arrived early 60s,construction crew. flew up to ice cap to work on supports for bldg/dome.great time,lots of fun

I served at D-Batt. Launch Site.May 1963-May 1964. Seemed like the longest year of my life. Now 45 yrs. later a yr. goes by in the blink of an eye. Everything looks different when one is young.

To all that served I give a personal thanks. My father Everett e.Jones pulled 2 tours at TAB during the mid 70's and as a child I still remimber the cassette tapes he would send to Mom and us kids. The stories I heard were *** and I thought added drama for story glamer but from this wonderful site I see my father was part of a GREAT operation to say the least.I look through the pictures and see what looks like family not comrads. To all that were and are TDY Thule, Thanks for giving more than many can ever comprehend. Tim Jones

I was stationed on the USCG Icebreaker Eastwind Summer of 68 . Had to do some diving looking for anything that might have been parts of the B-52 crash . Great Place to Visit & Enjoyed it

Was stationed at Thule AFB in '53 as a helo pilot for the Transportation Artic Group. Flew many missions in support of scientists from the major universities all over the world. The silence was deafening miles away up on the icecap.

Just saw the new site and it is great. It was good to see the videos. Brought back a lot of good memories.
Thank you .

I was sent TDY by the U.S.Army to Thule/to close down the ice tunnel at Camp Tuto from April till August 1967 Wow what a trip!

I'm a Producing Fellow at the American Film Institute. My Master's Thesis Film is inspired by my roommates father's experience while he was stationed at THULE. We will be shooting our film from January 25 - February 3 2010. To learn more, go to www.thulethemovie.com

I was st Thule for all of 1955. Pilot of H-19 in 55th ARS.
Left January 1956 to Pope ADB, NC. I was there about two weeks and the squadron commander called me in to transfer me to the Coast Guard to be their Helicopter pilot on an ice breaker going to Thule. Somehow I got out of that...Whew

74th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Mar 57 thru Dec 57, hydraulic mechanic F-89 D's. Took early out as AF was cutting back on persons. E4. Prior to Thule was at Oxnard AFB 55-57. Would love to hear from anyone.

Stationed at Thule Feb 56 to Feb 57 in Aircraft Crash Rescue. Horrible place is all I can remember. I had nighmares about the place for years afterwards. They needed me to go back because of my artic experience. Forgetaboutit.

cook d launch 63 to 64

cook@ d launch 1963 to 1964.
have been looking for cook pfc ralph e hollis haven't seen him secence we left thule in 64.
if anyone can help email me@
kpalmatier1@nycap.rr.com

Went to Thule right out of highschool on Nov 1st 1978 to may 21st 1981.being a janitor had more access to areas of jsite than most.Also spent 4hours per shift placing moral calls for employees thru NORAD .Remember lots of time stuck on jsite doing building rounds during phase III weather.Recall lots of coldwar exercises,and when the Radome burnt down and the clean up afterwards also was on shift when the computer flipped and made it appear the Soviets had launched ICBMS.Many goodtimes, have so many stories. I also later spent 4 winters at McMurdo Station Antarctica.had the time of mylife at both places would love to return to both.Thule was far better to be if you had to freeze your butt off.

I come to this site to remember my uncle Henry Hansen. He was the most incredible man I had ever known. His stories of Thule and is time in the army have become a part of me so he will never be forgotten.

Greenland 1958

There are no echoes here,
Save those of reminiscence.
There are flowers,
Tiny living beings which move
Within themselves.
Some small degree of warmth which
Do nothing to allay
One's loneliness.

was in Thule from July 1965 to June 1967. Fresh out of High School. Worked for RCA Corp. at J-Site, we worked 7 days a week. Worked Mid-night shift the whole time. I hated the light season, had to put four coats of black paint on my door windows to sleep. First trip from Jersey took 3-days on an old C-124 Cargo Plane(Geese would pass us flying north).It was a great place for an 18 yr. to stay out of trouble. I would love to go back for a visit!

Stationed Thule AB May 62- May 63 Base Supply Sqdrn.. I remember the search for lost pilot, the flares drpped , and RB-66's following taking pictures.This is a great site.

P-Mountain Aug 58-Aug 59. NCOIC Radio Maint. Ran MARS AJ9AX and Ham Shack KG1AA.
Good site, good duty, good troops. Sad it no longer exists. BMEWS and Tropo were installed during my time there. What happened to the Ice tunnel into the cap?

I was at Thule several times between 1966 and 1967 flying on a Canadian contracted C-54G converted for ice observation. Also flew the DEWLINE lateral. Getting back to THULE was civilizing. Had several good nights at the Igloo Club? (I think)

Visited Thule back in the 90s. Navy Hospital Corpsman working in "Cold Weather" support of P-3 crews. Absolutely loved Thule...would visit again!

Great site! Spent 16 months atTAB 89-90, then went back on ragular basis until I retired ftom the AF in 1995. Was also at Sondy during the closure, spent the summer of 92 doing environmental clean up work getting the base readu to turn over to the Danish Govt. A couple of years after I retired I got a call from my old boss asking it I would go back to do more environmental clean up work (I work for an environmental company) and ended up spending parts of the next 5 years at TAB on various projects. Always enjoyed my time at TAB, the people were always friendly and accomodating. The area is starkly beautiful and I enjoyed taking co-workers that ahd not been to Greenland before out on trips to the various sites

just found an article about
operation sled dog, and a \"base-X\" evedently built out of seel tubes. anybody ever here of this?

Assigned to Thule Security Police (LE) from 1978-1979. One of the best times in my life and always wanted to go back one day. Had a great mentor in TSgt Michael Weeks and Father Tom, and some great friends that I regrettfully have lost contact with. Also met a wonderful Danish girl there named Trina that I still think of today.

I was with the Corps of Engineers and went to Thule and out on the ice cap in the summers of 1953-55. We went to latitude 80 in Weasels checking a gyro compass. Have lots of stories as we developed a cravasse detector and trail marking equip. Does anyone know who Capt. Napier was? I have lots of other names also.