ircraft ▁Control ▁and ▁Warning ▁( AC & W ) ▁rad ar ▁site , ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Security ▁Service ▁listening ▁post ; ▁and ▁a ▁White ▁Alice ▁Communic ations ▁System ▁( W AC S ) ▁site ▁that ▁operated ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁The ▁area ▁surrounding ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Cape ▁base ▁site ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁traditional ▁camp ▁site ▁for ▁several ▁Y up ik ▁families ▁for ▁centuries . ▁After ▁the ▁base ▁closed ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁people ▁started ▁to ▁experience ▁health ▁problems . ▁Even ▁today , ▁people ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁at ▁N ortheast ▁Cape ▁have ▁high ▁rates ▁of ▁cancer ▁and ▁other ▁dise ases , ▁possibly ▁due ▁to ▁PC B ▁expos ure ▁around ▁the ▁site . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Al aska , ▁those ▁elev ated ▁cancer ▁rates ▁have ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁rates ▁of ▁other ▁Al ask an ▁and ▁non - Al ask an ▁ar ctic ▁n atives ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁exposed ▁to ▁a ▁similar ▁Air ▁Force ▁facility . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁a ▁$ 1 0 . 5 ▁million ▁clean up ▁program ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Mon itor ing ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁will ▁continue ▁into ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁The ▁air ports ▁are ▁G amb ell ▁Airport ▁and ▁Sav o ong a ▁Airport . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁- ▁Total ▁pages : ▁ 5 2 0 ▁