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This report primarily focuses on evaluating the buildings at Galena Air Force Station.
Grain Size Analysis of Archaeological Soil Samples from Shemya Island (2006)
This report presents the results of a sieve analyses of 43 soil samples collected from archeological and borrow sources on Shemya Island, and interpret the results. The objective was to determine if grain size analysis can discriminate between disturbed and in situ archeological soils, and whether samples of midden soils display distinctive grain size distributions.
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Cobra Dane Upgrade (CDU) Eareckson Air Station (EAS) - Shemya, Alaska (2003)
This document includes contract design elements for the upgrade of the COBRA DANE facility to support the Ground Based Mid-Course Defense (GMD) System. The COBRA DANE radar is located on the island of Shemya, Alaska. The facility is a 68,000SF, 100-foot tall, structure comprised of a single face phased array radar. The facility supports the COBRA DANE radar with prime power, electronic equipment cooling as well as temperature and humidity control. The objective of this project is to upgrade the...
Historic American Building Survey Barter Island Long Range Radar Site Building Train "A" (2021)
This document includes a historic context and an architectural overview of Barter Island Long Range Radar Site Building Train "A." Barter Island LRRS was one of the original Alaska Distant Early Warning (DEW) Stations. The purpose of the DEW line was to constantly monitor for possible enemy aircraft and ballistic missile threats during the Cold War era. Building train “A” is representative of the modular DEW Line construction technique.
Historic American Building Survey Point Lay Long Range Radar Site (2021)
This document includes a historic context and an architectural overview of Point Lay Long Range Radar Site (LRRS). Point Lay LRRS was one of the original Alaska Distant Early Warning (DEW) Stations. The purpose of the DEW line was to constantly monitor for possible enemy aircraft and ballistic missile threats during the Cold War era. Point Lay is representative of the typical modular DEW Line construction technique.
Historic American Buildings Survey Oliktok Long Range Radar Site (2021)
This document includes a historic context and an architectural overview of Oliktok Long Range Radar Site. Oliktok LRRS was one of the original Alaska Distant Early Warning (DEW) Stations. The purpose of the DEW line was to constantly monitor for possible enemy aircraft and ballistic missile threats during the Cold War era. Point Lay is representative of the typical modular DEW Line construction technique.
Historic American Landscape Survey, Wake Island: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data (2010)
Written historical and descriptive data of photographs taken at the Wake Island National Historic Landmark.
Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation for Selected Buildings: Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (2007)
This report presents the results of an historic building inventory at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska, focusing on WWII and Cold War buildings. This report discusses recommendations for buildings eligible for the National Register. The report is divided into two sections. The first section provides the historic context for Shemya Island, Eareckson Air Station. The second section is the inventory and evaluation of the individual buildings.
Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation for Selected Buildings: Eareckson Air Station, Alaska Shelia A. McCarthy (2007): Updated Historic Context for Hangar Two (Building Number 502) (2007)
An updated historic context of Hangar 2 (Building 502) from the report Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation for Selected Buildings: Eareckson Air Station, Alaska.
Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation: Alaska Radar System (ARS) Late Cold War Facilities (2014)
The Alaska Radar System (ARS), which currently consists of 15 active Long Range Radar Sites (LRRS) throughout Alaska, is an essential component of North America’s air defense. It provides air space surveillance, early warning against attack, intercept control, and navigational assistance to both military and civilian aircraft. It is administered by the Eleventh Air Force, through the 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, Alaska....
Historic Context and Evaluation for the Long Range Aid to Navigation-A Station on Wake Atoll (Peale Island) 1951-1977, United States Air Force PACAF Regional Support Center (PRSC) (2019)
The purpose of this report is to provide historic context on a Long-Range Aid to Navigation (LORAN) system that operated in the Pacific theatre after World War II, and also to provide a historic context and evaluate the remaining elements of the LORAN station on Wake Atoll. To evaluate the historic significance of a property, the historic context of the property must be established.
Historic Overview and Inventory: White Alice Communications System (1988)
In this report, the White Alice Communications System (WACS) is discussed in terms of its historic significance along with its origin, function , and demise. Brief individual descriptions, representative as-built drawings and photographs are included, as well as a map of the system. A glossary and bibliography are also included. Additionally, this report summarizes the Section 106 review investigation concerning the eligibility of the White Alice System to the National Register of Historic...
Historic Preservation Plan for Wake Island Airfield Wake Island (1996)
This Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) defines a program to integrate historic preservation planning with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) mission at Wake Island Airfield, consistent with the leadership. role of the Department of the Air Force in the preservation of the historic resources of the United States.
Historic Property Discovery Procedures for MDA Wake Island Flight Communications Test Facility (2021)
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,...