I was guarding "The Pound" in 84 and 85. We didn't call them the 7 doors of doom back then. We wouldn't let anyone get near that place. The Reaction Force Facility and entrance guard tower were completely rebuilt in 84 and 85. The only time we could get a glimpse inside of the bunkers was when they had to transfer a weapon from a bunker to the maintenance building on the right at you enter, and then they would roll them back to the bunker. We would line the front of the bunker with a big U formation of Marines standing shoulder to shoulder, with weapons of course. We would hot bunk in the RFF for 3 days on and have 3 days off if I remember correctly. The lowest post at the Compound was the Tundra patrol and you would wander the tundra around the complex within about a mile at the most, being sent from checkpoint to checkpoint. That post was really tough during white-outs. We did have orders to shoot anyone who crossed the outside perimeter fence. Literally no one was authorized in that zone so the assumption was it could only be a bad guy. At about 6:45 was the space that the Marines lived in while contractors rebuilt the RFF and Guard Tower. That was a miserable time in there. The one "office" looking area in the RFF was the Alarm Control Center (ACC) and was the top post at the Compound. The C.O.G. hut was the space for the Corporals of the Guard. The large room with the whiteboard and the weightlifting logo was the "classroom". There were some weights for working out and you would clean weapons there like the .50 cal Browning. Great tour, thanks.
Amazing, thank you for sharing your first-hand experiences. Such an amazing piece of history, and it was really amazing to explore a place that was once so far off limits that it just amounted to a surreal experience for me. Definitely appreciate the expert insight, and taking the time to explain what I was looking at. Thank you for your service!
I was guarding "The Pound" in 84 and 85. We didn't call them the 7 doors of doom back then. We wouldn't let anyone get near that place. The Reaction Force Facility and entrance guard tower were completely rebuilt in 84 and 85. The only time we could get a glimpse inside of the bunkers was when they had to transfer a weapon from a bunker to the maintenance building on the right at you enter, and then they would roll them back to the bunker. We would line the front of the bunker with a big U formation of Marines standing shoulder to shoulder, with weapons of course. We would hot bunk in the RFF for 3 days on and have 3 days off if I remember correctly. The lowest post at the Compound was the Tundra patrol and you would wander the tundra around the complex within about a mile at the most, being sent from checkpoint to checkpoint. That post was really tough during white-outs. We did have orders to shoot anyone who crossed the outside perimeter fence. Literally no one was authorized in that zone so the assumption was it could only be a bad guy. At about 6:45 was the space that the Marines lived in while contractors rebuilt the RFF and Guard Tower. That was a miserable time in there. The one "office" looking area in the RFF was the Alarm Control Center (ACC) and was the top post at the Compound. The C.O.G. hut was the space for the Corporals of the Guard. The large room with the whiteboard and the weightlifting logo was the "classroom". There were some weights for working out and you would clean weapons there like the .50 cal Browning. Great tour, thanks.
Amazing, thank you for sharing your first-hand experiences. Such an amazing piece of history, and it was really amazing to explore a place that was once so far off limits that it just amounted to a surreal experience for me. Definitely appreciate the expert insight, and taking the time to explain what I was looking at. Thank you for your service!
Just viewed video. First time Great 👍 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it!
I use to work at in Dutch Harbor Alaska and seen all the world war 2 bunkers
Check out my video of Dutch Harbour if you have time! I visited on the same trip as Adak. Amazing island as well!
@DrifterDave Will do brother. I hiked up bunker hill and Mt. Ballyhoo