Large Building Systems Designed to Support Military Operations
- April 3, 2017
- Category: Fabric Buildings, Military Operations, Turnkey Facilities
Engineered Large Building Systems For Military Operations
Alaska Defense® designs, engineers and manufactures free-span fabric buildings up to 150’ wide to support military warehousing and maintenance operations around the world. Available in any length, Alaska Defense large fabric buildings are used in expeditionary theaters as well as mid-to-long-term missions.
Unrivaled Quality for Large Fabric Buildings
The unsurpassed ability to rapidly deploy, strike, relocate as well as remain in place and endure 20 years of continuous exposure to extreme conditions including: heat, cold, wind, rain, snow, ice, sand storms, and sun make the Alaska large building system the ultimate solution for carrying out and supporting larger scale and mission critical assignments in remote locations.
No other fabric building or military shelter system provider has been deployed or used as extensively as Alaska Defense. Since 1999, over 35,000 Alaska Defense military shelters and large fabric buildings have been used by U.S. and Coalition Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as well as many other operational exercises and missions.
Engineered Structures for Versatility and Security
Engineered to withstand wind loads up to 130 MPH and snow loads up to 140 lbs. per square foot (PSF), combined with employing a heavy-duty mil-spec fabric tensioned over a powder-coated steel frame, a large building system from Alaska Defense provides an unmatched level of safety for maintenance crews and personnel working inside, as well as weatherproof storage of sensitive equipment, vehicles, aircraft, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), TUAVs (tactical unmanned aerial vehicles) or UCAVs (unmanned combat aerial vehicles).
Specific Applications for Alaska Defense Large Building Systems:
- Aircraft Hangars / LAMS-AM (Large Area Maintenance Shelters for Aircraft Maintenance)
- Vehicle Maintenance / LAMS-VM (Large Area Maintenance Shelters for Vehicle Maintenance)
- Warehouses / Storage Facilities
- Morale, Welfare, Reception (MRW) Facilities
- Dining Facilities (DFAC) and Mess Halls
- Reception, Staging, Onward Movement & Integration (RSOI)
Benefits of Alaska Large Buildings
Alaska Defense’s large building systems and military shelters are 100% made in the USA and Berry Amendment Compliant. Capable of being setup on any level surface, without a foundation our large building systems can be customized with a comprehensive list of hangar doors, equipment doors, personnel doors and window packages, energy-efficient lighting, 5-Ton and 10-Ton Alaska ECU® (environmental control units), proprietary insulation systems to reduce energy consumption, Alaska Solar Fly® sunshades capable of drastically reducing the cooling needed to maintain a comfortable work environment, power generators and distribution systems, as well as soft and hard wall partitions.
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