Editing Loring Air Force Base (section)

====Leisure activities====
For leisure, the area surrounding Loring offered many options. Many recreation areas and campgrounds were located in and around the base region, with some being 200 miles away. The Morale Welfare and Recreation center offered equipment for these outings, including fishbait and tackle and boat rentals. Loring's bowling center was 22 lanes, one of the most modern in the area. The base library loaned books to both residents and students alike.<ref name="SquadronsandServices" />

A small downhill ski area provided recreation for personnel and their dependents, operating on the base from the early 1960s until Loring's closure in 1994.<ref name="NELSAP">{{cite web|title=Loring AFB Ski Area|url=http://www.nelsap.org/me/loring.html|publisher=[[New England Lost Ski Areas Project]]|access-date=17 December 2012|date=16 October 2004}}</ref> This ski chalet included a lighted skating rink and could be used for local events. The base offered trips to regional ski resorts periodically, and cross country skiing was offered at the local golf course.<ref name="SquadronsandServices" />

The base contained a Noncommissioned Officers Club and an Officers Club. The Noncommissioned Officers Club, or Club 42 as it was known, admitted all military members and civilians up the GS-7. Many varieties of food were offered there. It could be used for live entertainment, in addition to the booking of parties. The Visiting Officers Quarters and the Unaccompanied Officers Quarters were nearby, hence the club was a convenient stopover for transient officers.<ref name="SquadronsandServices" />