Adak Naval Air Station
First being constructed to meet the threat of encroaching Japanese attacks, the 807th Engineer Aviation Battalion took personnel and supplies to the remote island chain and built the first runway on September 13, 1942. Adak Army Airbase (AAB) located in Kuluk Bay, Adak Island, Alaska was redesignated as Davis AFB September 1949. Later Davis AFB was transferred to the United States Navy on August 9th, 1950. It served as a detached installation from Elmendorf Air Force Base.2.1
Most likely storing Mk5 and Mk27 warheads that were employed by Regulus I (SSM-N-8) missiles deployed on a number of submarines using Adak as a resupply station to perform Northern Pacific patrols from 1959 through 1964. The Regulus I (SSM-N-8) used the Mk5 until the fall of 1958 when it was replaced by the Mk27.2.1
The Navy stored Mk573.1
Hosted a facility for the Naval Communications program “Classic Wizard” with the master station being located on Guam. There were five known Classic Wizard installations, which supported NOSS & White Cloud satellites. In addition to Adak, there were Classic Wizard facilities in Diego Garcia, Guam, Winter Harbor (Maine), and Edzell, Scotland. They were decommissioned in the early 90s.1
References
- O. (2012, October 14). Classic Wizard. We Can See Russia: Notes from a Small Island. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from http://wecanseerussia.blogspot.com/2012/10/classic-wizard.html
- Mueller, R. (1989). Air Force Bases, Volume 1; Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (Vol. 1). Office of Air Force History. https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330255/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-026.pdf
- p.159 (PDF Page)
- The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. (1991). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; 1991—Vol 47. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 47(1–10), 484. https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rbul20/47/10?nav=tocList
- p.48 (PDF Page)