Base Property and Historical Use The former Navy Air Facility Adak is located about 1,200 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The first inhabitants of Adak were the Aleuts as early as 9,000 years ago. Russians traded with the Aleuts by the 1750s. Even after the permanent Aleut villages were abandoned in the 1830s, seasonal and subsistence use of the island continued until World War II (WWII). Since the 1940s, Adak has been used for military operations. During WWII, Adak became a military base operated by the Army Air Corps for defensive action against Japanese forces occupying Attu and Kiska. As many as 90,000 troops mobilized to the Aleutians during the peak military activity. After the war, Adak was transferred to the US Air Force and operated until about 1950, at which time the Navy took over all operations. About 79,200 acres of the 180,000 acre Adak Island were set aside for Navy use in 1959. The remainder of the island was National Wildlife Refuge. The number of military personnel on Adak has fluctuated, not generally exceeding 6,000 persons.

Closure date, planned reuses, parcels transferred By 1994, all military dependents had transferred from Adak. Subsequent to being listed under Base Realignment and Closure in July 1995, the military mission at Adak ended on March 31, 1997. The former base had two areas with extensive development. The first was the "downtown" area, where NAF was located. This area included an airfield, port facilities, landfills, sewage treatment facilities, light industrial, administration, commercial, recreational, and residential areas. The second main area was formerly used by the Naval Security Group Activity in the northern part of the island. Only the downtown area is currently being used.

Remaining disposal work On March 17, 2004, about 41,700 acres were transferred from the Navy to the Aleut Corporation via the Department of the Interior. Only about 5,600 acres remain under Navy control today with the rest being National Wildlife Refuge.

Meeting Information The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has provided a conference room at their offices on 555 Cordova Avenue for Anchorage stakeholders to attend. Questions may be directed to the Adak Navy RAB Co-Chair listed below.

Scheduled Meetings

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 6:00 PM Adak, 7:00 PM Anchorage, 8:00 PM PST

Point of Contact Adak Community Co-Chair Esther Bennett Community Point of Contact P.O. Box 1871, Adak, AK, 99546

Point of Contact Adak Navy Co-Chair Justin Peach Navy Point of Contact 1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 203, Silverdale, WA, 98315-1101 Phone: (360) 396-0082 Email: justin.peach@navy.mil

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Administrative Record Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest 1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 203, Silverdale, WA, 98315-1101 Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm Chronological Index of Admin Record and Info Repository for NAF Adak, Alaska - PDF, 128 kb Contact: Justin Peach Phone: (360) 396-0082

Bob Reeves High School Mechanic Road, Adak Island, Alaska Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00pm - 5:00pm Contact: Layton Lockett Phone: (907) 592-4500

All documents prior to 2005 have been archived. The titles of those documents are provided below so that you may request copies from the Navy BRAC Webmaster. Please include the exact title of the document within your request. To view a specific category, click on the corresponding arrow ( ) to expand and collapse documents.

Environmental Documents February 2013, Munitions and Explosives of Concern Quality Assurance Project Plan: Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) Operable Unit B-2 (OU B-2) Various Remedial Action Areas - PDF, 23 MB January 2013, Cultural Resource Protection Plan: Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) Operable Unit B-2 (OU B-2) ous Remedial Action Areas - PDF, 1.9 MB January 2013, Geophysical System Verification Report: Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) Operable Unit B-2 (OU B-2) Various Remedial Action Areas - PDF, 40 MB January 2013, Quality Assurance Surveillance Report for Contractor Geophysical System Verification Installation and Quality Assurance Blind Seed Installation: In Support of the Non-Time Critical Removal Action for Operable Unit B-2 - PDF, 6 MB Fact Sheets 716th Ordnance Company Explosive Ordnance Disposal - PDF, 250 kb Adak Health Advisory and PCB Levels in Rock Sole and Blue Mussel - PDF, 257 kb Adak SWMU 62 New Housing Fuel Leak Proposed Cleanup - PDF, 799 kb Adak South of Runway 18-23 Area Proposed Cleanup - PDF, 739 kb Adak Second 5-Year Review - PDF, 156 kb Institutional Control Excavation Notification (July 2003) - PDF, 819 kb Adak UXO Awareness - PDF, 697 kb Adak Institutional Controls - PDF, 1.21 MB Fort Richardson EOD Disposal Response Unit Adak Land Transfer Adak Institutional Control Excavation Notification Institutional Controls and Education Plan (April 2003) Meeting Material October 2012: MEETING PRESENTATION - Proposed Plan and Non-Time Critical Removal Action for Operable Unit B-2 Cleanup of Munitions and Explosives of Concern - PDF, 1.92 MB October 2012: MEETING AGENDA - Adak OU B-2 Proposed Plan / Non-Time Critical Removal Action - PDF, 11 kb October 2012: PROGRAM SUMMARIES - Former Adak Naval Air Facility Navy Environmental Restoration Program - PDF, 50 kb Other Education Module 2 - PDF, 199 kb Education Module 1 - PDF, 139 kb Education Module 5 - PDF, 160 kb Education Module 4 - PDF, 204 kb Education Module 3 - PDF, 171 kb

Navy/Agency Points of Contact

Kim Ostrowski   Base Closure Manager   Department of the Navy BRAC Program Management Office, West   1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, San Diego, CA, 92108-4310   Phone: (619) 532-0909

Justin Peach   Remedial Project Manager   Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest   1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 203, Silverdale, WA, 98315-1101   Phone: (360) 396-0082   Email: justin.peach@navy.mil

Mr. Christopher Cora   Remedial Project Manager   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   1200 6th Ave, ECL-115, Seattle, WA, 98107   Phone: (206) 553-1478   Email: Cora.Christopher@epamail.epa.gov

Merry Maxwell   Department of the Interior   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   95 Sterling Highway, Homer, AK, 99603   Phone: (907) 226-4675

Mr. Guy Warren   Adak Project Manager   Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation   Contaminated Sites Program - DoD Oversight Section   555 Cordova St, Anchorage, AK, 99501   Phone: (907) 269-7528   Email: Guy_Warren@dec.state.ak.us

Adak Update This web site provides information regarding the environmental cleanup and closure of the former Naval Air Facility Adak, Alaska.

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Adak section Summary of cleanup activities of the former Adak Naval Air Facility