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The United States Air Force Modern Day Project Iceworm

  • July 26, 2021
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In the late 1950s, the United States Army (USAR) started carving ice tunnels in the Greenland ice shelf. The tunnels formed Camp Century, secretly known as Project Iceworm. Publicly, Camp…
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CRREL Greenland Ice Cores

  • March 29, 2021
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In 1966, after 3 years of drilling, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratories (CRREL) reached 4,550 feet deep in the Greeland ice cap. Data revealed within these ice caps helped…
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Thule Station Norwegian Antarctic Research Program

  • February 23, 2021
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the Norwegian Antarctic Research Program’s Thule Station was established in 1995. It is located in Pituffik, Greenland (Thule Air Base (U.S.)). I bought this mug online.
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Thule Air Base mug

  • February 6, 2021
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This is my second Thule Air Base mug. The most recent mug is porcelain and glazed, whereas the first mug has a grainy texture. These make fantastic coffee cups. More…
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Snow, Ice and Permafrost, Research Establishment (SIPRE) Org Chart

  • January 30, 2021
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This chart was found on SIPRE Report 15 dated September 1953.
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What am I reading? January 28, 2021

  • January 28, 2021
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“Exploring Greenland: Cold War Science and Technology on Ice (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology,” 1st ed. 2016 Edition, by Ronald E. Doel (Editor), Kristine C. Harper…
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U.S. Army Polar Research & Development Center (PR&DC) lighter

  • January 27, 2021
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Camp Tuto and Camp Century housed service members from the U.S. Army Polar Research & Development Center. Writing a book on the R.G. LeTourneau Overland Trains has taught me a…
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What am I reading? January 14, 2021

  • January 15, 2021
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“The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland’s Buried Past and Our Perilous Future” by Jon Gertner. The author has successfully captured my interest with…
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25 Years at Thule Air Base, Greenland Mug

  • January 11, 2021
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I purchased this 25 years at Thule Air Base, Greenland mug at eBay. The mug shows the Air Base and Mount Dundas in the background.
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thule1954.com

  • November 3, 2020
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Nate Galbreath’s page at http://thule1954.com is being redirected to a GeoCities page with the same content at http://www.geocities.ws/nategal/. The domain and hosting was no longer active. I purchased the domain…
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New DEW Line Challenge Coin & Beanie

  • October 31, 2020
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Writing the Overland Trains book has made me more sentimental. Conversations with individuals and their kin about the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, Alaska, and Yukon history made me realize…
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North American Alert and Warning Networks

  • September 24, 2020
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Pine Tree Line – radar, planned 1946, handed over to Canada on 10Jan55 Mid-Canada Line or McGill Fence – 1956-1965DEW Line – radio frequency tripwire 1957-1993, most deactivated 1988, the remaining upgradedGreen Pine…
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