relevant; indicated by "yes" or "no".
• condition – optional – the current condition of the installation.
• built – optional – the date when the installation was built, usually given in years. Use {{start date}} if 1583 or later.
• builder – optional – the person or group responsible for building the installation.
• used – optional – the period during which the installation was in active military use, usually given in years.
• materials – optional – the materials used to construct the installation.
• demolished – optional – the date when the installation was demolished, if applicable.
• battles – optional – any notable battles (usually sieges) that took place in or are closely associated with the installation; as above, the choice of which battles qualify as notable is left to the article editors.
• events – optional – any notable non-battle events that took place in or are closely associated with the installation; as above, the choice of which events qualify as notable is left to the article editors.
• current_commander – optional – for installations currently in military use, the current commanding officer.
• past_commanders – optional – any notable individuals that commanded the forces using this installation; the choice of which commanders qualify as notable is left to the editors of a particular article.
• garrison – optional – the military forces garrisoning the installation. Specific units may be indicated if known; general numbers should be given otherwise.
• occupants – optional – any notable occupants of the installation other than its commanders; as above, the choice of which occupants qualify as notable is left to the article editors.
• designations – legal heritage protection status
• module – optional – to embed other templates beneath this one.
• embed – optional – to embed this template into another above it.

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An infobox for a military structure or facility, such as a fortification or military base Template parameters This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name The name of the installation String optional noheader noheader no description Unknown optional map_type map_type no description Unknown optional

See also

• {{Infobox military unit}}

Template:Buildings and structures infobox templates