Eldorado Air Force Station
Eldorado Air Force Station | |
|---|---|
| Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) | |
 Former PAVE PAWS array at Eldorado AFS | |
| Coordinates | 30°58′44.68″N 100°33′9.59″W / 30.9790778°N 100.5526639°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Condition | Cold Standby |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1987 - 1995 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 8th Missile Warning Squadron |
Eldorado Air Force Station located 35 miles (56 km) south of
Air Force Space Command operated at Eldorado
Air Force Station.
The Station was associated with Goodfellow Air Force Base, 35 miles (56 km) north, and was part of the NORAD at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex command structure.[1][2]
History
Construction of Eldorado Air Force Station began shortly after site selection for the four PAVE PAWS arrays was completed in 1983, with the station achieving its Initial Operational Capacity (IOC) in May 1986 and becoming fully operational in 1987.[1][3]
As the likelihood of sea-based missile attacks from the
Units Stationed
- 8th Missile Warning Squadron (1987-1995)[3]
Current status
As of 2006 the station was in mothballs awaiting possible future re-activation.[3]
References
- ^ a b "PAVE Phased Array Warning System (PAWS) at Eldorado Air Force Station (AFS)". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ a b "AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d Michael Graczyk. "$200 million Eldorado radar station stands abandoned". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
External links
- FAS's Eldorado Air Force Station site
- Article by Eldorado TX resident on simulating the effect of a nuclear attack on the Eldorado AFS
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