611th Air Support Group

Part of: Air Force - PACAF

Collection of documents, data, and images generated from and/or related to archaeological resource and investigations at the 611th Air Support Group in Alaska. The collection was created by tDAR under contract with the USAF and is intended to organize documents, images, and other data from the 611th Air Support Group.

Some of the digital resources are organized under several sub-collections, which group together documents from particular investigations or related to certain sites or parts of the base. Other digital objects are included individually. Due to the potential sensitive information included in these documents, users that wish to access documents and images without redaction should contact the cultural resources office at the 611th Air Support Group.

Note: Originally named 611th Air Support Group, the base was renamed to the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center. Depending on the date of the resource, it will determine what name is used to refer to the installation.

Site Name Keywords
Eareckson Air Station • Point Lay LRRS • Building 502 • Point Barrow LRRS • Oliktok LRRS • Wainwright SRRS • Point Lonely SRRS • Barter Island LRRS • Barter Island Long Range Radar Site • King Salmon Airport

Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Cemetery • Midden • Pit • Artifact Scatter • Water-Related • Shipwreck • Historic Buildings • Refuse Pit

Other Keywords
United States Air Force • 11th Air Force • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • 611th • Pacific Air Forces • 611th Air Support Group • National Register of Historic Places • Native American Consultation • Eligible • Historic Context

Culture Keywords
PaleoIndian • Clovis • Archaic • Historic • Euroamerican • Spanish • Ipiutak • Inupiat • Koniag • Punuk

Investigation Types
Records Search / Inventory Checking • Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Architectural Documentation • Site Evaluation / Testing • Consultation • Architectural Survey • Reconnaissance / Survey • Remote Sensing • Heritage Management

Material Types
Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Shell • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Metal • Soil

Temporal Keywords
World War II • Historic • Cold War Era • Prehistoric • 20th Century • Late Holocene • Pleistocene • World War I • 19th Century • Middle Holocene

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • United States of America (Country) • Wake Island • Wake Island (Country) • Wake I. (State / Territory) • Oceania (Continent) • Asia (Continent) • Shemya Island • Wake Atoll

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 101-140 of 140)

Memorandum of Agreement: North Warning System Unattended Radar (NWSUAR) Bullen Point Alaska Submitted to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Pursuant to 36 CFR Part 800.6(a) (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text D.O. Williams. Judith E. Bittner. Robert D. Bush. John W. Pierce.
A Memorandum of Agreement developed for the installment of a North Warning System Unattended Radar at the Distant Early Warning Installation at Bullen Point by the United States Air Force Electronic Systems Center. Involved parties include the Air Force, Alaska State Historic Preservation Office, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Military Development in Alaska 1867-1939 Draft Chronology Compiled by John Haile Cloe and the 3rd Wing History Office (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John H. Cloe.
A historical chronology of military development in Alaska from 1867 to 1939 written by John Haile Cloe of the 3rd Wing History Office.
The Military in Alaska Draft Chronology, Being Compiled by John H. Cloe Office of History, 3rd Wing (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John H. Cloe.
A chronological summary report of the military in Alaska from the mid 1800s to the early 2000s. Created by the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron Historian, John H. Cloe.
New Evidence for the Timing of Arctic Small Tool Tradition Coastal Settlement in Northwest Alaska (2016)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrew Tremayne.
This paper presents the results of a survey of the oldest beach ridges located on Cape Espenberg in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska. The goals were to locate and test Arctic Small Tool tradition (ASTt) sites to develop a coastal settlement chronology and to establish whether marine resources were exploited. At the outset of this project four ASTt sites were known at Cape Espenberg, two with associated radiocarbon dates. Upon completion, ten new ASTt sites with eleven radiocarbon...
North Slope Borough Commission on History and Culture, Kaktovik, Alaska An Overview of Relocations (1977)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jon M. Nelson. Ernie Frankson. Ronald Brower. Maldo Bodfish. Amos Morry. Nanny Woods. Warren Neakok.
This study attempts to assess the past and present relationships between the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, and the Northern Eskimo village of Kaktovik, Alaska. Specifically, it focuses on the question of Arctic military land withdrawals: how these withdrawals were established, which priorities were involved and what their impact has been upon this village in terms of community development and planning.
An Overview of Alaskan's Prehistoric Cultures (2018)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas E. Gillispie.
This report provides an overview which adopts a basic approach that describes the broadest outlines of Alaska’s prehistoric culture history as seen against the backdrop of these environmental changes and geographic divides. Results of the many more advanced analyses of prehistoric behavior are omitted for the sake of simplicity, as are the details of the many scholarly debates important in the archaeological literature.
People at the End of the World (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.
A brief historical summary of Shemya Island at Eareckson Air Station.
Photo Log of White Alice Communication System (WACS), Pillar Mountain Alaska, 1997 (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text 611th Civil Engineer Squadron. Judith E. Bittner.
Photo log from the White Alice Communications Systems (WACS) photographs taken in 1997.
Photographs of World War II Hangers at Eareckson Air Station (2007)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Karlene Leeper.
Photographs of World War II Hangers at Eareckson Air Station.
Preservation Briefs #36 - Protecting Cultural Landscapes: Planning, Treatment and Management of Historic Landscapes (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles A. Birnbaum.
Preservation Recommendations, treatment, and management of cultural and historic landscapes from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
Proclamation 8336 of January 6,2009 Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine Nation Document (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Executive Office of the President.
Proclamation 8336 mandated by the president of the United States which established the Pacific Remote Islands, including Wake Island, as Marine National Monuments.
Programmatic Agreement on Protection of Historic Properties During Emergency Response Under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Judith E. Bittner.
A Programmatic Agreement to ensure that historic properties are taken into account in their planning for and conduct of the emergency response under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) 40 CFR Part 300. The National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers was also a signatory on behalf of State Historic Preservation Officers to facilitate federal agency ability to develop and execute a uniform nationwide approach for considering and treating...
Programmatic Agreement Regarding Archaeological Properties Among the U.S. Air Force 611th Air Support Group: the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, for the Implementation of the Environmental Compliance and Restoration Programs (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Heinen. Judith E. Bittner. John M. Howler.
A Programmatic Agreement regarding the Implementation of Environmental Compliance and Restoration Programs for eligible properties at remote installations of the 611th Air Support Group in Alaska. Compliance and restoration programs may include site characterization, structure demolition (clean sweep), soil remediation, landfill construction, and other ground disturbing activities. The agreement is intended to only deal with properties of an archaeological nature that are eligible or potentially...
Programmatic Memorandum of Agreement Among the United States Department of Defense The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (1986)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Department of Defense. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
A programmatic Agreement regarding the demolition of World War II buildings.
Radiocarbon Dating Results for Sample UNITAL2, UNITBL4, UNITEL2, UNITHL2, UNITHL2A, UNITHL2B, UNITHL3 (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Darden Hood.
Correspondence from the Director of the Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, Miami Florida to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services regarding the radiocarbon dating results for samples UNITAL2, UNITBL4, UNITEL2, UNITHL2, UNITHL2A, UNITHL2B, UNITHL3.
Radiocarbon Dating Results for Samples 738304, 738317 (2007)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Darden Hood.
Correspondence from the Director of the Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, Miami Florida to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services regarding the radiocarbon dating results for samples 738304, 738317.
Shemya Island and the Question of Inland Sites (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Debra Corbett.
During the July 2002 excavation of sewer lines at Eareckson Air Station, two prehistoric midden deposits containing shell, bone, whalebone, stone and bone artifacts, and human remains were exposed. The Air Force Remote Sites archaeologist, Karlene Leeper, halted the work until archaeologists could determine whether the remains represented an in situ cultural deposit, or whether midden was transported as fill from elsewhere. Joined by Diane Hanson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Leeper...
Shemya Island Location Map (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen C. Staska.
Map of Shemya Island area location from the 2005 Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan.
A Special Study of the Sale of the White Alice Communications System (1985)
DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Allen.
This report is a historical overview of the development of communication in the Alaska region for civilian and military communities. It describes the history and development of the White Alice Communication System in detail.
Strategic Plan for Archaeological Survey of Installations of the 611th Air Support Group Alaska (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Environmental Assessment Division, Argonne National Laboratory.
This plan presents a strategy for archaeological survey of ten installations of the 611 the Air Support Group ( 611 ASG) in Alaska. These installations are Alaid Island, Bear Creek Radio Relay Station (RRS), Campion RRS, Driftwood Bay RRS, Lake Louise Recreation Camp, Naknek Recreation Camps Nos. 1 & 2, North River RRS, Port Heiden RRS, and Port Moller RRS J47.
Strategic Plan for Archaeological Survey of Installations of the 611th Air Support Group Alaska (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Argonne National Laboratory.
This plan presents a strategy for archaeological inventory of the remote installations of the 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG), Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces. The remote installations of the 611 ASG are widely distributed across Alaska, and vary significantly in terms of size and geographic setting. The distribution and design of these installations, which include radar stations, communications sites, and fighter-interceptor bases, reflects their historic Cold War role in the strategic...
Summary of PRSC Installations Addressed in the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan and Natural Resources Considerations (2020)
DOCUMENT Full-Text 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.
A summary table from the Pacific Regional Support Center installations that were addressed in the 2020 Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan and Natural Resources Considerations.
Survey and Documentation of World War II Defensive Fortifications at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska (2016)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jason S. Rogers. Morgan R. Blanchard. Roberta Gordaoff.
This report summarizes the survey and documentation of World War II forts at Eareckson Air Station. Research methods used prior to fieldwork included an examination of aerial photographs, maps, and literature. Fieldwork was conducted under the direction of Northern Land Use Research Alaska (NLURA), LLC staff meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (36 CFR Part 61, Appendix A) for history and archaeology. Sites were located by vehicle and pedestrian survey...
"This is the Most Important Part" Commemorating the Industrial Heritage of the Cold War Bar-1 Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Auxiliary Radar Station, Komakuk Beach, Yukon Territory, Canada (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David Neufeld.
An archaeological study of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line performed by researchers from the Yukon and Western Arctic Parks, Canada. The DEW Line operated in arctic Canada for forty years from experimental beginnings in 1953 to a final shutdown in 1993. The DEW Line was an important technological achievement constructing and maintaining highly complex radio and radar equipment in a difficult and challenging environment.
Top Cover and Global Engagement - A History of the Eleventh Air Force (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John H. Cloe.
A pamphlet that describes a history of the 11th Air Force in celebration by the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the first Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska. Created by the 3rd Wing History Office at the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.
Traditional Land Use Survey Characterizations for Remote Air Force Facilities in Alaska (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen Braund.
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of known subsistence information from areas adjacent to 611 ASG sites. In this report, 33 remote Air Force facilities and 51 associated communities are described in terms of setting, history of the facility and communities, demography, socioeconomics and subsistence. Subsistence topics that are discussed for each community include the role and importance of subsistence to the communities, the seasonal/annual round of subsistence activities;...
Treatment Plan for Historic Buildings and Structures of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), Colorado State University.
This report describes the treatment Plan for Historic Buildings and Structures of the 611th Air Support Group, Alaska, for historic buildings and structures located on 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG) lands. The treatment plan is designed to serve as a guide for cultural resource issues concerning the management of historic buildings and structures.
U.S. Air Force Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan Mount Ka‘ala Air Force Station and Kōke‘e Air Force Station (2022)
DOCUMENT Full-Text .
This ICRMP was developed to provide for effective management and protection of cultural resources. It summarizes the history and prehistory of the installation, and reviews past historical and archaeological survey efforts. It outlines and assigns responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, discusses related concerns, and provides standard operating procedures (SOPs) that will help to preserve the cultural resources of the installation within the context of the mission. The ICRMP...
U.S. Air Force Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan Wake Island Air Field, Koke'e Air Force Station, Kaua'I, Hawai'I; and Mount Ka'ala Air Force Station, O'ahu, Hawai'I (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text 15th Civil Engineer Squadron.
The purpose of this Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) is to clearly define the goals and objectives for natural resources management on Wake Island Air Field (WIA); Kōkeˋe Air Force Station (AFS), Kauaˋi, Hawaiˋi; and Mount (Mt.) Kaˋala AFS, Oˋahu, Hawaiˋi. This INRMP was prepared in accordance with the Sikes Act Improvement Act (SAIA) as amended through 2013; Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32 7064, Integrated Natural Resources Management (United States Air Force [USAF] 2014a);...
United States Air Force Distant Early Warning (DEW) System Bar-1 Auxiliary Station Fonds Master File List and Appraisal (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.
An inventory of files and appraisal for the Distant Early Warning System, BAR-1 Auxiliary Station Fonds
Utah WWII Stories (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Rick Randle. William L . Taylor. Eccles Broadcast Center, UT.
An oral history narrative from an interview with World War II veteran, William (Bill) L. Taylor., conducted by Rick Randle at Eccles Broadcast Center.
Wake Atoll Air Traffic Control Towers (2017)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Carrie Cecil.
The purpose of this report is to establish the historic context for air traffic control tower and air traffic control support facility development on Wake Atoll. A critical component of any airfield, the air traffic control towers, and support facilities on Wake contributed to the safe and organized passage of aircraft through and over the atoll. Air traffic control facilities were an important aspect of Wake’s operation as a major aviation hub from 1935 to 1972. This report outlines the...
Wake Atoll Water Systems (2017)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Carrie Cecil.
This report outlines the history of Wake Atoll’s water systems from 1935 to the present with a particular emphasis on the construction and operation of those facilities and structures associated with desalination activities and water production. It is broken down into four main components. This report is not intended to be an authoritative account of either the history of Wake Atoll or the history of desalination. Rather it is intended to provide contextual information about the significance and...
Wake Island National Historic Landmark Hurricane Damage Assessment - Wake Atoll (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text 15th Civil Engineering Squadron.
This document contains the results of a damage assessment of the Wake Island National Historic Landmark conducted during May and June 2007. Wake Atoll is operated by the 15th Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, O’ahu Island, Hawai‘i. The current personnel population of approximately 117 would provide minimal security, maintenance, fire protection, repair of facilities damaged by Super Typhoon Ioke, and support to other federal agencies. Prominent landmark features, most of which are...
Wake Island Topographic Maps (1953)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Civil Aeronautics Administration, Ninth Region, Honolulu, T.H..
Topographic maps of Wake Island.
Wake Island U.S. Naval Air Station General Island Layout (1941)
DOCUMENT Full-Text 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.
A map of Wake Island Naval Air Base general location and construction from conditions on December 1, 1941.
What Happened at the Wake (1942)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald Wihelm.
A historical account of the attack on Wake Island from the American Legion Magazine.
World War II Hangar Facilities Historical Report Eareckson Air Station, Alaska Final August 2014 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Phyllys Callina.
A review of the World War II hangars and associated heating facilities at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska on Shemya Island. The report presents the hangar and heating facility descriptions, photographs, architectural drawings, and historical context to satisfy the stipulations of the Memorandum of Agreement between the United States Air Force 611th Air Support Group Alaska and the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the demolition of World War II-era birchwood hangars and heating...
The Wreck of the Libelle and other Early European Visitors to Wake Island (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Dirk H. R. Spennemann.
This paper details the early European history of the atoll and focuses on a shipwreck and the subsequent salvage events.
WWII History Magazine: Wake Island Survivor (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Marke E. Hubbs.
A short excerpt from the Military Heritage WWII History magazine about civilian World War II survivor, Glen Binge, who had lived through the battle at Wake Island and three and a half years as a Prisoner of War in Japan's most infamous prisoner of war camp.