Feb 3, 2017 5:00 AM

Gallery: Explore an Abandoned Cold War Base in the Middle of the Ocean

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A sunken tugboat inside the harbor wall at Bay 5.
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A boundary line marks the Parcel 4 area, where federal contractors work every summer to remove unexploded ordnance.

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A bald eagle soars above abandoned hunting cabin at Finger Bay.
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Retired aircraft guns decorate Bering Hill Galley.

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Hazmat boots fill a room in an outfitting building on Bering Hill.
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Abandoned houses in the Bayshore neighborhood with Landfill Hill in the background.

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An ammunition shed sits between Andrew Lake and Clam Lagoon on the north end of Adak.
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Johnathan, a longimte resident of Adak, jumps his lawnmower.

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Bunkers dot the tundra hillside Sweeper Cove in Adak.
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Drew is a deckhand on a halibut boat. He awaits an ice delivery from a small processing plant before fishing.

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A view of the old residential neighborhoods of Kuluk and Bayview.
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A vandalized US Navy-issued van sits in the driveway of a vacant duplex in the Sandy Cove neighborhood.

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A fallout shelter sits between the town and airport in Adak, Alaska.
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In 2015, Sharon was the only junior attending high school in Adak.

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When Ben Huff visited Adak, this was the only fuel pump he found. Unleaded gas cost $6.49 a gallon.
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A backstop at Adak High School.

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Abandoned barracks and officer housing at Bering Hill.

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