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Historic Property Discovery Procedures for MDA Wake Island Flight Communications Test Facility.
Historical Evaluation of Two Shipwrecks at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska (2014)
Northern Land Use Research Alaska, LLC (NLURA) was contracted by New South Associates, Inc. (NSA) to complete National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility evaluations for two vessels beached at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska, on behalf of the United States Air Force, 611th Civil Engineer Squadron (USAF 611 CES). The need for evaluations was based on recommendations in the 2010 Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP) for Eareckson Air Station. The vessels...
History of Alaska's Operating Bases (FOBs): The Soviet Bomber Threat and North American Air Defenses during the Cold War (2001)
In 1997, the Air Force, in consultation with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), determined that the Air Force's Forward Operating Base (FOB) mission in Alaska was exceptionally important in the context of bomber warning and defense during the Cold War period (1948- 1989). The Air Force established historic districts encompassing a number of properties at each of the two primary Alaskan FOB installations, Galena and King Salmon Airports. The Alaska SHPO assigned the districts...
History of the Aircraft Control and Warning System in Alaska: Air Defense of Arctic Skies (2002)
This report presents historical background on the development, deployment, and operation of the AC&W system. It first summarizes the historical context of U.S.-Soviet relations that led to the deployment of the AC&W system and the general military buildup in Alaska. It next presents detailed information on the locations, development, and operation of the AC&W system in Alaska and relates the personal recollections of individuals who were stationed at the bases while the radar system was in...
History of the Aircraft Control and Warning System in Alaska: Air Defense of Arctic Skies, 2013 Update (2013)
This report discusses a general history of the Soviet relations that lead to the development of the Aircraft Control and Warning System (AC&W) in Alaska. It provides a general assessment of the archaeological sites at AC&W along with sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It also provides an oral history of worker experiences at AC&W. In 1997, the 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG), in coordination with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office...
Hunting the Soviet Bear-A Study of Soviet Aircraft Intercepts near Alaska 1961-1991 (1992)
This historical study is an account of Alaska's Cold War years. It focuses on the Soviet aircraft intercept activities from 1961 when the first recorded intercept was made, until the end of 1991. The Alaskan NORAD Region, because of its adjacent location to the former Soviet Union, has had more Soviet aircraft intercepts conducted in its area than any other NORAD region. The study, by TSgt William Allen, is based on declassified and unclassified documents held in the 11th Air Force history...
Integrate Cultural Resources Management Plan: Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) System, Alaska (2010) (2010)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for the Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) System, Alaska. The ICRMP is a five-year, internal compliance and management plan designed to integrate the cultural resources program with ongoing mission activities. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (2004-2008) Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2004)
The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (2004-2009) Aircraft Control and Warning Installations, Alaska (2004)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) System installations. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Distant Early Warning (DEW) System, Alaska (2006) (2006)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Distant Early Warning (DEW) System installations located at Barter Island Long Range Radar Site (LRRS), Bullen Point Short Range Radar Site (SRRS), Cold Bay Long Range Radar Site, Oliktok Long Range Radar Site, Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site, Point Lay Long Range Radar Site, Point Lonely Short Range radar Site, Wainwright Short Range Radar. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Distant Early Warning (DEW) System, Alaska (2013) (2013)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for the Distant Early Warning (DEW) System, Alaska. The ICRMP is a five-year, internal compliance and management plan designed to integrate the cultural resources program with ongoing mission activities. The 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) has developed this ICRMP as a comprehensive plan for the management of all cultural resources at former DEW installations in Alaska. The Air Force proposes to implement the...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2010) (2010)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Eareckson Air Station, Alaska. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries,...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2015) (2015)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for Eareckson Air Station, Alaska. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries,...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan King Salmon Air Station, King Salmon Alaska (2013)
The following document is a draft Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for the King Salmon Air Station. The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries,...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan October 2015 - September 2020 for Wake Island Airfield (2015)
The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) is a planning document used to manage an installation's cultural resources management program. The document identifies cultural resource activities such as surveys and building inventories, that have taken place on an installation. It also identifies and describes historic resources within installation boundaries, identifies Native American groups affiliated with an installation, and provides a plan for staying in compliance with...
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan: Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) System, Alaska (2015) (2015)
The following document is an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) for the Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) System, Alaska. The ICRMP is a five-year, internal compliance and management plan designed to integrate the cultural resources program with ongoing mission activities. The 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) developed this ICRMP as a comprehensive plan for the management of all cultural resources at former AC&W installations in Alaska. The Air Force proposes to implement...
Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan for Wake Atoll (2008)
This Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) provides a means to integrate the military mission with the goal of preserving and enhancing the natural resources on Wake Atoll. This INRMP is prepared according to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32-7064 and supports the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) policy of managing natural resources to support the base mission while practicing the principles of multiple-use and sustained yield. A concise overview of each INRMP section follows,...
Inventory to the United States, Air Force, Distant Early Warning (DEW) System, BAR-1 Auxiliary Station Fonds (1995)
An inventory of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) System, Bar-1 Auxiliary Station Fonds.
Japanese Economic Exploitation of Central Pacific Seabird Populations, 1898-1915 (1998)
At the turn of the century, Japanese feather and plumage hunters visited most of the isolated, uninhabited atolls of the central Pacific Ocean. The seabird populations of these atolls were decimated to supply exotic feathers for the millinery market to meet an increasing demand created by the European fashion industry. Drawing on scattered archival records, this article reviews the history and dimensions of the feather trade in the Central Pacific and describes the responses of the affected...
JBER Training Area 419 Cultural Resources Survey Report, United States Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (2015)
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) proposed a land-swap, as part of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 2851, Land Conveyance program a 220-acre parcel of land, for the property designated as Richardson Training Area (RTA) 419, located on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER). The proposed project qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 16 United States Code [USC] Section 470, as amended 1992) as the project included federal lands...
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Resources
Project metadata for resources within the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson cultural heritage resources collection. This project is used to fill metadata for all resources part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson collection.
King Salmon Airport Photograph Log and Photographs, 2005 (2005)
Photograph log and photos taken at King Salmon Airport in October 2006 for the development of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan.
Letter: Demolition of 11 Buildings at Eareckson Air Station (2021)
A report by Karlene Leeper addressing the historic eligibility and the states of buildings 400 and 410 at Eareckson Air Station in Alaska,
Letter: Demolition of Building 613, Alaska Heritage Resources Site (AHRS) Number ATU-00139 (2005)
A report by Karlene Leeper addressing the historic eligibility and the state of historic site Building 613 at Eareckson Air Station in Alaska,
Letter: Demolition of Buildings at Eareckson Air Station No Longer Meeting Mission Support (2005)
Report detailing plans to demolish Buildings 603, 605, 615, 617, 619, 625, 3062, and 3063 after being deemed hazardous.