CFS Alert RCCS 1958

[Bruce MacMillan]

For those not familiar with CFS Alert it is a Canadian Armed Forces (RCAF) sigint station in the Arctic. It is the northern most permanently inhabited place in the world. There were not many personnel at that time, maybe 50 - 60. I guess past times would be cross country skiing, curling or hockey.

Here are a few more photos:

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

My son did a tour in Alert and received his promotion to lieutenant there. Nobody had rank pips so they improvised with paper cutouts or something.

Here is a group photo. He's the tall guy 6th from the right. Of all his adventures he says the artic wolves were the strangest. They would hover behind you and if you so much as put down a screwdriver they would steal it before you knew it was gone.