 A 1971 CIA analysis indicated that the base had two regiments flying Tupolev Tu-16 Badger aircraft which were equipped with K-10S Kipper and Kh-22 Kitchen Anti-ship missiles.The Tu-16 aircraft were later phased out when the first Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire aircraft arrived starting in October 1980.By 1982, the airfield supported two Tu-22M Backfire ASM regiments, two Tu-16 Badger ASM regiments, and one Tu-142 Bear-F ASW regiment subordinate to the Pacific Fleet Air Force.