Piping, fuel tanks and other scrap metal weighing more than 15,000 tons had accumulated at Thule Air Base, Greenland, during the last 15 years. An increase in scrap metal prices allowed a recycling project that netted the base a check for more than $1 million, as a recycling company came in and hauled the scrap off the island. (U.S. Air Force photo/Todd DeGarmo)