Keywords: US Navy 060908-N-3321R-002 Naval Air Station Keflavik conducts a disestablishment ceremony officially ending its 45 years of operations in support of the defense of Iceland.jpg en Keflavik Iceland Sept 8 2006 - Naval Air Station Keflavik conducts a disestablishment ceremony officially ending its 45 years of operations in support of the defense of Iceland Over one hundred Sailors attended the event representing a majority of the forces that remain of a population that once exceeded 5 000 military and civilian personnel and family members The United States has had a military presence in Iceland since 1941 and a formal defense agreement with that nation since 1951 The Navy assumed the responsibility of running the air station from the U S Air Force in 1961 The base acted as a platform for several operational capabilities throughout World War II the Cold War and in the modern arena U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel E Richardson RELEASED 2006-09-08 060908-N-3321R-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 39001 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel E Richardson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Keflavik Iceland |