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The military team used explosives to dispose of the munition where it was found — in the middle of the 315,000 acre refuge, which contains one of the world’s largest eelgrass beds.
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Munitions experts responded to a possible unexploded device in downtown Unalaska, instead finding what appeared to be a part from an antique vehicle. The bomb disposal team from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson traveled to Unalaska to inspect a device that a hiker had found embedded in the shore near the S-curves.
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Munition experts will visit Unalaska on Friday to respond to what might be an unexploded device that was found on Unalaska’s shore. Fire Chief Ben Knowles responded to the call earlier in the month when someone reported a suspicious object. “A hiker came in and reported what they believed to be an old unexploded ordnance, resembling some sort of landmine, anti-personnel, or other mine,” Knowles said.
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The Army Corps of Engineers visited Unalaska in late June to teach Unalaskans about unexploded ordnance — that is, undetonated explosives. The U.S. military left lots of unexploded ordnance when they were stationed in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. And grenades, chemical weapons and other munitions have been turning up on the island’s hiking trails and beaches for decades.
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This week, the U.S. Navy is searching for World War II-era explosives that may still be hiding in waters around Unalaska.It’s unclear how much leftover…
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The U.S. Air Force made a special visit to Unalaska Tuesday after a hiker found unexploded ordnance from World War II. A bomb squad destroyed the…