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Camp Century Groundwater

Camp Century Groundwater

Camp Century, Greenland was an American Cold War era under-ice base designed for research and development. It hosted the first…

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DEW Line, general-history, Greenland
Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg at Thule Air Base New Years 1955

Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg at Thule Air Base New Years 1955

On New Years night, December 31, 1954, Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, Margaret Whiting, Bill Holding, Jerry Colona, and others travelled…

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DEW Line, Greenland, LCC-1-Sno-Train
Using Rolling Liquid Transporters during Lead Dog 60

Using Rolling Liquid Transporters during Lead Dog 60

The Rolling Liquid Transporters (RLT (Model T-3)) are 1,000 gallon fuel vessels. These were unique in that the primary storage…

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general-history, Greenland
Sno-Train in Greenland 1956

Sno-Train in Greenland 1956

The Sno-Train arrived in Greenland in June 1956. It was being tested in extreme conditions. The Army Transportation Corps was…

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Greenland, LCC-1-Sno-Train
Thule Air Base Christmas Menu 1955

Thule Air Base Christmas Menu 1955

In 1955, Christmas dinner looked and felt a little different for Air Force Service Members at the “Top of the…

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DEW Line, general-history, Greenland
Sno-Buggy in Greenland

Sno-Buggy in Greenland

The TC-264 Sno-Buggy spent some time in Greenland testing out the HUGE Firestone 120x48x68s and a few unpowered trailers. It…

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DEW Line, Greenland, TC-264 LeTourneau Sno-Buggy
Studying Camp Century’s Toxic Leftovers

Studying Camp Century’s Toxic Leftovers

Camp Century was a United States military installation buried under the northwestern tip of the Greenland ice sheet. It was…

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DEW Line, general-history, Greenland, Nuclear
Arctic Scene with Overland Mark 2 Model

Arctic Scene with Overland Mark 2 Model

Last month I was contacted by a man who said that his father worked at R.G. LeTourneau’s Longview, TX factory.…

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DEW Line, Greenland, TC-497 Overland Train
1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash Depicted on “Crocodile”

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash Depicted on “Crocodile”

The Russian humor/satirical magazine “Crocodile” began publishing in 1922. During the United States Greenland build-up, the Soviets were watching us…

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DEW Line, general-history, Greenland, Nuclear
The United States Air Force Modern Day Project Iceworm

The United States Air Force Modern Day Project Iceworm

In the late 1950s, the United States Army (USAR) started carving ice tunnels in the Greenland ice shelf. The tunnels…

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DEW Line, general-history, Greenland, Nuclear, research
CRREL Greenland Ice Cores

CRREL Greenland Ice Cores

In 1966, after 3 years of drilling, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratories (CRREL) reached 4,550 feet deep in the…

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general-history, Greenland

Thule Station Norwegian Antarctic Research Program

the Norwegian Antarctic Research Program’s Thule Station was established in 1995. It is located in Pituffik, Greenland (Thule Air Base…

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general-history, Greenland

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