The station is the subject of the series Coast Guard Alaska on The Weather Channel and is prominently featured in the 2006 film The Guardian and is frequently referenced in the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch.

The base began as the United States Navy's Naval Air Station Kodiak on 15 June 1941.

[4] Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Fort Greely, and Fort Abercrombie were together listed on the National Register of Historic Places and also declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for the role the facilities played in World War II.

[2][3] On April 12, 2012, two Coast Guard members were found fatally shot at their work stations in one of the communications buildings on-base.

[5] The event caused panic on the island as residents were urged to stay indoors and report suspect activities, and schools were put on lockdown.