Posted on Dec 15, 2018
Navy Looking To Fly P-8s From Cold War-era Base In Alaska
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Take III? End of WWII Lets Leave, Nobody Needs to be at this God Forsaken Island. End of the Cold War, Lets Leave, Nobody Needs to be at this God Forsaken Island. Ah What the Hell, Lets Go Back. LOL! Stark, Harsh and Beautiful.
Navy Looking To Fly P-8s From Cold War-era Base In Alaska
Posted from breakingdefense.com
Adak
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WWII World War Two
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Posted 6 y ago
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I believe this is a smart move on the Navy's part. There is a new Cold War threat from both China and Russia. Alaska offers a forward asset in that region of the world. The P8 is definately a deterant.
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Plus we need to protect the Northern Passage in the summer. Lots of raw materials up there.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Adak isnt a Bad Place as Long as You Have Plenty of Beer and Refrigeration is Not Much of a Problem Most of the Time (Keeping Warm May Be)
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