Loran Station Attu decommissioning

ATTU ISLAND, Alaska - Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Kinzel, an electronics technician, disconnects the final piece of communications equipment at Loran Station Attu, a VHF-FM radio used to contact the Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft that has regularly landed every two weeks with supplies and will be his final ride off the island following the decommissioning ceremony Aug. 27, 2010. The domestic Loran C signal was terminated Feb. 8, 2010 and the International signal, part of the Russian American Loran C chain, was terminated Aug. 1, 2010, signaling the end of Loran C service in Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.