Veterans (Other Keyword)
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Project metadata for resources within the 611th Air Support Group cultural heritage resources collection.
Citizen Science as An Evolving Process: Veteran and Veteran Family Underwater Archaeology Programming (2022)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "What’s in a Name? Discussions of Terminology, Theory and Infrastructure of Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Developing a citizen science program for a Veteran-related community is an evolving process. Relationships are built, communication standards are developed, mutual aims are outlined, resources are identified, and a plan is set forth. With all sustainable...
Defending Attack from the North: Alaska's Forward Operating Bases During the Cold War (2021)
The Alaskan forward operating bases (FOBs) played a significant role in the United States’ strategic air defense in the early Cold War. Because the Alaskan FOBs were located close to the Soviet Union, and more importantly, close to Soviet bases used for bomber operations, the fighters stationed there could and did intercept the major share of Soviet aircraft that ventured into American airspace. This booklet presents the history of the FOBs and was compiled from a variety of sources, including...
Diver-Archaeological Reconnaissance Cooperative (DivARC): Veterans working with Nautical Archaeological Society-New England (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement for Heritage Monitoring and Protection" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The process of returning to civilian life after departing military service presents a series of significant challenges to veterans. Often missing from life once back home are opportunities to engage in challenging and meaningful activities of purpose with trusted...
A Downed Grumman F6F Hellcat in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (2023)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Applying the Power of Partnerships to the Search for America's Missing in Action", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2018 East Carolina University and Task Force Dagger Foundation partnered with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to survey for lost WWII aircraft from the Battle for Saipan (1944). Under the direction of ECU archaeologists, a team of veterans from Task Force Dagger Foundation located a...
Employing Innovative Approaches to Curation and Collections Management: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Archaeological Curation Program (2017)
The recognition that our field is based on scientifically curated national collections has re–emerged as a core value of the archaeological community. While most archaeologists recognize curation and collections management as being integral to our field, resource allocation for these collections have never adequately addressed our national need. The preservation and digitization of collections is now seen as key to the survival of the field and the science of archaeology. The U.S. Army Corps...
Engaging Veterans in North American Archaeology (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Touching the Past: Public Archaeology Engagement through Existing Collections" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. As professional archaeologists who are charged with carrying out meaningful research and long-term collections care, one of our ethical and professional obligations is to inform and engage the public in what we do and why it is interesting and important. Our attempts at this are often uneven, but we recognize...
In Transition: The Collections and Veterans of the VCP (2023)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Pre-Recorded Video Presentation Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Veterans Curation Program (VCP) is both a temporary employment program for veterans and an interim repository for archaeological collections while they undergo rehabilitation. During each session, veteran technicians help care for at-risk artifact and associated archival collections from the U....
Relevant, Refocused, Rehabilitated, Re-engaged: Working with Military Veterans in National Park Service Archaeology (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Beginning in 2016 the National Park Service has been actively engaged with combat wounded veterans who have partnered with us to address archeological needs in our National Parks. At USS Arizona, at Lake Mead, and at Channel Islands, veterans who have suffered physical or emotional trauma as a result of their service...