Grand Rapids Air Force Station
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| Grand Rapids Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
|---|---|
  Grand Rapids AFS Location of Grand Rapids AFS, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates | 47°14′25″N 93°30′54″W / 47.24028°N 93.51500°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Code | ADC ID: SM-138 |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1956 |
| In use | 1956-1963 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 707th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Grand Rapids Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east-northeast of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It was closed in 1963.
History
Grand Rapids Air Force Station was initially part of Phase II of the
The station became operational on 1 July 1956 when the 707th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron began operating an
During 1959 Grand Rapids AFS joined the
In March 1963 the Air Force ordered the site to close. Operations of the 707th RS ceased on 1 August and the site was closed on 30 August.
The site was declared excess to GSA on 7 January 1964. Several parcels were conveyed to the Department of the Interior, the Grand Rapids School District # 318, and the Bureau of Mines. The 7.22 acres conveyed to the Bureau of Mines in 1967 was returned to GSA and then sold to nineteen private owners for private residences. Most of the site has been demolished to make room for new construction.
Air Force units and assignments
Units
- 707th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated at Snelling AFS, Minnesota on 8 April 1956 (not manned or equipped)
- Moved to Grand Rapids AFS on 1 July 1956
- Redesignated as 707th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 15 December 1959
- Discontinued and inactivated 1 August 1963
Assignments
- 31st Air Division, 1 July 1956
- 37th Air Division, 1 January 1959
- 30th Air Division, 1 April 1959
- Duluth Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1959 – 1 August 1963
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980 Archived 2016-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
- Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies[dead link], The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
- Information for Grand Rapids AFS, MN
