I lived on Adak in 1964 and 1965 when I was in my first 2 years of high school. My Dad was a Seabee stationed there. We hiked a lot and fished salmon after hiking out to Shagack Bay. The school was small and our housing was the older single story buildings. We had a tidal wave alert when Anchorage had the big earthquake in ‘64. Lots of memories, a great experience but very isolated. The bus drivers would carry the little kids to the door of the house in bad storms or the wind would blow them away. An amazing place even back then

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nostalgic moments written here. It’s nice to hear from people, who lived there.

I worked at the schools in Adak in the mid 1980s. For Alaska, it was an amazing place, movie theaters, McDonalds, bowling ally, pool, gym, a PX, Commissary... and more. The elementary school was designed to withstand a tsunami, not to ward off snow drifts... All the Aleutian Islands are beautiful, rugged and windy.... A truly amazing place...

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Seems like it would have been a great place to live during its hayday.

Pretty sure I used to run around in that church as a 3 year old in 1993. We moved when they closed the base in 94. Also my dog is buried in the pet semetery.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the story. It’s nice to hear from past visitors.

I loved my time stationed there! NSGA 88-91. There is a wrecked B-52 on the ocean side of mount Moffitt.

@jebbthetrainkid1281

2 жыл бұрын

I was there from 1989 to 1992 stationed at NSGA Adak. Was a Postal Clerk.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Those were the good old days

@MitchellBrown-su9dc

2 ай бұрын

My last Roommate For 7 months on Adak (NSGA) Worked in The Post Office 🏤 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Wow, this was a very interesting video/documentary about Adak! Really enjoyed it, thanks!

@JaysWorldTravels

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was wondering how others would think of my trip there.

Really enjoyed this video. I lived in Adak from 87-89 as a Marine Corps dependent. It was a beautiful, thriving island at that time. Hard to see all the changes that have occurred & how abandoned it is.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. I was curious where all the people went. It must have been thriving back then.

MEMORIES!!! I was at ComSta and a short stint at Navsta 76-78. I loved it up there! We had a close knit non denominational church, got baptised in the Bering Sea, climbed mountains, hiked, ate lots of salmon, king crab and kokenie. Truly loved it and was sad to leave to my next duty station, wash d.c. I dream of going back, and wish I kept in touch with all my friends up there, as this was way before social media! Perhaps someone remembers me...I drove a green 63 chevy bel air which I bought from my Pastor for 400 bucks. It actually got stolen one night by a crew from a coast guard cutter ( we never locked our cars or doors up there).

@JaysWorldTravels

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your stories from there. Many others have done the same here. Sounds like it was a blast up there in its hayday. It was sure interesting visiting, but a bit eerie seeing it so deserted.

@MitchellBrown-su9dc

4 ай бұрын

Hey 👋 buddy I See your other Comments about your Time on Adak NSGA !!!!! I Was Stationed On her just After U. 80-81 🇺🇸🇺🇸🌬️💨

Had a guy dissappear while hunting up there. They found him a few years later laying on a hillside. He had broken his ankle and died of exposure. It was actually before the snow. This was also during the full military presence. They launched helo's using infrared etc. You can get lost easily.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they have sink holes there too.

Very cool and unique video. Well done. Really like that you went to the pet cemetery. Good think you didn't get lost in the forest. ;D

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. My channel might be small, but at least people appreciate the unique places I visited.

My dad was stationed there in the 70s. I had a blast! Sure, the weather wasn’t the best, but when it was good, it was a fantastic place to grow up. 2 gyms, 2 bowling alleys, movie theater, indoor pool, salmon fishing, etc… I played Little League baseball on a field made of gravel. The pitcher’s mound was a fiberglas formation that could be moved on/off the field. There were only 3 teams: Eagles, Mets and, my team, the Destroyers. Great name and even better memories!

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

Nice story. Thanks for sharing. Those were the day, but I haven’t seen any videos from those days. Would be fun to see when that town was lively.

@MitchellBrown-su9dc

4 ай бұрын

JAY-Utube ADAK Gerrit 1981. Video Made during My deployment her !!

I lived on adak from 1984-1986 and pooch was my dog. The McDonald's opened while I was there

@Jayson-2020

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could find a photo of those days. For sure, I don't think there are any videos from those days.

@rinse_soundbath

3 жыл бұрын

no way...the dogs tombstone that said pooch was yours?

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Adak 1975 my friend worked at the church and lots of guys married the women that were being shipped to Adak. that church was really nice, i loved it great fishing and hunting, when i was there old bombs from ww2 were there

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of history there, yet now it’s almost forgotten. It’s amazing how many people worked there in the past.

@MitchellBrown-su9dc

4 ай бұрын

When I was Stationed on her I Remember More Than One ☝️ COUPLE That Married On Adak After ONLY KNOWING Each Other for WEEKS ONLY !!! 😆😄😄🤣🤣😂😂😅👋😯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

3:20 I attended this church probably every Sunday as a kid with my family from 1954-58. My mom was the church organist and my dad was a contractor dockhand for the Navy. My mom is still alive in Seattle and has fond memories of Adak.

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that was a long time ago. Must have been nice back then. Wish I could see photos of how it looked back then, but it’s such an obscured place. Hardly any tourists visit that town.

@gaildunaganmorrison4298

Жыл бұрын

I lived on Adak from 1957-1959. I had my 13th birthday there. My Dad was Harbor Master USN. Could our paths crossed?

@CaptainQueue

Жыл бұрын

@@gaildunaganmorrison4298 Wow, possible! I was 6 yrs old in 1958 and so attended the elementary school a couple of years. I learned how to swim in the pool which I think was at the elementary school, and how to skate at the roller rink. The housing area had it pretty good with a roller rink, bowling alley, movie theater and hamburger joint which I'm pretty sure was under one roof. I remember them all, and a few hikes to quonset huts and seeing native black colored flowers in the tundra. Photos I've seen of the living quarters show it was not bad at all, but since torn down because of asbestos. My mom's memories include ordering clothing and shoes from Sears, and actually getting the correct sizes 3-6 months later, and inviting over many lonely sailors for family holiday dinners over the years. What do you remember?

I Remember back then We only had one 1️⃣ Television 📺 Station to Watch for 13 months !!!!!!! 😁🤣😂🤣

@JaysWorldTravels

5 ай бұрын

👍

I loved my time there. Four years. I have a picture of me in one of those "tundra holes" it was about five feet deep and about 2 feet across. Nearly invisible.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

I’m happy you’re finding my video because I was wondering where everyone went.

Really interesting stuff. I live up in fairbanks and never realized anyone lived in Adak. You weren't kidding when you said it was a ghost town.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, it was an interesting town to visit

Sep 1969 to Dec 1970. Radioman, actually a Communications Yeomen, USN needed quick Tape Apes. Schooled us in 6 weeks and shipped us out. Most of my A school mates got stationed in Nam or in Europe. Me I got ADAK go figure. Met a lot of good folks there. Experience was a very good memory.

@waynehenderson9880

Жыл бұрын

BTW, Made RMCM (SW) and retired as a CMC after 24 years. ADAK was good for me, to make me grow up a little, not much, I had a good life in the NAVY.

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

Nice story

This is really cool to see these videos. There isn't a lot of info about Adak out there. I've fallen in love with this place and have been doing as much research as I can the last few days. If I wasn't engaged right now I would pack up and take that TSA job right now. I can't believe the houses are only $20,000!

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, few people visit Adak in the first place, but since there was air service there, I decided to catch a plane and go visit. It’s hard to convince a spouse to move there, but I liked Adak. So safe and peaceful.

@BustaShenanigans

Жыл бұрын

@JayPiper UnEdited I see you post so many videos from all across the world. If you don't mind me asking, how are you able to afford this?

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

@@BustaShenanigans I can afford it because I don't have a permanent residence. To be able to afford this, you have to give up your car, your apartment, and all bills at home. Thus, you use the same amount of money for traveling rather than for bills at home. Plus, traveling isn't expensive. You can choose what type of budget you want. If you want to do it for free, then you have to compromise and hitchhike for transportation, meet locals to stay with them for free, and then your main costs are food. Of course, there are some flight costs, but that can also be reduced by networking with people working with the airlines. My average cost is $1200/mo or $14K/year. I think most people could afford those costs, but it takes compromise in comfort at times. I don't get any sponsorships with any of these videos. On average, they earn 25 cents per video, as my channel isn't popular.

@BustaShenanigans

Жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels Thanks a lot for the response! That sounds like a pretty cool lifestyle! So I assume someone like yourself would have a remote part-time job, a way to make money without being tied down to one place. Right on, keep up the adventures!

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

@@BustaShenanigans Actually I don't have a remote job. I was a substitute teacher in between travels during that time and I pick up summer jobs as well.

Jay back in 83 When I got Off of my Ship 🚢 US Navy in Hawaii it was leaving For The Philippines 🇵🇭 and Some of my friends on The Ship 🚢 sent me Pictures of their Adventures in The Pacific !!! Wish Now I had went to The Philippines 🇵🇭 with them because supposed to be The Best Port a Sailor can hit 🤣😂😅🇺🇸

@JaysWorldTravels

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Greeting from Paris today!

There are sink holes in the Tundra. We were told never to walk alone, use a walking stick. Several people went for hikes and never returned. 1976-1980...White outs are also a extreme danger. Good video.. Thanks for sharing..

@JaysWorldTravels

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I'll be posting more videos of other Alaskan towns.

Winters were brutal here. 50mph winds

@JaysWorldTravels

9 ай бұрын

I can’t imagine it, but my host told me about it.

Beautiful island wish I had time too explore more

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

How long did you stay?

I was there 1995 to 1996 working Navy fuels. Fuel all those tanks for heat and the planes. Its a shame to see it all falling apart.

@ministerjohnson5961

2 жыл бұрын

They should make this base a Vetting station for those seeking refuge here. Afghans, and Migrants. They can work there rebuilding it. There is enough room for several families. There would be plenty of work. We will be able to contain them easier.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Those were the good old days.

I was there 1981 1982. Stationed in the navy excange . Slept in those barracks. I got my ged in bob reeves h8gh school.

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

Bob Reeve High School was in Adak?

@Tam_Eiki

Жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels Yes, I'm also a Bob Reeve High School graduate from 1980. In the evenings you could take classes there that was part of University of Alaska extention center.

I want to live there what a beautiful place

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

It was a nice place to live.

Out of being Stationed there 395 days only 1 day out of 395 did The Sun ☀️ Shine and The Captain 🧑‍✈️ of NSGA called Sunshine Liberty and We all got the Rest of the day off Work !!!!! Unbelievable !!!

@JaysWorldTravels

5 ай бұрын

Sounds like people liked my video so much that I should properly edit the video with photos and some narration.

Is the adak national forest still there? You have to be there to know what im talking about

@JaysWorldTravels

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it was there when I was there in 2012. It’s that patch of trees near the pet cemetery.

@MitchellBrown-su9dc

4 ай бұрын

🌳🌲🌲🌲😄🤣😂😅😳👀

Geothermal would be the best alternative for power and water, because the steam driving the turbine would eventually cool down and become potable water, check it out? Hawaii does it already.

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea!

Seems like you met the whole island.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

There are only 300 people living in Adak

I remember the church! Omg

@JaysWorldTravels

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, such an old church now.

I went to Kindergarten in Adak. I believe it was in 75. The funny thing is I still remember her name, Mrs Martin. I also received a spanking from her. 😂😂 After Adak, we moved to Guam. Ahhh, the Naval dependent life.

@JaysWorldTravels

5 ай бұрын

Interesting story, thanks for sharing.

How much is a house there it can't be much

@JaysWorldTravels

Жыл бұрын

$20K for a quadraplex

White Alice was an old UHF troposcater communications system...its been replaced by satellites

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing an explanation.

@rileypatterson7512

2 жыл бұрын

One of the main reasons why there isn’t a base there anymore.

@thomasmaughan4798

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. HUGE parabolic antenna; two facing east and two facing west. They formed part of the DEW line (Distant Early Warning).

NacSecGru ? I dreaded being given orders. Missed them! I then received Guam after A school, CTR, CORRY FIELD , Pensacola, 1969.

@JaysWorldTravels

3 ай бұрын

Long time ago.

Adak NSGA 80-81. 395 days on the ROCK 🪨 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@JaysWorldTravels

5 ай бұрын

Nice one.

how many people live there ?

@JaysWorldTravels

7 күн бұрын

Around 300

Me and my father along with the mayor and a couple other people found the man grumpy (Ray) was talking about.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Okay

@StinkFingerr

2 жыл бұрын

You'd be welcome to expand on that.

I served here in the early 90s

@JaysWorldTravels

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

thanks for the video, very interesting. I was there in 1988 for 6 months. The Northern lights were amazing. I do not miss Adak.. AT ALL. I was 19 on an Island with very few Women. The ratio was like 30 to 1.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you would have to bring a woman there and even convincing her to join you would be tough.

Lucky guy.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

He’s like a young John Denver.

@muse_1463

2 жыл бұрын

Taking it up at arse in Wyoming

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard it before.

Which Mike? There’s like 5 or more there 🤣

@JaysWorldTravels

6 ай бұрын

Was this a comment in the video?

@kevinvieyra3371

6 ай бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels yeah. I used live there for 10 years there so many mikes that live there its pretty funny.

What’s up ⬆️ My friend

@JaysWorldTravels

28 күн бұрын

Nothing much, just arrived in the Philippines yesterday.

Your replies to comments are hilarious. I wonder what mine will say...

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

I’m amused by comments, so I’m impressed you actually read the comments.

@codyjohnson6234

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels I always read comments and responses. I think most do. You can get a feel of someone without them knowing their behavior is being watched....

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

@@codyjohnson6234 I was lazy and didn't think comments mattered, but now I'm trying to catch up on all the comments. I'm caught up here, but not on my other channel.

@codyjohnson6234

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels you have a pretty cool life my dude

They found the guy, they found him back in 2015. He froze to death.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Who?

Wow 😮 U are a Traveling 🧭 Man 🧍‍♂️

@JaysWorldTravels

28 күн бұрын

I’m always on the go. Traveling never gets boring.

I thought the US government turned the island back over to the native Alaskans. A fishing island.

@stephenj6837

3 жыл бұрын

They did..... it has nothing to do with the Navy at all

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the coast guard moved out.

I heard there is no police station so most crimes are permitted

@JaysWorldTravels

4 ай бұрын

But they have a village patrol officer. But why commit crimes when the 300 people you live with are your friends?

I may be old but I'm not deaf!

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

What is this in reference to?

@mistervacation23

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels too loud

@StinkFingerr

2 жыл бұрын

What? I can't hear you.

Hey 👋 Jay What Up 🆙

@JaysWorldTravels

2 ай бұрын

I’m in Boston going to Amsterdam tonight. Where are you?

@MitchellBrown-su9dc

2 ай бұрын

Hattiesburg Mississippi

How can anyone afford anything on that island...

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

At least housing is cheap

Hahaha you saw Chris

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Who’s Chris?

@rileypatterson7512

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels Chris is the guy who drove you around lol

These Afgan Migrants need to be at our new Migration and or Refugees. It should be built in Alaska. There are many bases that can hold these people as we vet them. They can actually allow them to start over in Alaska. They can rebuild the base. They have schools, plenty of GI barracks. They have neighborhoods. They can create a great life out there. We can monitor them there and restrict their movement until we clear them. Why are we putting strangers in the center of our country? This is not safe for our US citizens. Remember the Trump Snake story? Look at senator Omar.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

You got a point there. But we don’t make these decisions.

@ministerjohnson5961

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels The infestructure is there. They can do the work for their rent. They need the shelter and it keeps them from spreading all over the country. We can vet them from that location. Adak is a perfect location. I think after a while , they will be able to go back to their Country. This goes to all the Migration, but mostly the Afghans that we don't know anything about. ADAK Has everything needed for them to start over .

@pettdog78

2 жыл бұрын

Adak is pretty far to be sending immigrants. Besides that the government is pretty much spreading them all over the lower 48 anyway. Probably some mingled in Alaska too.

@ministerjohnson5961

2 жыл бұрын

@@pettdog78 it would be a perfect place to get rebuilt and populated,while they are being vetted. It was set up with everything that they are seeking. Safety, jobs and schools. While being vetted.

GoPackGo

@JaysWorldTravels

6 ай бұрын

There you go

the promise land no hoa

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, no HOA. You’re welcome to buy a house, no problem.

Watch out Chris maybe gay.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

At least he was helpful.

This needs to be the new Migration Station. We can Vet Migrants and Refugees from here. They can colonize here instead of the exterior of the US.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

But this place is really isolated. Tough winters too.

@ministerjohnson5961

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels yes, but we can keep them contained until we vet them. Most say they are looking for work. There is plenty of work. Infact they can even create business and settle there. This can be the doorway to those who are caught crossing illegally. This can be a deterrent from crossing illegally. Most of them are just sitting at our southern border waiting for someone to take care of them they sit for years. We have enough of folks doing that on welfare here in the US. They can do that in their own countries . We now have millions who have created an underground system to get folks into the US to live as criminals. They are folks in positions of power who are causing corruption in our legal system from top to bottom.

@JaysWorldTravels

2 жыл бұрын

@@ministerjohnson5961 Then in that case, Adak would be a good spot for them to start at since they could get to experience the American suburbs in an isolated community and make due diligence until they are vetted.

@ministerjohnson5961

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysWorldTravels remember we had thousands of US military families raised there. They have an entire community sett up. They can do the work needed to get it up to par. They have thousands of barracks for single folks and every age schools. They can make a Court house. The entire process could be taken care of there.