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"Luigi Olivari" Ghedi Air Base^[1]
"Luigi Olivari" Ghedi Air Base
	IATA: none; ICAO: LIPL;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Italy
Operator	Aeronautica Militare Italiana
Location	Ghedi, Brescia, Italy
Built	1909
Elevation AMSL	333 ft / 101 m
Coordinates	45°25′56″N 010°16′04″E / 45.43222°N 10.26778°E
Map
	LIPL Location of Ghedi Air Base
Runways
	Sources:DAFIF

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Ghedi Air Base (Italian: Base aerea di Ghedi, ICAO: LIPL) is a base of the Italian Air Force in Ghedi, about 15 kilometres from Brescia, northern Italy.

It is home to the 6º Stormo of the Italian Air Force with the 102º Gruppo (Papero), the 154º Gruppo (Diavoli Rossi) and the 155º Gruppo (Le linci) equipped with the Tornado IDS.

It is one of six active air bases in five European countries with B61 nuclear bombs in underground WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System inside aircraft shelters.^[3] and as of 2019 housed more than 40 nuclear weapons.^[4]

The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri.^[5]

References

^ "Centesimo anniversario della fondazione dell'aeroporto Luigi Olivari di Ghedi". giornalemetropolitano.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ "World Aero Data: GHEDI -- LIPL". worldaerodata.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Armi nucleari in Italia: Dove, come, perché". 24 April 2013.
^ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I.; Corporation, a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting. "Un arsenale atomico alle porte della Svizzera". TVSvizzera. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ "Cambio di comando all'Aeroporto di Aviano". www.aeronautica.difesa.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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[1] "Centesimo anniversario della fondazione dell'aeroporto Luigi Olivari di Ghedi". giornalemetropolitano.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[2] "World Aero Data: GHEDI -- LIPL". worldaerodata.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "Armi nucleari in Italia: Dove, come, perché". 24 April 2013.

[4] swissinfo.ch, S. W. I.; Corporation, a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting. "Un arsenale atomico alle porte della Svizzera". TVSvizzera. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[5] "Cambio di comando all'Aeroporto di Aviano". www.aeronautica.difesa.it. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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+| footnotes = Sources:[[DAFIF]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IT41860&sch=LIPL|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141229223710/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=IT41860&sch=LIPL|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 29, 2014|title=World Aero Data: GHEDI -- LIPL|website=worldaerodata.com|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>
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-'''Ghedi Air Base''' ({{lang-it|Base aerea di Ghedi}}, {{airport codes||LIPL|p=n}}) is a base of the [[Italian Air Force]] in [[Ghedi]], about 15 kilometres from [[Brescia]], [[northern Italy]].
+'''Ghedi Air Base''' ({{langx|it|Base aerea di Ghedi}}, {{airport codes||LIPL|p=n}}) is a base of the [[Italian Air Force]] in [[Ghedi]], about 15 kilometres from [[Brescia]], [[northern Italy]].
-It is home to the [[6º Stormo]] of the [[Italian Air Force]] with the [[102º Gruppo]] (''Papero incazzato''), il [[154º Gruppo]] (''[[Diavoli Rossi]]'') e il [[155º Gruppo]] (''Le linci'')  equipped with the [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado IDS]].
+It is home to the [[6º Stormo]] of the [[Italian Air Force]] with the [[102º Gruppo]] (''Papero''), the [[154º Gruppo]] (''[[Diavoli Rossi]]'') and the [[155º Gruppo]] (''Le linci'')  equipped with the [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado IDS]].
+It is one of six active air bases in five European countries with [[B61 nuclear bomb]]s in underground [[Weapon Storage Security System (WS3)|WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System]] inside aircraft shelters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panorama.it/news/oltrefrontiera/armi-nucleari-italia/|title = Armi nucleari in Italia: Dove, come, perché|date = 24 April 2013}}</ref> and as of 2019 housed more than 40 nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/ita/un-arsenale-atomico-alle-porte-della-svizzera/4359306|title=Un arsenale atomico alle porte della Svizzera|first1=S. W. I.|last1=swissinfo.ch|first2=a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting|last2=Corporation|website=TVSvizzera|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>
-The [[704th Munitions Support Squadron]], 52d Fighter Wing, of the [[United States Air Force]] is also located at the base. It reports to the wing headquarters in Spangdahlem, Germany.
+The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/comunicazione/notizie/Pagine/CAMBIOCOMANDOAEROPORTODIAVIANO.aspx|title=Cambio di comando all'Aeroporto di Aviano|website=www.aeronautica.difesa.it|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>
+==See also==
+Air bases with US nuclear weapon vaults in Europe per [[nuclear sharing]]:
+*[[Aviano Air Base]], Italy
+*[[Büchel Air Base]], Germany
+*[[Kleine Brogel Air Base]], Belgium
+*[[Volkel Air Base]], NL
+*[[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany
+*[[RAF Lakenheath]], England
+*[[Araxos Air Base]], Greece
+*[[Balikesir Air Base]], Turkey
+*[[Incirlik Air Base]], Turkey
+*[[Akıncı Air Base]], Turkey
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+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140409145932/http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=132%3ACONTENT%3A0%3A%3ANO%3A%3AP4_INST_ID%2CP4_INST_TYPE%3A20172%2CINSTALLATION Information on the base]
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-* [http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=132:CONTENT:0::NO::P4_INST_ID,P4_INST_TYPE:20172,INSTALLATION Information on the base]
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+{{USAF Air Forces in Europe}}
+{{Airports in Italy}}
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-[[Category:Military installations of the United States in Italy]]
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