YOU made this happen! Thanks to the year-end donations by our valued FONSS friends and supporters, we were able to match the generous $5,000 pledge from an anonymous donor. Donations included those to our general fund for building repairs, maintenance, and interpretative projects and to our endowment fund at Alaska Community Foundation to help ensure Site Summit's costs are funded in perpetuity. Although the challenge has ended additional donations are always welcome. Thank you for your continued support.
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Alaska's Cold War Landmark FONSS-published book featuring full color Nike Site Summit interpretive signage as seen on Site Summit tours. $36 includes postage. |
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2026 Friends of Nike Site Summit Tours
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Story and Pictures: A Missile on Display |
Ever since our first tour guests peered into an empty bunker and we attempted to describe how the mighty 41-foot long Nike Hercules missiles would have looked, Friends of Nike Site Summit has had a dream to acquire a Nike-Hercules missile for display. After 12 years...Read complete article
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This historic photo of the Launch Control Building shows what it looked like during the Cold War.
Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, which houses Nike Site Summit, has historical information about the Site and its operation.
The link to JBER's public access page is here.
The link to JBER's public access page is here.