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@snoopstp4189

Жыл бұрын

the US military has bases in over 230 countries but can''t be troubled to keep up a base in one of the 50 states..

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

@@snoopstp4189 There are 9 active bases in Alaska with a total of 6000 personnel.

Very sad..spent15 months there in the mid 80s.once youve been there the place will never leave you

I was stationed there in 1981. Retired as Navy Seabee

Sad to see Adak like this, was stationed there with the Seabees in 93’ for 7 months, was lively, but even during that time families were preparing to leave. I thought the tunnel was the best part, go from my barracks across and Subway was right there! Miss that place…..

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

Hello former Seabee! I’ll have a video up in a couple of weeks showing the barracks, tunnel, pool, and everything else up on the hill!

I was born on Adak in 1978 to parents stationed there. Bio mother was first woman stationed in the Aleutians apparently to according to article I found. See, she gave me to adoption less than a month after birth. Flew to Anchorage and dropped her baby off. Dads orders apparently. First photo I ever saw of her was her Holding this small boy. That boy was my full blood brother both parents same. I felt incredibly betrayed at the age of maybe 10 first that they'd ditched me and then went and had another child out of guilt? Secondly at my adoptive parents who hadn't told me of the thick file they'd been keeping. I resented being forced to sneak around due to the need I felt to spare any bad feelings my adoption ever caused anyone. Be sure that adopted kids think about it more than you'll ever know. It's traumatic feeling so torn and ungrateful so as to be raised by a set of people who took you sight up nseen as their own but to ache with wonder and so many questions and to always be second and third guessing your own thoughts and others possible reactions and judgements like if I wonder x or y about mom will ok ther mom be mad at me or think "why can't he just be ok and see that we wanted him while they didn't?" It's complicated. Every time I see Adak I stop.

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you can find peace in the situation. Adoption is complicated and I know from first-hand experience. My parents were wonderful and 100% transparent about my origins. I won the parenting lottery when I was adopted. They were older and died too young but I'm beyond grateful for the time they existed in my life - at least in physical form. So many years later their parenting continues to guide me every day.

@thudtrades1850

Жыл бұрын

I was born there in 76, My dad was a Search and Rescue swimmer.

@MtnSnowflake

Жыл бұрын

My sister was stationed there in the 90s. I am terribly empathetic to your plight. All the best to you 😢

@miraghoshal8833

7 ай бұрын

I found your post to be very moving and in a way sad. I was abandoned by my family as well. I hope that the life that you now have is a good one. Please write back because I am a bit worried about you. :)

@JohnSaylock-ec4cd

7 ай бұрын

My son was born there in 90. I encourage him to watch vids like this just because.... You know why.

I lived on Adak from 1954-58 while my dad was a dockhand civilian for the Navy. Those were great years and I recall the movie theater, hamburger joint, and wintry walks in the hills. It is despicable at how much good money was wasted when this once fine base was abandoned.

@chrisluckhardt

5 ай бұрын

Adak during the 1950s must’ve been quite an experience! What do you remember about pop culture and the early days of rock and roll?

@CaptainQueue

5 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt Hello Chris. My dad moved the family to Seattle in '58 and I was stateside for good from then on. I remember seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show (around 1964) and my parents and aunts/uncles were appalled but I was hooked. I got more seriously "in" to rock with the Doors, Cream, Joe Cocker, Blood Sweat and Tears, James Gang, Santana, the Who, Moody Blues, Hendrix and of course all the rockers out of Woodstock. I did know a few people my age who actually attended Woodstock and regretted it after for the sex and drugs. My late teen years (18-19) were marked by fear of getting drafted into the Vietnam War but I avoided that with a college deferment and felt guilty to this day when other young men served and I did not. I didn't really connect with pop culture with its heavy and casual drug emphasis but I suppose I did on a surface level with the music. I think now the movies and TV of the time were poorly produced. I see '60s reruns today and cringe at what in the world I ever thought was good about pop entertainment. However there will never be another golden age of music such as the earth experienced in the rock talent explosion of 1964-75.

6:36 "These aren't the igloos we ordered." "Pfft...build them anyways."

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much accurate lol. It would’ve been more expensive to ship them elsewhere so up they went!

@junepurvis4720

Жыл бұрын

I was there with NSGA/Company I Marine Support Battalion when some of the pre-fabbed houses were brought in. They were supposed to go to Hawaii. Some had glass-enclosed sun rooms attached...no way suited for Adak's environment. However it was gonna be too expensive to ship back out so they just put them up! 😮 Someone commented that they heard a story about some kids being lost while trying to escape Adak by way of a raft. Never heard that story while I was there. There's a reality tv show called Adak Gold. During my 3 tours there, NEVER heard about any pirate gold. There WAS an incident of a sailor getting lost during a "condition Alpha", which is a "white out" with it snowing so hard, can't see 3 feet in front of you. There were safety protocols for very inclement weather, such as if one was planning on hiking, ya had to report plans/route/ destination to the quarterdeck, so in the event ya didn't return by a certain time, they'd know where to search. It's hard to believe that 6000 people once lived on the island. And it was indeed, a fully functioning city! There were schools, hospital, restaurants, PX, commissary, Church, etc. Pets, including several horses, also lived there, so a Veterinary Clinic was on the base. There's a Pet Cemetery next to Adak National Forest. At Naval Security Group Activity on Bering Hill, some of the amenities included a movie theater, bowling alley, gym, & swimming pool. There was no lack of things to do. To make overseas phone calls, one could set up an account with the base phone exchange & then get a monthly bill. In later yrs, one could use a credit card. Radio & television came by way of AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio & Television)...limited tv programming, but at least it was something. Cable tv was available, however was SUPER expensive. There was even a Miss Adak Pageant, which was a preliminary contest for Miss Alaska, & then Miss America. This was during my first tour & with me being the only female Marine, I was of course; the Marine Corps contestant as there was a representative from each service branch. The base tv station filmed the event, so I'm sure a video exists somewhere. All around fun times & great memories! There's no place like Adak! And even though I had the opportunity to travel to many wonderful places...Adak was my FAVORITE duty station!!! ❤ Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was 2nd. I plan on going out there this Fall & am SO looking forward to it! With the current geo-political climate, & with Adak at one time being, "Our Western Most Link in the Chain of Defense" there may be a need to have an active base again. Chris, it must be very challenging to get drone footage with all the wind. Still you do a great job with it! Thanks so MUCH for sharing all these wonderful videos! ❤ ~Ooh Rah & Semper Fi 😊

@FloridaWaterAdventures

Жыл бұрын

@@junepurvis4720 Ladies and gentlemen, Miss USMC Adak Island, June Purvis!

@junepurvis4720

Жыл бұрын

@@FloridaWaterAdventures Oh my gosh, that's just too fricken funny. LOL! I didn't even wanna participate in that "pageant" as it stood for everything I was at against...pulcritude on parade. It was hard enough to be taken seriously as one of The Few The Proud, and I felt that prancing around in a bathing suit & high heels wasn't gonna do much to help my cause. But the only thing I could say was, "Yes Sir, I'll do it".

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

@@junepurvis4720 It sounds like you could write a book about your experiences!

That drone footage is breathe taken, Such beauty up in alaska

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

It really is breathtaking out there! My little Mini 2 was fighting the strong winds during most flights otherwise I would’ve filmed more footage of the scenery.

Since all of the infrastructure and buildings are still there, it almost seems logical to relocate U.S.Coast Guard base Kodiak there without changing their area of operations.

They had big plans for Adak once the Navy left, but as the saying goes, "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry". Roughly speaking, what the Navy left behind now represents about $80 billion worth of infrastructure wasting away.

@chrisluckhardt

7 ай бұрын

I’d posit that it was more of an idea than a plan. The military did the minimum required effort and walked away, leaving what remained to whomever would stay.

@JohnSaylock-ec4cd

7 ай бұрын

Amazing how this shit works or in this case don't work.

I think we need to bring the military back to Adak. When Chinese balloons are allowed to fly over the aleutians, then its time for a military presence once again

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

My idealistic perspective is looking forward to the day when the entire globe has less military. But until then, they better get ready to renovate and restart Adak’s abandoned McDonald’s!

@mistervacation23

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt that would be good but Wendy's would be better

Chris, what can you tell us about "inhabited Adak" - houses that are inhabited - things like modern furnishings, the state of television and WiFi etc. Obscurities like if they can order from Amazon and how do they get furnishings etc.

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

Great question! I'm preparing a video that discusses those items in detail. But in short, everything is expensive including shipments of goods and Amazon orders via weekly flights.

@newjerseywales

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt looking forward to watching 👍👍

So weird seeing it abandoned like that. I was watching and kept expecting to see cars driving down the road. Reminds me of something I heard during one of my visits in the 90's. Apparently there were 3 kids who were upset about being on the island. They decided they would make a raft and go to Anchorage. If I remember right they found one of the bodies but not the other two ? I'm not sure now. I don't know what year that happened, there were kids on the island at least in the 70's because I know a woman who lived there as a kid as she's older than me. Anyway - maybe it's just my mood at the moment (ha!) but the place looks haunted. I guess yeah - going back to WWII a lot of people died there.

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

Interesting - a few stories like that appeared as I've been sharing photos. Someone mentioned the story of a guy who went for a walk in a snowstorm and disappeared. And there were lots of kids on the island until its closure. Adak had a large school and I've seen several class photos. And I'm sure they kept the McDonald's busy!

@driverjoelonghauler2881

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardtHello. Chris. Great videos. Yes I saw many couples arrive on Adak, no kids and leave with a couple. 😊There were large families there. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🍺

Hey Chris....haunting (both sense) videos of Adak...yeah night filming would put my defenses on overdrive as well lol Did you hear of any more updates on the return of the military? Awesome job!...take care eh lol 😁🇨🇦

@chrisluckhardt

5 ай бұрын

I should’ve filmed a night video for fun but it was always so windy after hours! I’ve been keeping an eye on Adak news but haven’t seen anything new about a military return.

None of what I have seen in your video could be repaired adequately IF the military returned.

@chrisluckhardt

3 ай бұрын

I’ve replied to other comments that everything would need to be demolished and rebuilt if the Navy returned to Adak.

Shipped houses to the wrong base?! Wow!

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they were meant to go to Hawaii!

@trevorchewka5821

5 ай бұрын

Are you serious....omg...I mean really....other than both being island chains completely opposite....what were they smoking when this was ok'd 😮

@MitchellBrown-su9dc

3 ай бұрын

🤣😂👀

So, the military told them to take what they could pack ? Like a bugout? Look forward to the next video. I found out about this place 15 minutes ago, very interesting.

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - two more videos are upcoming. Adak is a fascinating place! It seemed like the decommissioning included all sensitive military equipment and personal belongings. NSGA created a decommissioning booklet that someone scanned. See it here: www.navycthistory.com/adak_decom_book.html

@driverjoelonghauler2881

Жыл бұрын

When you took orders to Adak you were allowed 2000 pounds of household goods in your shipment plus your luggage etc. The rest was supplied or you ordered after you arrived. My wife and I lived in Bayshore housing, it was nicely furnished and pretty comfortable. Cable TV was pricey, about $80/ month but you could survive with base supplied AFRTS ( Armed Forces Radio/Television Service). Adak “ Eagles Call” the weekly base newspaper posted daily tv/radio programming. Life was pretty comfortable there, different, busy for most, but overall not bad. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🍺

@md-ln4fp

Жыл бұрын

@@driverjoelonghauler2881 Thank you for the intel. Thank you for your service as well. I think it's going to be an active base again or so the rumour mill has stated. My mother lives in Anchorage, so I get to visit. Beautiful State!!!!!!!!!

@EweTube4

9 ай бұрын

We lived there in 1976. Our car was shipped there. It started and drove when most other vehicles would not even start. It was an adventure living there but I wouldn't say that I loved living there. We lived in Amulet Housing and our duplex was good size and always very warm (steam radiator heat) and we ended up keeping a window open most of the time. We were able to go out on a fifty foot UT boat to go halibut fishing. We ended up being completely surrounded by killer whales and it's a wonderful memory!

@md-ln4fp

9 ай бұрын

wow@@EweTube4

Wow 🤩 I just watched this video for the first time!!! That was some Rotten Wood from all the great weather Adak has ❄️🌨️💨💨🌬️🌬️💨⛄️ During my deployment on Adak NSGA 395 days one ☝️ of my friends had an Stationwagon Ford Car 🚗 and about 10 of us from NSGA sometimes would go Downtown to 2 houses 🏠 don’t remember where but a certain time during my service there a bunch of Construction 🦺 guys from California were up 🆙 there building stuff and Stayed or Rented 2 houses downtown and we use to load up and go to there houses and party 🎊 all night into the morning sometimes !!! It was Wild 🤪 and so were those guys from California !!! 🤣😂☝️🚗🤩❄️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

it's funny how people left shit behind in their garages as if they thought they would be back one day

@chrisluckhardt

3 ай бұрын

All those appliances and furniture belong to the military. It was all likely considered obsolete by the time they decommissioned the base.

@wilhelmherren7225

2 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt ok but you (the military) should still clean up your mess when you leave

The old man was stationed there and we lived there in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s. My dad was a crew chief and flew on the P3 Orions.

@chrisluckhardt

5 ай бұрын

Did you check out my other Adak videos? I filmed all over the island, so you'll likely recognize most structures.

@corvetteguy1980

5 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt Yes

I’d go fishing with my brother on Lake Andrew and we’d catch salmon and trout.

@chrisluckhardt

5 ай бұрын

Beats the Filet-O-Fish at the McDonald's!

Very depressing to say the least. Although I'm a native of Albuquerque NM I was born in Garoua, Cameroon to parents stationed there and though I spent much of my youth in Cameroon, I also briefly lived in Adak and England as an infant until my parents retired from the navy when I was around 7 years old. Although I was too young to remember living in the middle of the north Pacific, moving all over the place for me was very stressful

@chrisluckhardt

11 ай бұрын

It must be surreal to know you lived in such a remote place but have no memory of it!

Man Fallout 5's graphics are next level! Did you see any npcs or quest givers?

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

LOL all I found were a group of dead clickers up on Bering Hill in the underground swimming pool!

What are those curious things on all the windows?

@chrisluckhardt

6 ай бұрын

They’re a type of awning.

@bender7565

2 ай бұрын

Awning? They go on top and more than just one window. My mind was racing, what they were, my best guess is a fridge. It is usually freezing in Adak so use it. Unless it is -20 I will keep beer on the back porch, you don't have to open the back door if it is the window fridge. Retired SCPO so I can see some drinking taking place.

@chrisluckhardt

2 ай бұрын

@@bender7565 You've never heard of or seen a single-window awning? I filmed all these videos and saw what was behind those awnings - a window into a bedroom or living room. And the average annual temperature is 0-15ºC (35-50ºF).

@bender7565

2 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt I believe you, you were there and I wasn't. I have a single window awning to protect from sun. Base housing loves uniformity and 25yrs in the USN I have been places and have never seen an awning on the bottom of a window. I appreciate the reply and haven't seen all your vids, any from the inside?

Lived there from 90-92. Dad was in the navy. It was a weird place. The creek turned neon green one time because they dumped anti-freeze in it.

What a waste

What a waste of money, this is why I don’t support our government or military!

@chrisluckhardt

Жыл бұрын

Most people would support the US government redirecting more its military budget to pure science and engineering pursuits.

what i found astounishing is about those houses, it is as if its been left yesterday. so clean inside and out

@chrisluckhardt

8 ай бұрын

The two-story houses held up quite well, at least visually. My host, the former Fire Chief, said most houses have irreparable mold damage from decades of neglect and exposure to Adak's harsh climate.