Posted on Nov 2, 2019

As The Navy Eyes A Thawing Arctic, A Remote Island Town Sees An Opportunity

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The Pentagon is preparing for potential missions in newly navigable Arctic seas, raising hopes the military will reinhabit a long-abandoned Navy base on an Alaskan island.

As The Navy Eyes A Thawing Arctic, A Remote Island Town Sees An Opportunity

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Posted 5 y ago

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CAPT Kevin B.

Posted 5 y ago

The first set of homes pictured were the Bayshore units. The second set were 455 modular units (not dozens) over two contracts built by JA Jones in Portland and then sent up to Adak on barges. I was administering the first 345 unit contract in the 83-85 timeframe.

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As The Navy Eyes A Thawing Arctic, A Remote Island Town Sees An Opportunity

As The Navy Eyes A Thawing Arctic, A Remote Island Town Sees An Opportunity

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