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Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks may have been the farthest North Air Base BUT there were many A. C & W Squadrons (like Murphy Dome below) much farther north and much more remote. |
| Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks is now Fort Wainwright Army Post | |
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| 1956 CPS-6B Tower as seen from the road in front of the Power Plant | Looks like expansion of Radar Ops |
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| Dusting the bubble with rope anchored on the top. New arrivals are told to stand right under edge of bubble. Old timers stand way back for obvious reasons. | Covered but unheated walkway from the Radar Maintenance shop to the CPS-6B tower is easy to see. |
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| CPS-6B electronics racks in the Radar Maintenance room | A/1c John Falk and A/2c Jimmy Gagnon. |
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| The first class in Snowshoe 101 started as we left to head down to the Emergency Air strip for Artic Survival |
Making camp for Artic Survival. Unknown, unknown, Marv Hassebroek, Mike Meraz, Benner |
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| It's going to be -60 so better have lots of wood ready for the fire. | Jimmy Gagnon in both pics. Those shoes are pretty stylish. |
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| Looks like Cal Trans with one guy working and two watching. | Snow shoeing is a lot more work than you think. |
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| Jimmy decided he wanted to see out of his window. Standing at level of bottom of window | Good job. Now wait for 4 months for some sun. |
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| Wonder if this was the chopper that took me to Ladd Hospital when TS235 Scope was dropped from top of 6' cabinet onto my foot? | Wascoe and Gagnon |
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| Someone please help with names | Same here and I have no clue why they are eating on the floor |
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| Here's a scene the Radio Maintenance guys will appreciate. - Jimmy Gagnon | Hey, Jimmy It looks like the crane needs to be thawed out first... |
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| Better view of crane. That's Don Gresh | Hmmmm Northern most Radio Shack??? |
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| Jimmy Gagnon, Don Gresh with his Weatherby Rifle and ????????? | Hang in there Bullwinkle.. You're gonna end up as steaks for everyone served in the NCO Club. |
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| Jimmy in front of the moose steaks. Did you spill some beer on this pic? | |
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| The USO shows were always welcome. They drove them in when we needed a reminder of what a girl looked like | USO groups were real troopers to do these shows. |