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 ADAK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Adak, also known as the "birthplace of the winds" because of 100-knot wind gusts, is located in the Aleutian Islands 1300 miles southwest of Anchorage.
With the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the fate of Adak was to be determined by the needs of the post-Cold War military.
Adak was directly affected by the military drawdown that began in 1993, and by June 1994, all families had left the island.
www.bouwman.com /world/alaska/adak/adak.html   (264 words)

  
 Adak Alaska
Adak Alaska is a mountainous island of volcanic origin with the Aleutian chain.
The island of Adak is about twenty-five miles wide and thirty-five miles long with a very irregular coastline which varies from broad beaches to sheer sea cliffs.
A treeless island, Adak is carpeted with tundra, a foot high grass with a spongy base.
members.cox.net /kevin_rickard/Adak.htm   (148 words)

  
 Adak, Alaska..........one of the richest fishing regions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This modern community in Alaska's Aleutian Islands is situated between Asia, North America and Europe.
Adak is in the middle of one of the world's richest fishing regions which is why AFDC is now operating a seafood processing and cold storage plant on the island.
According the company officials, Adak's location and existing facilities made it economically possible to handle primary processing on the fishing grounds.
www.vergie.com /adak.html   (752 words)

  
 Cal Poly at Sea - Ports of Call - Alaska
The Aleutian Islands Unit is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge established to protect migratory birds, marine mammals and their habitats.
Only the northern portion of Adak has roads and you pretty much need a vehicle to get around outside of the "town" area.
In addition to being a part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, much of the island is also protected as a National Historic Landmark Battlefield.
www.calpoly.edu /~cpatsea/alaska.html   (599 words)

  
 Underwater Admiralty Services, Inc.,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
B-24 and B-25 bombers from ADAK and AMCHITKA, and P-38 and P-40 fighters from AMCHITKA were sortied to soften up the Japanese positions in preparation for an amphibious assault scheduled for mid August, 1943.
After what seemed an eternity, flying at the lumbering pace of the B-24, they were advised that ADAK was just north under the bumps in the clouds.
A couple of minutes after passing ADAK, Martin radioed he was too low on fuel to reach ATKA and turned back towards ADAK.
www.nwrain.com /~newtsuit/uasi/currentprojects/p38.htm   (1076 words)

  
 DEC - Contaminated Sites Program - Site Summary - Adak
Under the terms of the land transfer agreement, the Adak airfield was transferred to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for operation and maintenance.
Use of live ordnance on Adak was primarily limited to training ranges and their associated impact areas during the World War II era.
Adak was one of many remote sites in Alaska where dishes for communications were installed in the mid-1950's as part of the White Alice defense communications system.
www.state.ak.us /dec/spar/csp/sites/adak.htm   (2838 words)

  
 Trafford Publishing: Prisoners of the Williwaw
Adak had been a "hard-duty" Navy outpost, and its barracks and buildings become the prisoners' settlement.
Earthquakes have broken the pipes, the wind has destroyed quite a lot, and the prisoners are very unwilling to depend on each other for their lives, which of course is exactly what they must do.
You may find that prisoners' lives and the lives of younger sailors are not far different, especially on Adak where the same barriers exist for sailors as it did for the prisoners in Ed Griffin's story.
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 Adak Naval Air Station Adak, Alaska (Military History)
Adak Naval Air Station, approximately 80,000 acres in size, is located on Adak Island.
The northern portion of Adak Island was designated for military use by the Navy in 1959.
Adak Naval Air Station was the largest of the Aleutian Army projects with three runways, hangars, a 500-bed hospital, housing for 19,000 men, ship docks, fuel storage, air station, a motor torpedo boat base, and more.
www.ohwy.com /ak/a/adaknast.htm   (156 words)

  
 Eagle-Eye Tours - Adak, Alaska
Adak is the only island in the Aleutian Chain accessible for birding, and with suitable infrastructure, facilities and vehicles to support remote field operations.
Adak is closer by hundreds of miles to Asia, Japan and the Russian Far East.
Adak is the Aleutian field office for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
www.eagle-eye.com /Locations/Alaska_Adak.html   (1134 words)

  
 Adak, Alaska (AK) Relocation - Houses & Apartments - Schools, Jobs, Weather - For Sale & Rentals
This is the real estate and relocation resource that allows you to view homes for sale, search apartment rentals, get free moving quotes, find a job or obtain a low-interest mortgage home loan.
Population for Adak, AK (2000): 316 comprising 205 (64.9%) males and 111 (35.1%) females.
Your one-stop resource for Adak and Alaska city guides, real estate for sale, apartments for rent, home loans, school reports, movers, roommates, jobs and other moving needs.
www.relo-guide.com /ak/Adak_ak.html   (151 words)

  
 Adak Update Home
Groundwater monitoring was conducted at the Operable Unit A (OU A) of the Former Adak Naval Complex, Adak Island, Alaska in the fall of 2004.
Groundwater monitoring was conducted at the Operable Unit A (OU A) of the Former Adak Naval Complex, Adak Island, Alaska in the fall of 2003.
The purpose of the Adak Community Relations Plan is to identify public participation and communication issues and outline the Navy's methods to keep the community informed during the environmental cleanup and the public- to- private land transfer of the former Naval Air Facility (NAF) Adak, Alaska.
www.adakupdate.com /docs.html   (6792 words)

  
 ABC News: Rough Seas Torment Students Aboard Ship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The 591-foot Explorer, with 990 people aboard, was about 650 miles south of Adak, Alaska, when the wave hit early Wednesday morning.
Adak is in the Aleutian Islands about 1,300 miles southwest of Anchorage.
The ship's seesawing motion made sleeping difficult, so many of the nearly 700 students were awake when a wave shattered the glass on the ship's bridge and three of the four engines shut down early last Wednesday.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=462778   (689 words)

  
 Adak School in Adak, Alaska/AK - School Tree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Adak School is classified as an "Other Level" not defined as a Primary, Middle, or High School.
Adak School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational.
Adak School is located in a "Rural area, outside a 'Core Based Statistical Area'"
schooltree.org /020001000080.html   (262 words)

  
 Statistics: Area code 907 in Meyers Chuck, Alaska 99903
Meyers Chuck is located in Prince Wales Ketchik County in the state of Alaska.
The latitude for the geographic center of 99903 is 55.7412 and the longitude is -132.2596.
Meyers Chuck and 99903 are located in Alaska in the United States of America.
www.zipwise.com /zip-codes/alaska/meyers-chuck-99903.php   (495 words)

  
 FEMA - Quake shakes Adak, Alaska
WASHINGTON October 15, 1997 - The U.S. Geological Survey reports that an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale struck 45 miles southwest of Adak, AK, Tuesday night.
Residents in the area report feeling the quake, but no reports of damage or injury have been received.
Adak is part of the Aleutian Island chain.
www.fema.gov /nwz97/akeq1015.shtm   (115 words)

  
 Adak Alaska Photography
Special features include three huge panoramic photographs of Adak at a time when the runways were being constructed, a visit by President FDR, recon photos, and many off-duty photographs showing life on Adak.
Ektachrome slides of Mount Moffett, Birchwood Barracks, Kuluk Bay, and the USS Tawasa (Fleet Tug).
The author discovers Electras in Alaska: Reeve Aleutian Airline or Airways (It was Airways when I was on Adak but I think it became Airlines later) He goes to Alaska to photograph and experience the Electra, but is captivated by the awesome beauty and terrible power of Alaska.
www.orneveien.org /adak/index.htm   (1227 words)

  
 Find Churches in Adak Alaska - FlockFinder.com
Finding good churches in Adak Alaska is the single purpose of our site.
For some time now, churches in Alaska have been pressured to get a "church website" thinking it would be an evangelistic tool and way to promote their church.
Churches in Adak Alaska would be surprised at the amount of people who are looking for a church in their area.
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Adak was one of the most populated of the Aleutian Islands during WWII, and became a major base for the U. Navy after WWII.
The movie "Report from the Aleutians," a WWII Documentary directed by John Huston, shows fairly well the daily routine experienced by the GIs living on Adak at that time.
There are numerous well-done web sites on the Internet that has as their main focus the life and times of the GIs on Adak.
www.hlswilliwaw.com /aleutians/adak-homepage.htm   (147 words)

  
 Gerrit Gillespies Adak Alaska Page 1981
Situated 1200 miles west of mainland Alaska, Adak sits 2/3 of the way out the Aleutian chain of islands.
During WWII when 100,000 or so men were staged on Adak, many of these low, screwed into the tundra fence posts were used in case of invasion.
It was caught between Adak and Kagalaska in the Kagalaska Strait.
www.cybercentric1.com /Adak-Alaska-1980.htm   (1371 words)

  
 Bird Checklists of the United States
Adak Island is part of the Aleutian Islands Unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Adak's nearness to Siberia and Asia presents opportunities to observe birdlife not found elsewhere in North America.
Birds of Adak Island, Aleutian Islands Unit, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/othrdata/chekbird/r7/adakisle.htm   (240 words)

  
 Adak Alaska Information
Adak, Alaska is located in Aleutians West County.
Our Free Classifieds for the State of Alaska offer items such as used horse trailers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard motors, books, horses, dogs, real estate listings including homes, businesses, and land, apartments for rent, boats and many other items that are for sale by owner.
Our History, Trivia and Facts Pages are populated with interesting, useless and random facts pertaining to Adak, Alaska history, American history, family history and the history of names.
www.hometownusa.com /ak/Adak.html   (867 words)

  
 The Moore Family's Web site: Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA), Adak, Alaska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
of Adak is dwarfed by the surrounding mountains.
Adak National Forest, Adak, Alaska (44Kb JPEG file)
Adak, Alaska - in Summer (41Kb JPEG file)
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 Adak dating, Adak personals, Adak singles, Adak chat at Date.com
Date.com is a FREE online Adak dating service for singles.
We have the hottest attractive and available Adak women/men on the Internet from hot blondes to cute brunettes to sexy redheads.
If you are looking for a wife or husband for a happy marriage, mature ladies, older men create a free profile today.
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 FLOWER DELIVERY Adak, Alaska AK | Adak FTD Flower Shop | Flower Delivery to Adak, Alaska | Florist Shop
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 Adak Alaska Weather Hourly Forecast from Find Local Weather - Get Adak Hourly Weather Forecasts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 Your Source For Alaska Vacations: All Alaska Tours
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 Adak Alaska Lemon Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Adak Alaska LEMON LAW was designed to protect you from getting swindled by purchasing a lemon.
If you live in Adak Alaska and think you have recived a lemon make sure you consult the Adak Alaska Lemon Laws and if neccessary hire an Adak Alaska Lemon Law attorney.
Adak Alaska lemon laws are your key to getting back your money!
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