UAF, Air Force to host HAARP facility transition ceremony

August 6, 2015

The Air Force Research Laboratory, in conjunction with University of Alaska Fairbanks, will host a transition ceremony at the High Frequency Active Auroral Program, or HAARP, site in Gakona, Alaska on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 2 p.m.

The event will transfer the ionospheric research facility from the United States Air Force to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, allowing HAARP to continue with the exploration of ionospheric phenomenology via a land-use cooperative research and development agreement.

Additional information about the facility can be found at http://www.kirtland.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-150804-025.pdf

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS:
Sue Mitchell, UAF Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823 or semitchell@alaska.edu
Kirtland Air Force Base 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs, 505-846-5991 or 377abw.pa@us.af.mil

NOTE TO EDITORS: Media are welcome to attend the public ceremony. University and Air Force public affairs staff will be at the site to assist as needed. The HAARP facility is located off the Tok Cutoff, about 200 miles northeast of Anchorage and about 250 miles south of Fairbanks. Journalists planning to cover the event should contact Marmian Grimes, mlgrimes@alaska.edu, for directions and additional press information.