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Template:Infobox military installation/doc

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Usage

Loring Air Force Base
Limestone Air Force Base
Limestone and Caswell, Maine in United States
USGS 1970 Aerial Photo
Logo of Air Combat Command
Loring AFB  (KLIZ)  Location of Loring AFB
Coordinates	46°56′59″N 67°53′20″W / 46.94972°N 67.88889°W / 46.94972; -67.88889
Type	Air Force Base
Area	9,000 acres (3,600 ha; 14 sq mi)
Site information
Owner	United States Air Force
Operator	42nd Bomb Wing
Open to the public	Yes
Stations	Caribou Air Force Station (East Loring), Caswell Air Force Station
Site history
Built	1947 (1947)–1953
Built by	United States Army Corps of Engineers
In use	1950–1994 (1994)
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	746 feet (227 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 1R/19L 12,100 feet (3,688 m) Asphalt/Concrete 1L/19R 12,800 feet (3,901 m) 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[edit]

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.

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates[edit]

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes[edit]

hCard uses HTML classes including:

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision[edit]

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox military installation with unknown parameters (4)

TemplateData

See also

• {{Infobox military unit}}