the loss of approximately 10,000 personnel living in the area, the base has been successfully redeveloped since closing. Chippewa County International Airport, Kinross Correctional Facility, Chippewa Correctional Facility, Kinross Manufacturing, American Kinross, Inc. and Rudyard Area Schools are now located on the property. In all, the local tax base had doubled, and the civilian payroll created by the new ventures had reached $110 million. The base was used in the filming of the 1990 movie Die Hard 2, starring Bruce Willis. Other scenes were shot at the Alpena Airport. The location was chosen in part because there was a need for snow, and the producers expected Alpena to produce. However, due to a lack of snowfall, artificial snow had to be used. See also Michigan World War II Army Airfields References Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1961 (republished 1983, Office of Air Force History, ). Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History 1984. . Mueller, Robert (1989). Volume 1: Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. USAF Reference Series, Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C. , External links KKAFB Reunions & History (ADC / SAC)507th Fighter Group – Wing / 438th FIS (ADC)4239thSW/93rd BS – 449th BW/716BS – 908th ARS (SAC)Kinross / Kincheloe AFB, Michigan (closed) Kinross Business Association A Brief History of Kinross/Kincheloe Air Force Base Kincheloe AFB history from Strategic-Air-Command.com Installations of the United States Air Force in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Chippewa County, Michigan 1977 disestablishments in Michigan Military installations closed in 1977vo:Kincheloe