page_title: Sitka Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Coastal Defenses
hierarchical_section_title: Sitka Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Coastal Defenses
caption_attribution_description: English: Administration building (left) and barracks at the former Sitka Naval Operating Base, located on Japonski Island in Sitka, Alaska, United States. In combination with nearby coastal defenses, the buildings (built in 1941) compose a National Historic Landmark District.
context_page_description: The Sitka Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Coastal Defenses are the surviving elements of the World War II-era defenses and defense establishments in and around Sitka, Alaska. These facilities, in particular the airfields and naval bases, played a key role in the defense of Alaska, and in military operations against Japanese forces which occupied Attu and Kiska, two remote islands in the Aleutian chain. The Sitka facilities were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
context_section_description: The Sitka Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Coastal Defenses are the surviving elements of the World War II-era defenses and defense establishments in and around Sitka, Alaska.  These facilities, in particular the airfields and naval bases, played a key role in the defense of Alaska, and in military operations against Japanese forces which occupied Attu and Kiska, two remote islands in the Aleutian chain.  The Sitka facilities were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
caption: Headquarters and barracks buildings at the base
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