Former KC-135 Alert Ramp
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This ramp, aka "christmas tree", was purposely built for five KC-135 alert tankers. Three were allocated to the SIOP in support of bombers, one was allocated for non-war order emergencies, and the fifth was a spare.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°21'44"N 120°33'26"W
- Howard Auxiliary Field (site) 23 km
- Mount Campbell Rifle Range (site) 125 km
- Airport Sandflat 145 km
- Hawthorne Army Depot 209 km
- Hawthorne Army Depot - Southern Magazines 213 km
- Babbitt (site) 213 km
- Hawthorne Army Depot - Northern Magazines 215 km
- Hawthorne Army Depot - Central Magazines 219 km
- Mustard Gas Disposal Area 219 km
- Manzanar National Historic Site 224 km
- Former Castle Air Force Base 1.7 km
- Prison Support Area 2.1 km
- United States Penitentiary Atwater 2.6 km
- Rancho Del Rey Golf Club 3 km
- El Capitan High School 7.7 km
- Merced College 8 km
- Merced Mall 8 km
- Merced Golf & Country Club 10 km
- Lake Yosemite 11 km
- University of California Merced 12 km