Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Site Summit is a significant Alaskan Cold War Era property. In recognition of this, the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places listed it on July 11, 1996. A Department of Defense (DoD) Legacy grant through Fort Richardson to the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation's Office of History and Archaeology paid for research and preparation of the nomination. The Army obtained a second DoD Legacy grant for a feasibility study to help identify potential management actions for the...

This document includes a map of Fort Richardson's rail access plan located in Anchorage, Alaska.

This document includes a letter regarding determination of historic structures at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.

This document includes a letter to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the demolition of building 36012 the old central heating and power plant facility.

U.S. Army Alaska planned to survey several past inventoried archaeological sites during the 2006 summer field season. The focus of this work would involve: 1) the survey of firing fans associated with training ranges on Fort Wainwright's Yukon and Donelly Training Areas, 2). Evaluations to determine eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places of archaeological sites that may be impacted by future development on the Donnelly Training Area, and 3). Numerous smaller...

This report covers the engineering and construction activities of the Corps of Engineers in Alaska during the following periods: January 15, 1941-1 May 1942. This report is presented in narrative form. It is intended to be informative and factual but at the same time interesting and readable. Minute details are not given. Three main sections comprise the report. The first is a brief history of each of the thirty-nine major projects, in order according to dates construction commenced. Each...

Northern Land Use Research, Inc. (NLUR) conducted a Section 106 evaluation of one building located at Bryant Army Airfield, Alaska. This report details this evaluation. The facility is an Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) facility located in the northeast portion of Fort Richardson, Alaska, northeast of Anchorage. The AKARNG proposes to rehabilitate the Bryant Air Traffic Control Tower. The building has been vacant since 1996. The building has been assigned Alaska Heritage Resources Survey...

This document is a National Register of Historic Places registration form for site ANC-789 Site Summit.

This report provides a context and themes for assessing the historic significance of DoD Cold War-era resources for NRHP eligibility. Based on earlier guidelines and investigations, which have highlighted many important military functions, the themes developed for this task allow one to assess the significance of resources within the broader military context common to all DoD Components. It is also beneficial for recognizing the historic significance of resources under and over 50 years of age,...

The Native Village of Eklutna (NVE) received a contract in 2006 (912CZ-05-C-0018) from USAG-AK to identify Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) upon USAG-AK property, Fort Richardson, and within a one mile area of effect, the buffer area. Thirty-six geographical landscapes were investigated, including eight referenced by the Dena’ina Elder Shem Pete (Kari and Fall 2003). In addition to the field work, NVE staff collected and transcribed oral history interviews with Dena’ina Elders, the...

The objective of this report is to provide a personal history, documenting what it was like for young servicemen to live and work at Alaska’s Nike batteries where the weather, isolation, and pressures of being on the front lines of the Cold War culminated in a unique and unforgettable experience. Limited archival information was available in the state, and further research may add more to the Alaskan Nike Hercules story.

The U.S. Air Force proposed to extend the north end of the north/south-oriented runway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Because the proposed project included federal funds and lands, it qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), U.S. Code (USC) Title 54, Section 306108 (54 USC 306108); therefore, an identification-phase cultural resources survey of the project area was planned and completed in June 2015 to comply with Section 106...

This report details the disaster recovery plan following the earthquake that affected Alaska on March 27, 1964. The earthquake was a disaster of major magnitude which seismologists claim to be the most devastating on record in North America. This plan was created to provide assistance to stricken communities and aid in their recovery.

The area presently occupied by the Elmendorf Air Force Base (Elmendorf AFB) in southcentral Alaska lies within the traditional territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina (Tanaina) Athabascan Indians. In 1994, members of the Dena'ina Athabascan community of Eklutna formed the "Dena'ina Team," and, working with cultural anthropologist Nancy Yaw Davis and Elmendorf AFB personnel, began to investigate potential Dena'ina prehistoric and historic sites on the base (Davis and the Dena'ina Team 1994,...

The U.S. Air Force proposed to construct a permanent Patriot Ground-based Air Defense (GBAD) battery location at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to support two Patriot GBAD batteries. The two locations discussed in this report are two of the alternatives being considered in the Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) for the Patriot GBAD project. Because the proposed project includes federal funds and lands, it qualifies as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic...

This document consists of an inventory report which was created for anchorage's historic resources by the Municipality of Anchorage Community Planning Department. The document contains a chapter of the historic resources found at Elmendorf Air Force Base.

This document includes a historic preservation plan of cultural resources found on Fort Richardson. It includes a summary, determination of historic buildings, and potential impacts to the area.

This document includes photographs of a tablet that was created to commemorate the opening of the Anchorage-Matanuska Highway.

This Program Comment, adopted pursuant of 36 CFR § 800.l4( e), demonstrates Department of the Air Force (Air Force) and Department of the Navy (Navy) compliance with their responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act with regard to the following actions in the management of the Wherry and Capehart Era family housing: maintenance repair, layaway, mothballing, privatization and transfer out of federal agency ownership, substantial alteration through renovation,...

Historical timeline regarding the development of Elmendorf Air Force Base from 1919 to 2005 provided from the Office of History at Elmendorf AFB.

This document includes State Historic Preservation Office Correspondence regarding the proposed North-South runway expansion at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

This document consists of a letter that includes a review of site eligibility for ANC-04284, ANC-04285, and ANC-04286 by the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office.

This document includes recommendations from the Alaska State Preservation Officer regarding the ammunition supply point upgrades at Fort Richardson in the cantonment area.

This document includes recommendations from the Alaska State Preservation Officer regarding the Bulldog Trail upgrades at Fort Richardson.

This document includes a letter from the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding their review and recommendations for the Cultural Resource and Probability Analysis for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Methodology Report presented by Jacobs Engineering Inc.

This document includes correspondence between the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office and the Director of Public Works Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison. The correspondence consists of determinations of the proposed demolition on Nike Site Summit (ANC-00789).

This document includes a letter from the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office to the Department of the Army Fort Richardson. It offers recommendations for treatment of Cold War facilities at Fort Richardson, Fort Wainwright, and Fort Greely.

This document includes a letter to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding effects of five proposed projects at various locations on Fort Richardson. 1). Six military construction (MILCON) projects in the cantonment area; 2). Construction of a bio-retention vegetated swale 3). Construction of an NCO University Complex 4). Construction of a storm drain north of Eagle River; and 5). Maintenance of four snow telemetry (SNOTEL) sites in Arctic Valley.

This document includes State Historic Preservation Office correspondence regarding the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Draft Cold War National Register-Eligible Buildings Report.

This document includes a letter from the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding potential impacts to cultural resources on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson based on the privatization housing project.

This document includes a letter to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding Proposed project development at the Small Arms Ranges located in training areas and potential effects to cultural resources.

This document includes a letter to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the proposed installation of a communication facility at Building 652 and potential areas that may be affected by the project.

This document includes correspondence between the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer and the Chief of the Environmental Conservation Office at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. Discussion includes recommendations regarding the Archaeological Survey for Construction of a Proposed Logistics Readiness Storage Facility and potential effects to site ANC-04147.

This document includes a letter to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer describing the proposed renovation and addition to the physical fitness building, building 690 and the potential effects to the area.

This document includes a letter from Daniel E. Stone from the MSB Cultural Resource Department to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office. The letter includes information on the possible archaeological district ANC-02881 and characteristics of sites associated with the Native Village of Eklutna. Also enclosed is a response letter from Ms. Bitter, the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer, and her conclusions to the archaeological findings.

This document includes a letter to Ms. Judith Bittner from the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office requesting review of archaeological findings at the Small Arms Ranges located in training areas to the east of the Richardson Highway.

Doyon Utilities (Doyon) planned to rebuild an existing 34.5KV above ground feeder line in order to improve the current Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) electrical distribution system. The project would add to the overall capability of the existing 34.5KV line, which could distribute landfill gas facility (LGS) generated power through the JBER electrical grid. Doyon contracted Northern Land Use Research Alaska, LLC (NLURA) to conduct a Phase II cultural resource survey of the proposed right...

This document includes recommendations from the Alaska State Preservation Officer regarding Clunie Lake Road upgrades at Fort Richardson.

This document includes a letter to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the proposed upgrade to the Infantry Platoon Battle Course (IPBC) range upgrade/expansion project.

This document includes a letter from the State Historic Preservation Officer of Alaska to the Acting Director of the Department of the Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson detailing recommendations for the Three-Way Land Swap.

This document includes a letter from the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office determining that the following sites are not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): At JBER: ANC-04078 and ANC-04079, ANC-04074, ANC-04075, ANC-04076, and ANC-04077.

This report discusses the quaternary geology of the Upper Cook Inlet region which is dominated by deposits of glacier retreats that followed repeated advances from both adjacent and more distant mountains. At several levels high on the mountains, there are remnant glacial deposits and other features of middle or older Pleistocene age.

The U.S. Air Force proposed to extend the north end of the north/south-oriented runway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Because the proposed project includes federal funds and lands, it qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), U.S. Code (USC) Title 54, Section 306108 (54 USC 306108); therefore, an identification-phase cultural resources survey of the project area was planned, and completed in August 2016, to comply with section...

In 2006, the Native Village of Eklutana, a federally recognized Tribe, acquired a National Park Service Historical Preservation Grant to seek out those physical landscapes along the periphery of Nuti (Knife Arm), from Point Woronzof up to the Knik River and back down to Point Mackenzie, that have a Dena'ina name. If it has a Dena'ina name the Dena'ina were there and used that land. Secondly, landscapes having a high potential for Dena'ina cultural resources would be investigated. Well over 100...

This report is an inventory of physical and literary properties and relics associated with the Cold War heritage of US. Army Alaska (USARAK). During the Cold War the Army in Alaska was tasked with a number of missions. During World War II, the Army was responsible for ground defense of Alaska. Throughout most of the Cold War, US. Army Alaska faced this challenge with a force of about 10,000 soldiers. The Army was also a major participant in the joint air defense of Alaska and provided...

This document consists of a report on the Anchorage B-8 SE quadrangle and part of the Anchorage B-8 NE quadrangle that lies along the southeast side of Knik Arm, one of the two upper extensions of Cook Inlet. The map area is located in south-central Alaska mainly within the Municipality of Anchorage. The northwestern part of the map area, entirely within Knik Arm, is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Knik Arm, together with a broad embayment, Eagle Bay, occupies about one quarter of the map...

This resources is a report on the Anchorage B-8 SW Quadrangle, Alaska. The area of this map is located in south-central Alaska mainly within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The southeastern part is within the Municipality of Anchorage. Knik Arm, one of the two upper extensions of Cook Inlet. bisects the map area north to south. All land east of Knik Arm is included within Elmendorf Air Force Base and is substantially occupied by various facilities connected by a road network. Most of the area...

This report details the Anchorage A-8 NE quadrangle series of maps created on a 1:25,000 scale in the upper Cook Inlet-Knik Arm region for which geologic and surficial geologic maps have been published. The quadrangle lies entirely within the Municipality of Anchorage. Suburban Anchorage extends from the west into the map area in two prongs; the west-central prong is the more densely populated of the two and includes local commercial and educational centers, whereas the southwestern prong has...

The Anchorage B-7 SW quadrangle is located in south-central Alaska within the Municipality of Anchorage; the community of Eagle River is centered in the map area which is traversed north to south by Glenn Highway and the Alaska Railroad. The quadrangle is one of a series in the Anchorage-Knik Arm region for which surficial geologic maps have been completed recently at a scale of 1:25,000 (Daniels, 1981a,b; Reger, 1981a,b,c,d; Yehle and Schmoll, 1987a,b;1988; fig.2). The map area includes parts...

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) proposed to include a 130-acre property located northeast of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Boniface Gate as part of a land-swap under the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 2851, Land Conveyance program. The proposed project qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), U.S. Code (USC) Title 54, Section 306108 (54 USC 306108), as the project includes federal lands; therefore, an...

This study was prepared in part to satisfy the need to document the planning, recovery, restoration, and display of Lockheed P-38G-10-LO, serial number 42-13400, the "Lightning". The Lightning is the only one remaining of the 1,082 G models produced during World War II. It is one of approximately 26 Lightnings remaining of the 10,038 produced. It was also the first aircraft to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The study also provides additional documentation supporting the...

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.