Gallery: Explore an Abandoned Cold War Base in the Middle of the Ocean

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    A sunken tugboat inside the harbor wall at Bay 5.
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    A boundary line marks the Parcel 4 area, where federal contractors work every summer to remove unexploded ordnance.
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    A bald eagle soars above abandoned hunting cabin at Finger Bay.
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    Retired aircraft guns decorate Bering Hill Galley.
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    Hazmat boots fill a room in an outfitting building on Bering Hill.
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    Abandoned houses in the Bayshore neighborhood with Landfill Hill in the background.
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    An ammunition shed sits between Andrew Lake and Clam Lagoon on the north end of Adak.
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    Johnathan, a longimte resident of Adak, jumps his lawnmower.
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    Bunkers dot the tundra hillside Sweeper Cove in Adak.
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    Drew is a deckhand on a halibut boat. He awaits an ice delivery from a small processing plant before fishing.
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    A view of the old residential neighborhoods of Kuluk and Bayview.
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    A vandalized US Navy-issued van sits in the driveway of a vacant duplex in the Sandy Cove neighborhood.
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    A fallout shelter sits between the town and airport in Adak, Alaska.
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    In 2015, Sharon was the only junior attending high school in Adak.
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    When Ben Huff visited Adak, this was the only fuel pump he found. Unleaded gas cost $6.49 a gallon.
  • A backstop at Adak High School.
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    A backstop at Adak High School.
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    Abandoned barracks and officer housing at Bering Hill.
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