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Cleaning up Unalaska’s former military sites

Season 2024 Episode 9 | 3m 43s

The military has left a large footprint on Alaska. Former bases and early warning systems dot the landscape all across the state, much of it dating to the Cold War and World War II. But what happens after the military leaves a region? KUCB’s Theo Greenly has this story about the military’s legacy in one Alaska city.

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