There was the old McDonalds. 1981 was great year. Snow, rain and partly sunny....the forecast every day! Live volcano across the way. Hiking and Fishing. Great time.

I was stationed there 77-78. Best time in my life. Worked in the commissary warehouse. The underground tunnels took you from the barracks to the exchange, the rec hall or EM club.

I lived on Adak TWICE as a young girl when my father was stationed there. '61-'62 and '67-'69. I had dreams about it until just a few years ago. I remember loving it, but then again I was adventurous and loved "touring" the old barracks.

I was here from 1953-1957.was 14 when we left for Tok,AK. A great place to grow up as a kidbut winters are rough.

I was stationed there in 1976. If i get a chance I would go back and visit. I actually liked it there.

@briangodfrey5079

5 жыл бұрын

Me, too. '76-'77 on the tugs.

looks like hell finally froze over.

Seeing this is such a weird flashback! In June 27 1994 ,I was a musician in one of 2 bands ( plus one drunken comedienne) that were sent to Adak Naval Air station to entertain the personnel for 9 straight days, before returning to Tacoma Washington.We all were totally unprepared for what we saw. The naval air station was in the process of scaling back operations, prior to shutting down completely. The US govt had built a town, complete with a complete school system,a large apartment complex,& fast food restaurants to accomodate the families of the service members at the time. With the dependents, all long since being shipped back to the mainland US, what we found was a ghost town, left to rot in the harsh elements in this brutal climate.Fortunately, we all knew we were homeward bound in a short period of time--All the great military personnel we got to know knew EXACTLY when they would be shipped out to any location better than this God forsaken place!!!

Sontuk brought me here.

I remember that housing. I use to ask why would they have housing with s sun room right in the back of the house in one of the coldest place on the world. But I was very nice. We had a upstairs down stairs. You could sit leftovers from large dinners wrapped in the garage. It was just that cold. I love and miss Adak!!!

@jacksonh3767

9 жыл бұрын

lll777ish It's really not that cold there man.

I lived there 1967-68. Husband stationed there. Had my daughter there at the hospital.

@janiceyasuda577

6 жыл бұрын

Our name was Ingram.

@f-4phantomfixer662

6 жыл бұрын

Stationed on Adak 82 to 85 as an SH 1 worked for the Navy exchange system. Great duty station. Left Adak and was sent to recruiting duty, worse duty ever.

I lived in Adak from 1979-81 while working for a civilian defense contractor there. Non of those two story homes were there at the time, just single story. I lived in the furnished Visiting Officers Quarters the entire time. It would have been nice to have lived in a home like those.

@MitchellBrown-su9dc

5 ай бұрын

Hey 👋 we were both in the Rock 🪨 close to the same Time Period !!!!

I went to Ann C Stevens elementary and Bob Reeve Highschool. I remember Fridays after school where a group of friends would just take off and go hiking to some random direction with just pocket fishing rods. We got picked up by shore patrol a couple times for being in the wrong areas. I was there in the late 80's

@scottwoodill7943

5 жыл бұрын

I was there early 80s and went to both of those schools. Got a chance to go back in 2008 looks like zombie land now.

I do miss this place. I was stationed there in 1995 as it started to close down and many civilians started to leave!

When I was there - 73 / 74 we had no McDonald's, just the rec center on the hill , and a small deli that had burritos

I've never been to Alaska. But, it makes me miss Colorado with all the snow.

2013 and 2014 , Worked there during cold season for Icicle, had a blast exploring all the abandoned buildings and homes. The high school is still opened but needs upkeep, however I imagine it when it was fully functional with the pool and weight room........kicked ass!!!. Glad I had a chance to see this place , even in its desolate state it's a sight to see.

@brandypitiol7500

3 жыл бұрын

..I had fun working there those years..go wild go west..

Crazy, I was stationed there! It looks so creepy!

was stationed at the PWC from 81 to 84. lived at Birchwood barracks while the Bering Hill was going through remodel. the govt spent millions upgrading then we left missed the Mickey D bet the old place on the hill made a better burger

NSGA 80-81. 395 days on the Rock 🪨!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸👀

I remember when that housing was built! I was there 1981-1987!

@kevinneaguilar2250

6 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing the barges come in with houses on them.

@arbonneladyTN

6 жыл бұрын

87-89 for us! Fond memories! #2 child was born there!

@kennethmcdonald5278

2 жыл бұрын

No you weren't, the housing was built years before you were there.

@kennethmcdonald5278

2 жыл бұрын

StaMohran "BU 1st class supervised the remodel of the bayview club , just thought I would put this in there before anyone tried to give their dad or husband that claim to fame!

We had " Grandpa Moffett , and the Moffett mt. BOYS"

I have many if not all of the Adak Moments on VHS. I have no idea if the tapes are still playable so they can be transferred to a different medium... I was stationed at the ASWOC from '91 to' 93.

@amyjohnson3195

6 жыл бұрын

Patriot Astronomer67 Did you by any chance know anyone that was an RMC at NSGA in 1990-1991?

@kennethmcdonald5278

2 жыл бұрын

If you were there when I was , and you hung around the horse stable ,"watch out for them damn out of towners" , if you were , you would know what I mean.

The fish you people spend hundreds of dollars to catch , we got for free , in "73" as well as ptarmigan , shrimp , kingcrab , Adak was a good experience , I spent most of my spare time working at the horse stables , hey Tex - willie kudos from Mac!

The Key West of Alaska.

Nice video but I don't miss it! The Persian Gulf was much warmer!

Interesting video, thanks. I am assuming it was military housing with sun rooms?

What do you do for a living on that island? You gotta love it.

Is it dark and below 0 like in barow or Fairbanks

I was there in 1973 to1974 right after returning from Veit Nam what a change that was at least no one was shooting at us

@bmv91w

5 жыл бұрын

You may have been stationed there with my dad.. I went to elementary school there as a youngster... I don't remember when we came back to CONUS.. we were there from like 72-?

@kennethmcdonald5278

2 жыл бұрын

It's good for see posts from people that were there during.that time, spent alot of time at the Tundra tavern if you were with the Marine Barracks , remember Pop's?

omg golem

Wierd to see it now, lived there from 69-71, father was stationed there, youngest brother born there.

When I was a young troop in the USAF in the '70s I had an old school supervisor/NCO who used to threaten to send us here when someone PO'ed him. I think he was joking. Probably.

I was assigned to PwC, wc 20 , we remodeled the bayview club

Some of you people do not know what you are talking about , the new barracks were built in "73"!

i had a friend that lived there he said it was terrible ig at the time he was 15 and a small town like that there would be nothing to do but if you were older it would seem nice

@rabdpnguin

5 жыл бұрын

I was about 11 or 12 when i lived there. It's true there wasn't a lot of variety. But there was a bowling alley and a theater. I remember watching all the original star trek movies back to back there lol. I loved hiking with my folks or just going "exploring" or salmon fishing. Sometimes they'd have bonfires on the beach too. Thinking back i wonder what they were burning. There were no trees lol. You couldn't go in the water though. It would kill you.

It actually hardly ever snowed there. I lived there in the early 90s. It mostly just rained all the time, windy as hell though, and cold.

@kevinneaguilar2250

6 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. I guess that's climate change. I always saw snow in the 80's.

@kennethmcdonald5278

2 жыл бұрын

You weren't ever there!

4 years ago - January 29th 2016

thats because it very nearly is

The place looks abandoned.

So basically the only ones visiting this island are former Navy personnel? Wikipedia says "Males had a median income of $46,429 versus $35,000 for females" for Adak, Alaska. What do the residents make money on?

@michaelhorgan9525

6 жыл бұрын

Hunting is a big business or them. They put in a herd of Caribou which expanded and tourists/hunters come in and hunt trophy animals such as waterfowl and caribou. There is also a slowly growing fishing and cannery industry which can easily be sustained as the airport can accommodate 737 sized airplanes.

@kennethmcdonald5278

2 жыл бұрын

Bullshit!

@kennethmcdonald5278

2 жыл бұрын

The caribou were there in the early "70's" Rick don "Tex" Tucker from FortStcktonTexas , and Willie From pocatello Idaho were the hunting guides for special services!

Sad to see that to all go to waste

What are you doing there? Seriously

Jane Taylor Diaz/El Paso, Tx- This was my first duty station with the Navy, I was stationed at the Naval Facility for 18 months from 1977 to 1978. There was no McDonalds when I was there. Kind of nice to see it again.

@kennethmcdonald5278

2 жыл бұрын

Was the horses still there? , and who managed it?