 Ladd, already the headquarters of the Army's Yukon Command, would see the arrival of 2,000 Army personnel previously stationed at Eielson as part of the transfer.On January 1, 1961, the Army formally took over the installation and renamed it Fort Wainwright.The elements of the airfield associated with its role in World War II, including two runways, hangars and other operational facilities, and officers' quarters, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.