The title was borrowed from the popular anthology of the early work by Marx and Engels published first in Yugoslavia in 1953. These early texts had a significant influence on the development of the Yugoslav Praxis School of philosophy. The title was chosen ironically as a comment on the discrepancy between the theory, as expressed by Marx and Engels in their work, and practice, as implemented by the Soviet Union and other countries of real socialism.
Although it had been occupied for over ten thousand years by indigenous peoples, from the 18th century onward, European powers considered the territory of Alaska ripe for exploitation and trade. The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km2). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.
Gary Corbett kills a pair of claim jumpers who did likewise to his father. He is charged with murder, but cannot be taken to Juneau to stand trial until the weather permits. Marshal John Masters keeps him in town until the prisoner can be moved.
Roxie Reagan, who sings at Tom LaRue's saloon, falls in love with Corbett, but she is trapped in a loveless marriage to John Reagan, an alcoholic has-been actor. LaRue also is in love with Roxie, and he and a local judge are suspected by Corbett of being in cahoots with the claim jumpers.
LaRue tries to frame Corbett for another murder, then sets the jail on fire. John Reagan courageously comes to Corbett's rescue, losing his own life in the process. The marshal deals with LaRue, but suddenly reveals that he is the one who has been backing the murderous claim jumpers all along. Corbett manages to get the better of Masters, then sets sail for San Francisco with his bride-to-be, Roxie.
Alaska Public Media Reporter Zachariah Hughes takes a look at the U.S. Air Force's long-range radar stations.
Follow the link for the whole story: http://www.alaskapublic.org/interactive/?p=920
With 15 radar sites located in Alaska, these sites are the military's first option for monitoring and securing American airspace in the Pacific.
The remoteness of these sites, as well as, climate change in the arctic pose many challenges for the future of Alaska's long-range radars.
published: 01 Jul 2016
This Remote Alaskan Radar Is America's First Line of Defense
This Remote Alaskan Radar Is America's First Line of Defense
The AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar is a passive electronically scanned array installation operated by Raytheon for the United States Air Force at Eareckson Air Station on the island of Shemya, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This radar system was built in 1976 and brought on-line in 1977 for the primary mission of intelligence gathering in support of verification of the SALT II arms limitation treaty. Its single face radar with a 29 m (95 ft) diameter phased array radar antenna 52.7373°N 174.0914°E faces the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kura Test Range. Cobra Dane operates in the 1215–1400 MHz band.
The "Cobra" designation indicated a General Defense Intelligence Program. It initially employed a Control Data Corporation Cyber 74 mainframe co...
published: 08 May 2018
Why does Bethel, Alaska have the most taxi cabs per capita in the country? | INDIE ALASKA
Taxis play an important role in rural Alaska where many people don't drive and weather conditions are extreme. In Bethel, Alaska, there are A LOT of cabs - with 66 cars serving a population of just over 6,000.
Naim Shabani is the manager of Kusko Cab, the largest cab company serving this unique bush Alaska city. #bethel #alaska
INDIE ALASKA is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios. The videos capture the diverse and colorful lifestyles of everyday Alaskans at work and at play. Together, these stories present a fresh and authentic look at living in Alaska.
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published: 13 Jan 2014
DIRTY SECRETS of WW2: The Defense of Alaska
Aleutian Islands Pacific theater campaign beginning June 3, 1942 was a lightly defended outpost.
published: 11 Aug 2015
RV Alaska Series #1 | Arriving Mile 0 Alaska Highway
Class A Motorhome RV Living: Season 3 EP042 June 24-27, 2018 Get more of our stuff at http://themotorhomeexperiment.Com/.
We've had many "starts" to our trip to Alaska, but this is really the official start because we are in Canada and have finally made it to Mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway (ALCAN Highway)
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published: 05 Jul 2018
Surviving Alone in Alaska
Heimo Korth is the last man standing in 19 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. His neighbors are polar bears and caribous. Say good bye to civilization and see how they do it in the arctic circle on the last frontier in America.
In 1980, Jimmy Carter established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike. Only six families of white settlers were grandfathered in and allowed to keep cabins in the refuge—of them, only one still stays there year-round living off the land. His name is Heimo Korth, and he is basically the Omega Man of Americas Final Frontier.
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published: 25 Apr 2012
How An Igloo Keeps You Warm
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If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic (or bored in Minecraft), you’re gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? The science behind building an igloo is the same reason that otters and reindeer don't freeze to death!
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published: 09 Jan 2017
Remote U.S. Coast Guard LORAN Station in Alaska- Adventure Man USA: Ep. 11
Adventure Man tunes in on his HAM radio, and relates the story of one of his earliest adventures - in Alaska at a Coast Guard aids-to-navigation radio station!
Theme music: "Good For Nothing Safety" by Twin Musicom. www.twinmusicom.org
Adventure Man is on Facebook: @adventuremanusa
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“Hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer panic” is how more than one Coast Guard LORAN veteran described their tour of duty at one of the dozens of stations based around the world. Others noted that their detailers always called duty at a LORAN station “the best kept secret in the Coast Guard!”
Operating LORAN was one of the more obscure missions ever undertaken by the Coast Guard. It wa...
For most people, railroads in Alaska and the Yukon are synonymous with the Alaska Railroad and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad whose passenger cars provide to...
Alaska Public Media Reporter Zachariah Hughes takes a look at the U.S. Air Force's long-range radar stations.
Follow the link for the whole story: http://www....
Alaska Public Media Reporter Zachariah Hughes takes a look at the U.S. Air Force's long-range radar stations.
Follow the link for the whole story: http://www.alaskapublic.org/interactive/?p=920
With 15 radar sites located in Alaska, these sites are the military's first option for monitoring and securing American airspace in the Pacific.
The remoteness of these sites, as well as, climate change in the arctic pose many challenges for the future of Alaska's long-range radars.
Alaska Public Media Reporter Zachariah Hughes takes a look at the U.S. Air Force's long-range radar stations.
Follow the link for the whole story: http://www.alaskapublic.org/interactive/?p=920
With 15 radar sites located in Alaska, these sites are the military's first option for monitoring and securing American airspace in the Pacific.
The remoteness of these sites, as well as, climate change in the arctic pose many challenges for the future of Alaska's long-range radars.
This Remote Alaskan Radar Is America's First Line of Defense
The AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar is a passive electronically scanned array installation operated by...
This Remote Alaskan Radar Is America's First Line of Defense
The AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar is a passive electronically scanned array installation operated by Raytheon for the United States Air Force at Eareckson Air Station on the island of Shemya, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This radar system was built in 1976 and brought on-line in 1977 for the primary mission of intelligence gathering in support of verification of the SALT II arms limitation treaty. Its single face radar with a 29 m (95 ft) diameter phased array radar antenna 52.7373°N 174.0914°E faces the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kura Test Range. Cobra Dane operates in the 1215–1400 MHz band.
The "Cobra" designation indicated a General Defense Intelligence Program. It initially employed a Control Data Corporation Cyber 74 mainframe computer for data processing. Data from the radar is sent to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. It is also listed as a partner of the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office and works with the Missile Defense Agency, under the control of the 21st Operations Group.
On a cold, windswept island in the remote Aleutian islands chain lies one of the largest radars ever built. At the farthest edge of the American frontier 1,455 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, sits Eareckson Air Station, home of the radar code-named Cobra Dane. The radar, permanently facing westward, is a silent sentry against surprise missile attack.
Cobra Dane was built in 1976 to support the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II, or SALT II. The giant radar structure is located on the tip of Shemya island, at 52.7373°N 174.0914°E, and is so large it is easily located from space. The structure itself is 120 feet tall, with a radar array 94.5 feet across.
Cobra Dane’s main component is a L-Band phased array radar operating in the 1175-1375 MHz ranges. The slab-like radar consists of 34,768 elements, including 15,360 active radiating elements, set in a pattern that enables 136 degrees of radar coverage. The result is a radar so powerful it is capable of watching a 2,000 mile corridor within Russia and the former Soviet Union, keeping an eye out for missile and satellite launches. It can detect and track up to 120 targets and maintain precise tracking data on 20 of them. Cobra Dane also provides tracking data to the U.S. Ground Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system, which can shoot down a small number of intercontinental ballistic missiles headed for the Continental United States.
The radar system also has a space surveillance role as well, capable of gathering data on satellites and so-called “space junk” that could pose a potential hazard to spaceflight. The giant radar system can also simultaneously watch for enemy missiles and track of space debris in orbit, and has a space range of 28,583 miles. Cobra Dane can store data on 12,000 space objects at a time.
The radar is run by Eareckson Air Station, the only human settlement on the five square mile island. The island is so close to Russia that, according to this video by Air Force Space Command, airmen really can see Russian territory on a clear day. Here’s a video of landing at Earekcson that makes it really, really clear how really, really remote it is from the rest of the world.
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This Remote Alaskan Radar Is America's First Line of Defense
The AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar is a passive electronically scanned array installation operated by Raytheon for the United States Air Force at Eareckson Air Station on the island of Shemya, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This radar system was built in 1976 and brought on-line in 1977 for the primary mission of intelligence gathering in support of verification of the SALT II arms limitation treaty. Its single face radar with a 29 m (95 ft) diameter phased array radar antenna 52.7373°N 174.0914°E faces the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kura Test Range. Cobra Dane operates in the 1215–1400 MHz band.
The "Cobra" designation indicated a General Defense Intelligence Program. It initially employed a Control Data Corporation Cyber 74 mainframe computer for data processing. Data from the radar is sent to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. It is also listed as a partner of the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office and works with the Missile Defense Agency, under the control of the 21st Operations Group.
On a cold, windswept island in the remote Aleutian islands chain lies one of the largest radars ever built. At the farthest edge of the American frontier 1,455 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, sits Eareckson Air Station, home of the radar code-named Cobra Dane. The radar, permanently facing westward, is a silent sentry against surprise missile attack.
Cobra Dane was built in 1976 to support the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II, or SALT II. The giant radar structure is located on the tip of Shemya island, at 52.7373°N 174.0914°E, and is so large it is easily located from space. The structure itself is 120 feet tall, with a radar array 94.5 feet across.
Cobra Dane’s main component is a L-Band phased array radar operating in the 1175-1375 MHz ranges. The slab-like radar consists of 34,768 elements, including 15,360 active radiating elements, set in a pattern that enables 136 degrees of radar coverage. The result is a radar so powerful it is capable of watching a 2,000 mile corridor within Russia and the former Soviet Union, keeping an eye out for missile and satellite launches. It can detect and track up to 120 targets and maintain precise tracking data on 20 of them. Cobra Dane also provides tracking data to the U.S. Ground Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system, which can shoot down a small number of intercontinental ballistic missiles headed for the Continental United States.
The radar system also has a space surveillance role as well, capable of gathering data on satellites and so-called “space junk” that could pose a potential hazard to spaceflight. The giant radar system can also simultaneously watch for enemy missiles and track of space debris in orbit, and has a space range of 28,583 miles. Cobra Dane can store data on 12,000 space objects at a time.
The radar is run by Eareckson Air Station, the only human settlement on the five square mile island. The island is so close to Russia that, according to this video by Air Force Space Command, airmen really can see Russian territory on a clear day. Here’s a video of landing at Earekcson that makes it really, really clear how really, really remote it is from the rest of the world.
read more: https://goo.gl/1eiJNY
subscribe: https://goo.gl/1DpcZe
Taxis play an important role in rural Alaska where many people don't drive and weather conditions are extreme. In Bethel, Alaska, there are A LOT of cabs - with...
Taxis play an important role in rural Alaska where many people don't drive and weather conditions are extreme. In Bethel, Alaska, there are A LOT of cabs - with 66 cars serving a population of just over 6,000.
Naim Shabani is the manager of Kusko Cab, the largest cab company serving this unique bush Alaska city. #bethel #alaska
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Starship Amazing
Taxis play an important role in rural Alaska where many people don't drive and weather conditions are extreme. In Bethel, Alaska, there are A LOT of cabs - with 66 cars serving a population of just over 6,000.
Naim Shabani is the manager of Kusko Cab, the largest cab company serving this unique bush Alaska city. #bethel #alaska
INDIE ALASKA is an original video series produced by Alaska Public Media in partnership with PBS Digital Studios. The videos capture the diverse and colorful lifestyles of everyday Alaskans at work and at play. Together, these stories present a fresh and authentic look at living in Alaska.
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Travis Gilmour
Story:
Slavik Boyechko & Travis Gilmour
Music:
Starship Amazing
Class A Motorhome RV Living: Season 3 EP042 June 24-27, 2018 Get more of our stuff at http://themotorhomeexperiment.Com/.
We've had many "starts" to our trip t...
Class A Motorhome RV Living: Season 3 EP042 June 24-27, 2018 Get more of our stuff at http://themotorhomeexperiment.Com/.
We've had many "starts" to our trip to Alaska, but this is really the official start because we are in Canada and have finally made it to Mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway (ALCAN Highway)
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We've had many "starts" to our trip to Alaska, but this is really the official start because we are in Canada and have finally made it to Mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway (ALCAN Highway)
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GoPro Hero 4 Session (Tiny and lightweight): http://amzn.to/2dyeweo
Drone (My New Mavic Air) I would recommend now (It is badass!): https://amzn.to/2JnEvV1
Drone I used in 2016/2017 & Early 2018 (Typhoon H): http://amzn.to/2dydCyA
Canon Vixia RF300 (Newer Version RF700): http://amzn.to/2dybTcz - This camera is cheap, but a good start
Samsung Galaxy S5 (Shoots great video!): http://amzn.to/2dGyK6e
CAMERA ACCESSORIES:
Bendy Camera Tripod: http://amzn.to/2detBX4
Camera Ballhead for Bendy Tripod: http://amzn.to/2dydv6c
Directional mic for DSLR Cameras: http://amzn.to/2cHoT2x
Coolest Selfie Stick/Tripod Ever!: http://amzn.to/2mUsSdZ
Zhiyun Smooth-II 3 Axis Handheld Gimbal Camera Mount for smart phones: http://amzn.to/2qwQ2L9
GoPro Accessories/Phone Mounts: http://amzn.to/2ob8GrI
Fat Gecko Mini Camera and Camcorder Mount (my dashcam phone holder): http://amzn.to/2p0JsvW
Ivation Phone Mount (Use With Fat Gecko): http://amzn.to/2orGy0i
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TireMinder TPMS: http://amzn.to/2dyhzYu
Nature's Head Composting Toilet: http://amzn.to/2ohdNDG
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Camco Water Pressure Regulator: http://amzn.to/2nM7nhV
Maxxair 7000K Deluxe Fan with Remote and White Lid: http://amzn.to/2oPSJYx
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The CLAM rocks! : http://amzn.to/2gWYIYH
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Heimo Korth is the last man standing in 19 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. His neighbors are polar bears and caribous. Say good bye to civilization and see...
Heimo Korth is the last man standing in 19 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. His neighbors are polar bears and caribous. Say good bye to civilization and see how they do it in the arctic circle on the last frontier in America.
In 1980, Jimmy Carter established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike. Only six families of white settlers were grandfathered in and allowed to keep cabins in the refuge—of them, only one still stays there year-round living off the land. His name is Heimo Korth, and he is basically the Omega Man of Americas Final Frontier.
Hosted by John Martin & Thomas Morton | Originally released in 2009 at http://vice.com
Part I: First Night (00:00)
Part II: Learning to Survive (15:46)
Part III: Life in a Cabin (19:20)
Part IV: Man vs. Beast (33:36)
Part V: Death of a Daughter (44:41)
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Heimo Korth is the last man standing in 19 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. His neighbors are polar bears and caribous. Say good bye to civilization and see how they do it in the arctic circle on the last frontier in America.
In 1980, Jimmy Carter established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike. Only six families of white settlers were grandfathered in and allowed to keep cabins in the refuge—of them, only one still stays there year-round living off the land. His name is Heimo Korth, and he is basically the Omega Man of Americas Final Frontier.
Hosted by John Martin & Thomas Morton | Originally released in 2009 at http://vice.com
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Part II: Learning to Survive (15:46)
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If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic (or bored in Minecraft), you’re gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? The science behind building an igloo is the same reason that otters and reindeer don't freeze to death!
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There really ARE 50 Eskimo words for snow: http://wapo.st/2iwThf3
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Why there’s no such thing as cold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akd7MMRKDwc
How early humans settled the Arctic: https://uaf.edu/files/olli/Denbigh-Slides_lowres.pdf
How to build a scientifically perfect igloo: http://www.popsci.com/how-to-build-an-igloo
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If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic (or bored in Minecraft), you’re gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? The science behind building an igloo is the same reason that otters and reindeer don't freeze to death!
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There really ARE 50 Eskimo words for snow: http://wapo.st/2iwThf3
PBS Idea Channel - An Infinite Number of Words for Snow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX6i2M4AoZw
Why there’s no such thing as cold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akd7MMRKDwc
How early humans settled the Arctic: https://uaf.edu/files/olli/Denbigh-Slides_lowres.pdf
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Adventure Man tunes in on his HAM radio, and relates the story of one of his earliest adventures - in Alaska at a Coast Guard aids-to-navigation radio station!
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Adventure Man tunes in on his HAM radio, and relates the story of one of his earliest adventures - in Alaska at a Coast Guard aids-to-navigation radio station!
Theme music: "Good For Nothing Safety" by Twin Musicom. www.twinmusicom.org
Adventure Man is on Facebook: @adventuremanusa
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From coastguard.dodlive.mil
Post Written by Scott Price, Coast Guard Historian
“Hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer panic” is how more than one Coast Guard LORAN veteran described their tour of duty at one of the dozens of stations based around the world. Others noted that their detailers always called duty at a LORAN station “the best kept secret in the Coast Guard!”
Operating LORAN was one of the more obscure missions ever undertaken by the Coast Guard. It was a radio-based navigation system first established during World War II under a secret program to provide the Allies with a reliable and accurate means of navigation at sea in any weather. Once a small enough receiver was developed, aircraft also got in on the action and LORAN expanded to all aspects of the military. Stations were first established in the Atlantic beginning in 1942 and then in the Pacific, most built by Coast Guard construction detachments (similar to the Navy Seabees) on islands almost as soon as they had been taken back from the Japanese. The LORAN system was then used by invasion and by the Army Air Force in the bombing campaign against the Japanese homeland.
At the end of the war, the Coast Guard recognized the value of LORAN for merchant as well as military use and it was decided to keep and expand the system (with Congressional approval of course). As such, more stations were built literally to the corners of the globe. Many of these distant stations were extremely isolated, such as Maulo Point LTS (Loran Transmitting Station), built in a former coconut grove 180 miles north of Manila on the west coast of Luzon, Philippines, the Shetlands Island station in Scotland, or “Murder Point” on Attu Island, Alaska.
Other LORAN units were built in idyllic locales throughout the Pacific, including Hawaii, Japan, Mediterranean and Caribbean. Some could be dangerous, such as the Maulo Point station where they were ever vigilant against a “Huk uprising” in the 1950s while Station Con Son, South Vietnam might have to fend off a Viet Cong attack. Other stations did come under direct enemy attack—Libya fired missiles at LORAN Station Lampedusa, Italy, in 1986 but fortunately they were way off the mark and the missiles splashed harmlessly into the Mediterranean (see the photo of the crew on the right). Other stations were nearly wiped out by typhoons or hurricanes but their signals were never off the air for very long.
The early stations usually consisted of a series Quonsets huts and a small airstrip set up on a few acres of cleared land while later stations had more permanent facilities constructed. Those not near a major population center had to have all of their supplies brought in by ship or aircraft, with most of the Pacific chain stations relying on the latter for all the necessities of life – and such deliveries were the highlight of their lonely life.
Crew size varied but usually never more than around 8 to 25. The stations were typically commanded by a junior officer fresh off cutter duty and thrust for the first time into the vagaries of running a shore station far away from any higher command. There they had to deal with all manners of problems—with the equipment or with their personnel—and also act as an ambassador of sorts to the native population as he/she was typically the highest ranking U. S. official in the area.
Communication with the outside world early on was by radio only and the transmitters had to be “on” 24/7. The LORAN personnel’s job was to make sure the transmitters were functioning around-the-clock. With the advent of LORAN-C, which began entering service in the 1970s, operations were more advanced and became more automated. Crews turned from primarily standing watches to making sure the equipment was maintained and operating properly. LORAN was a significant operation for the Coast Guard, by 1974 the service ran 45 stations around the globe and supported those stations with a significant logistical “tail”.
In the 1990s the foreign-based LORAN stations were turned over to their host governments, bringing an end to the era where Coast Guardsmen served on lonely stations in far-away lands. The Coast Guard continued to man and operate stations based in North America—many of these isolated as well—Dana, Indiana, Havre, Montana, Searchlight, Nevada, Baudette, Minnesota , and Attu, Alaska to name a few.
Now, on Feb. 8, 2010, these 23 stations are scheduled to close (with some remaining operational for a few months due to some international agreements) along with their support unit at Wildwood, New Jersey.
Adventure Man tunes in on his HAM radio, and relates the story of one of his earliest adventures - in Alaska at a Coast Guard aids-to-navigation radio station!
Theme music: "Good For Nothing Safety" by Twin Musicom. www.twinmusicom.org
Adventure Man is on Facebook: @adventuremanusa
and on Instagram: adventuremanusa
From coastguard.dodlive.mil
Post Written by Scott Price, Coast Guard Historian
“Hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer panic” is how more than one Coast Guard LORAN veteran described their tour of duty at one of the dozens of stations based around the world. Others noted that their detailers always called duty at a LORAN station “the best kept secret in the Coast Guard!”
Operating LORAN was one of the more obscure missions ever undertaken by the Coast Guard. It was a radio-based navigation system first established during World War II under a secret program to provide the Allies with a reliable and accurate means of navigation at sea in any weather. Once a small enough receiver was developed, aircraft also got in on the action and LORAN expanded to all aspects of the military. Stations were first established in the Atlantic beginning in 1942 and then in the Pacific, most built by Coast Guard construction detachments (similar to the Navy Seabees) on islands almost as soon as they had been taken back from the Japanese. The LORAN system was then used by invasion and by the Army Air Force in the bombing campaign against the Japanese homeland.
At the end of the war, the Coast Guard recognized the value of LORAN for merchant as well as military use and it was decided to keep and expand the system (with Congressional approval of course). As such, more stations were built literally to the corners of the globe. Many of these distant stations were extremely isolated, such as Maulo Point LTS (Loran Transmitting Station), built in a former coconut grove 180 miles north of Manila on the west coast of Luzon, Philippines, the Shetlands Island station in Scotland, or “Murder Point” on Attu Island, Alaska.
Other LORAN units were built in idyllic locales throughout the Pacific, including Hawaii, Japan, Mediterranean and Caribbean. Some could be dangerous, such as the Maulo Point station where they were ever vigilant against a “Huk uprising” in the 1950s while Station Con Son, South Vietnam might have to fend off a Viet Cong attack. Other stations did come under direct enemy attack—Libya fired missiles at LORAN Station Lampedusa, Italy, in 1986 but fortunately they were way off the mark and the missiles splashed harmlessly into the Mediterranean (see the photo of the crew on the right). Other stations were nearly wiped out by typhoons or hurricanes but their signals were never off the air for very long.
The early stations usually consisted of a series Quonsets huts and a small airstrip set up on a few acres of cleared land while later stations had more permanent facilities constructed. Those not near a major population center had to have all of their supplies brought in by ship or aircraft, with most of the Pacific chain stations relying on the latter for all the necessities of life – and such deliveries were the highlight of their lonely life.
Crew size varied but usually never more than around 8 to 25. The stations were typically commanded by a junior officer fresh off cutter duty and thrust for the first time into the vagaries of running a shore station far away from any higher command. There they had to deal with all manners of problems—with the equipment or with their personnel—and also act as an ambassador of sorts to the native population as he/she was typically the highest ranking U. S. official in the area.
Communication with the outside world early on was by radio only and the transmitters had to be “on” 24/7. The LORAN personnel’s job was to make sure the transmitters were functioning around-the-clock. With the advent of LORAN-C, which began entering service in the 1970s, operations were more advanced and became more automated. Crews turned from primarily standing watches to making sure the equipment was maintained and operating properly. LORAN was a significant operation for the Coast Guard, by 1974 the service ran 45 stations around the globe and supported those stations with a significant logistical “tail”.
In the 1990s the foreign-based LORAN stations were turned over to their host governments, bringing an end to the era where Coast Guardsmen served on lonely stations in far-away lands. The Coast Guard continued to man and operate stations based in North America—many of these isolated as well—Dana, Indiana, Havre, Montana, Searchlight, Nevada, Baudette, Minnesota , and Attu, Alaska to name a few.
Now, on Feb. 8, 2010, these 23 stations are scheduled to close (with some remaining operational for a few months due to some international agreements) along with their support unit at Wildwood, New Jersey.
Alaska Public Media Reporter Zachariah Hughes takes a look at the U.S. Air Force's long-range radar stations.
Follow the link for the whole story: http://www.alaskapublic.org/interactive/?p=920
With 15 radar sites located in Alaska, these sites are the military's first option for monitoring and securing American airspace in the Pacific.
The remoteness of these sites, as well as, climate change in the arctic pose many challenges for the future of Alaska's long-range radars.
This Remote Alaskan Radar Is America's First Line of Defense
The AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar is a passive electronically scanned array installation operated by Raytheon for the United States Air Force at Eareckson Air Station on the island of Shemya, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This radar system was built in 1976 and brought on-line in 1977 for the primary mission of intelligence gathering in support of verification of the SALT II arms limitation treaty. Its single face radar with a 29 m (95 ft) diameter phased array radar antenna 52.7373°N 174.0914°E faces the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kura Test Range. Cobra Dane operates in the 1215–1400 MHz band.
The "Cobra" designation indicated a General Defense Intelligence Program. It initially employed a Control Data Corporation Cyber 74 mainframe computer for data processing. Data from the radar is sent to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. It is also listed as a partner of the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office and works with the Missile Defense Agency, under the control of the 21st Operations Group.
On a cold, windswept island in the remote Aleutian islands chain lies one of the largest radars ever built. At the farthest edge of the American frontier 1,455 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, sits Eareckson Air Station, home of the radar code-named Cobra Dane. The radar, permanently facing westward, is a silent sentry against surprise missile attack.
Cobra Dane was built in 1976 to support the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II, or SALT II. The giant radar structure is located on the tip of Shemya island, at 52.7373°N 174.0914°E, and is so large it is easily located from space. The structure itself is 120 feet tall, with a radar array 94.5 feet across.
Cobra Dane’s main component is a L-Band phased array radar operating in the 1175-1375 MHz ranges. The slab-like radar consists of 34,768 elements, including 15,360 active radiating elements, set in a pattern that enables 136 degrees of radar coverage. The result is a radar so powerful it is capable of watching a 2,000 mile corridor within Russia and the former Soviet Union, keeping an eye out for missile and satellite launches. It can detect and track up to 120 targets and maintain precise tracking data on 20 of them. Cobra Dane also provides tracking data to the U.S. Ground Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system, which can shoot down a small number of intercontinental ballistic missiles headed for the Continental United States.
The radar system also has a space surveillance role as well, capable of gathering data on satellites and so-called “space junk” that could pose a potential hazard to spaceflight. The giant radar system can also simultaneously watch for enemy missiles and track of space debris in orbit, and has a space range of 28,583 miles. Cobra Dane can store data on 12,000 space objects at a time.
The radar is run by Eareckson Air Station, the only human settlement on the five square mile island. The island is so close to Russia that, according to this video by Air Force Space Command, airmen really can see Russian territory on a clear day. Here’s a video of landing at Earekcson that makes it really, really clear how really, really remote it is from the rest of the world.
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Taxis play an important role in rural Alaska where many people don't drive and weather conditions are extreme. In Bethel, Alaska, there are A LOT of cabs - with 66 cars serving a population of just over 6,000.
Naim Shabani is the manager of Kusko Cab, the largest cab company serving this unique bush Alaska city. #bethel #alaska
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Heimo Korth is the last man standing in 19 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. His neighbors are polar bears and caribous. Say good bye to civilization and see how they do it in the arctic circle on the last frontier in America.
In 1980, Jimmy Carter established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike. Only six families of white settlers were grandfathered in and allowed to keep cabins in the refuge—of them, only one still stays there year-round living off the land. His name is Heimo Korth, and he is basically the Omega Man of Americas Final Frontier.
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If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic (or bored in Minecraft), you’re gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? The science behind building an igloo is the same reason that otters and reindeer don't freeze to death!
LEARN MORE:
There really ARE 50 Eskimo words for snow: http://wapo.st/2iwThf3
PBS Idea Channel - An Infinite Number of Words for Snow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX6i2M4AoZw
Why there’s no such thing as cold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akd7MMRKDwc
How early humans settled the Arctic: https://uaf.edu/files/olli/Denbigh-Slides_lowres.pdf
How to build a scientifically perfect igloo: http://www.popsci.com/how-to-build-an-igloo
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Adventure Man tunes in on his HAM radio, and relates the story of one of his earliest adventures - in Alaska at a Coast Guard aids-to-navigation radio station!
Theme music: "Good For Nothing Safety" by Twin Musicom. www.twinmusicom.org
Adventure Man is on Facebook: @adventuremanusa
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From coastguard.dodlive.mil
Post Written by Scott Price, Coast Guard Historian
“Hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer panic” is how more than one Coast Guard LORAN veteran described their tour of duty at one of the dozens of stations based around the world. Others noted that their detailers always called duty at a LORAN station “the best kept secret in the Coast Guard!”
Operating LORAN was one of the more obscure missions ever undertaken by the Coast Guard. It was a radio-based navigation system first established during World War II under a secret program to provide the Allies with a reliable and accurate means of navigation at sea in any weather. Once a small enough receiver was developed, aircraft also got in on the action and LORAN expanded to all aspects of the military. Stations were first established in the Atlantic beginning in 1942 and then in the Pacific, most built by Coast Guard construction detachments (similar to the Navy Seabees) on islands almost as soon as they had been taken back from the Japanese. The LORAN system was then used by invasion and by the Army Air Force in the bombing campaign against the Japanese homeland.
At the end of the war, the Coast Guard recognized the value of LORAN for merchant as well as military use and it was decided to keep and expand the system (with Congressional approval of course). As such, more stations were built literally to the corners of the globe. Many of these distant stations were extremely isolated, such as Maulo Point LTS (Loran Transmitting Station), built in a former coconut grove 180 miles north of Manila on the west coast of Luzon, Philippines, the Shetlands Island station in Scotland, or “Murder Point” on Attu Island, Alaska.
Other LORAN units were built in idyllic locales throughout the Pacific, including Hawaii, Japan, Mediterranean and Caribbean. Some could be dangerous, such as the Maulo Point station where they were ever vigilant against a “Huk uprising” in the 1950s while Station Con Son, South Vietnam might have to fend off a Viet Cong attack. Other stations did come under direct enemy attack—Libya fired missiles at LORAN Station Lampedusa, Italy, in 1986 but fortunately they were way off the mark and the missiles splashed harmlessly into the Mediterranean (see the photo of the crew on the right). Other stations were nearly wiped out by typhoons or hurricanes but their signals were never off the air for very long.
The early stations usually consisted of a series Quonsets huts and a small airstrip set up on a few acres of cleared land while later stations had more permanent facilities constructed. Those not near a major population center had to have all of their supplies brought in by ship or aircraft, with most of the Pacific chain stations relying on the latter for all the necessities of life – and such deliveries were the highlight of their lonely life.
Crew size varied but usually never more than around 8 to 25. The stations were typically commanded by a junior officer fresh off cutter duty and thrust for the first time into the vagaries of running a shore station far away from any higher command. There they had to deal with all manners of problems—with the equipment or with their personnel—and also act as an ambassador of sorts to the native population as he/she was typically the highest ranking U. S. official in the area.
Communication with the outside world early on was by radio only and the transmitters had to be “on” 24/7. The LORAN personnel’s job was to make sure the transmitters were functioning around-the-clock. With the advent of LORAN-C, which began entering service in the 1970s, operations were more advanced and became more automated. Crews turned from primarily standing watches to making sure the equipment was maintained and operating properly. LORAN was a significant operation for the Coast Guard, by 1974 the service ran 45 stations around the globe and supported those stations with a significant logistical “tail”.
In the 1990s the foreign-based LORAN stations were turned over to their host governments, bringing an end to the era where Coast Guardsmen served on lonely stations in far-away lands. The Coast Guard continued to man and operate stations based in North America—many of these isolated as well—Dana, Indiana, Havre, Montana, Searchlight, Nevada, Baudette, Minnesota , and Attu, Alaska to name a few.
Now, on Feb. 8, 2010, these 23 stations are scheduled to close (with some remaining operational for a few months due to some international agreements) along with their support unit at Wildwood, New Jersey.
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