Adak Island, Far Out in the Bering Sea, May Be Where the Wind Begins
Adak once housed more than 6,000 people, now about 80 remain. The housing pictured here is almost entirely abandoned. To the left is Kuluk Bay, and beyond that the Bering Sea.
Photos of Alaska's Adak island - The Washington Post
Jun 17, 2022 · In March of 1997, with the Cold War over, the Navy abandoned the island. Today, less than seventy-five people live there amongst the crumbling buildings and fading memory of our past military ...
Explore Adak Island, a Cold War Military Base in the Bering Sea - WIRED
Feb 3, 2017 · Abandoned bunkers, empty houses, and rusting artillery dot the landscape, with the cold, blue sea beyond. Huff wandered through empty buildings filled with dilapidated furniture and explored...
Explore Abandoned WWII And Cold War Military Remnants On Alaska's Adak …
Jun 7, 2017 · With every twist and turn comes a new surprise. Tucked away from the downtown Adak area, you can even find remnants of an abandoned bar on the island's mountainside. Flickr - Travis. Alaska's Adak Island is a place unlike any other in the world.
Abandoned Alaska: Once a thriving naval base, now an Adak …
Nov 16, 2016 · Channel 2's Nikki Carvajal and photojournalist Albert Lutan traveled to Adak, a remote island on the Aleutian chain, to see what's left of a once heavily populated navy base. The military has had a presence in Alaska since before statehood.
As The Navy Eyes A Thawing Arctic, A Remote Island Town Sees …
Oct 28, 2019 · The military abandoned the Naval Air Facility Adak in 1997, and many of its buildings remain standing in disrepair. Some residents of the remote Alaska town hope a revived military interest...
Trekking into the storm-battered, golden beauty of Adak Island
Jun 17, 2019 · Today we had walked nearly the entire length of the Yakak Peninsula, following a ghostly line of abandoned wooden utility poles left over from Adak’s days as a major military installation.
AK: Ghost Town - Alaska Public Media
Sep 7, 2012 · Until the late Nineties, Adak was a bustling military base. It had a bowling alley, a movie theatre, and housing for thousands. Now, with the Navy gone, the Aleutian town sits mostly empty.
The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate
1 day ago · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — On a desolate slab of island tundra in western Alaska, a resident of Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president, continuing a 12 ...
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1 day ago · Julia O'Malley. FILE - The buildings of the former Adak Naval Air Facility sit vacant in Alaska in April 2015. (Julia O'Malley/Anchorage Daily News via AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — On a desolate ...
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