THE SEABEE TASK ON ADAK
On April "16, 1962, U„S„ 'Naval Mobile Construction Battalion NINE landed on
Adak far a six month deployment which includes a hard and varied construction pro
gram.
The major task of this deployment will be the construction of a Naval Fac
ility and its supporting features«• The progress on this project is recognizable by
the group of steel structures going up in the Davis Lake Area.
Also, the seabees will be repaving runway 5-23 and extending and rebuild
ing the overrun area at the southwest'end. Work on placing the asphalt should begin!
during the month of June.
Another Seabee project includes the repairs of the structures and founda
tions of over forty sets of quarters in the Amulet Area. In addition to-these al
terations, other crews will be repairing and replacing steamlines in the same area.
Other assignments which the Seabees will be working on during this deploy
ment include the rehabilitation of the Birchwood Hangar, reconstruction of the
Marine Rifle Range located, near andrews lake, and replacement of portions of the
Station fire alarm system,, Also, many 'of our equipment orerators will be spread
out across the Island repairing and reshaping numerous roads.
Not all of our time will be spent on construction, however. Once or twice
a month we, will participate in various forms of Military Training often with the
assistance of the Marines. Toward the end of our tour the Seabees will deploy into
the hills around the Station.for their overnight bivuoac exercise.
The purpose of this Military Training.is to -prepare us for Ready Combat in
the event we are called upon to defend construction projects in combat areas. It
is the purpose of the Seabees to construct, maintain and defend advance bases in
support of the Navy's Fleet Units, , . .
We sincerely hope that when we leave Aaak we will have made a significant
contribution to the well-being of the Islanders, and to the over all mission of the
iaval Station.
LTJG Bruce Edelson CEC US NR
Assistant Operations Officer
U.S.N. MGB NINE