A U.S. Navy spokesperson told Newsweek: "The U.S. Navy can confirm that an E-6B Mercury aircraft did operate over the North ...

After WWII, the base became Naval Air Station Adak and was used for submarine surveillance during the Cold War. But with rising tensions in the Pacific, the island is once again viewed by many as ...

“Adak could be an air station, a submarine base, a base for navy surface vessels to port in,” Sullivan explained. “It’s the gateway to the arctic, it’s a flank on the Chinese.” ...

The Aleut Corp., Adak’s regional Native corporation, signed an agreement in May 2025 to lease 3,500 acres to Pacific H2, an ...

At its peak, the island was home to 6,000 military personnel and their families. The base was officially closed in 1997. Today, fewer than 200 people live on the island.