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FONSS make historic restoration at Nike Site Summit

A dilapidated fence hangs in front of the missile launch and storage area at Nike Site Summit, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2017. Nike Site Summit was constructed in 1959 as a response to the advanced Soviet bombers of the 1950s. The site was then decommissioned in 1979.
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FONSS make historic restoration at Nike Site Summit

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and downtown anchorage are seen through barbed wire at Nike Site Summit, Sept. 9, 2017. Nike Site Summit was constructed in 1959 as a response to the advanced Soviet bombers of the 1950s. The site was then decommissioned in 1979.
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FONSS make historic restoration at Nike Site Summit

Greg Durocher, Friends of Nike Site Summit volunteer stands next to a photo of himself from the 1970s at a sentry station at Nike Site Summit, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2017. Nike Site Summit was constructed in 1959 as a response to the advanced Soviet bombers of the 1950s. The site was then decommissioned in 1979.
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FONSS make historic restoration at Nike Site Summit

Caution tape surrounds a wheel mechanism at a Nike missile launch and storage site at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2017. Nike Site Summit was constructed in 1959 as a response to the advanced Soviet bombers of the 1950s. The site was then decommissioned in 1979.
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FONSS make historic restoration at Nike Site Summit

The chipped fragments of a mural remain on the missile launch and storage area at Nike Site Summit, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2017. Nike Site Summit was constructed in 1959 as a response to the advanced Soviet bombers of the 1950s. The site was then decommissioned in 1979.
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Elmendorf Air Force Base sign outside of Government Hill Gate

Elmendorf Air Force Base sign outside of Government Hill Gate
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Members of Yukla 27 remembered

A memorial for the crew of Yukla 27 remains at the crash site. Family and squadron members held a memorial for the crew Sept. 21. A six-foot cross has been placed to mark the site.
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'Elmendorf tower, Yukla 27 Heavy has an emergency'

Elmendorf Air Force Base honors the crew of Yukla 27 with a memorial in front of the 3rd Wing Headquarters building.
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'Elmendorf tower, Yukla 27 Heavy has an emergency'

The 24 names of the crew members are displayed in front of the Yukla 27 memorial in front of the 3rd Wing Headquarters building.
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