This information is taken from Air Force Pamphlet AFP 34-8-6, INFORMATION ON ALASKA FOR AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES, dated 26 October 1964.

709th AC&W Sq., Fort Yukon. It`s only about a 10-mile trip from the 709th AC&W Sq. site at Fort Yukon AFS to the Arctic Circle. The direction is south. Fort Yukon, about 140 miles north of Fairbanks, claims the distinction of being the coldest station in the United States, with temperatures sinking as low as 70 degrees below zero during the winter. Summer comes with a rush, heralded late in May by the annual breakup of the ice in the historic Yukon River, and bringing with it temperatures that may hit 100 degrees. Most of the site`s operations are housed in a large composite building, containing nearly everything from the motor pool to the BOQ, and two-man rooms for airmen. At the squadron fish camp about 25 miles up the Porcupine River, men can try for northern pike, sheepfish, and grayling with the help of boats and tackle from Special Services. Other popular activities are basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, and hiking. The site also keeps and races an Alaskan husky dog team. The nearby village of Fort Yukon is the home of about 600 citizens, the majority of which are from the Athabaskan Indian Tribe. Frequent air traffic, both military and commercial, gives Fort Yukon the convenience of 8-day mail service from the continental U.S.