Houma Air Force Station
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Houma Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
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Coordinates | 29°33′45″N 090°40′30″W / 29.56250°N 90.67500°W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1955 |
In use | 1955-1970 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Houma Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-126 NORAD ID: Z-126) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast Houma, Louisiana. It was closed in 1970.
History
Houma Air Force Station was established as part of the planned deployment by
Operational status was achieved in March 1955 after the 657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was moved to the station from
During 1961 Houma AFS joined the
In addition to the main facility, Houman operated an unmanned Gap Filler site:
- Camp Leroy Johnson, New Orleans, LA (M-196A): 30°01′39″N 090°02′55″W / 30.02750°N 90.04861°W
The AN/FPS-28 was deactivated in May 1965. The AN/FPS-67 search radar was then upgraded to an
Today the site is the location of the Terrebonne Vocational School. Many buildings remain in use and are in good repair, along with several radar towers.
Air Force units and assignments
Units:
- 657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Activated at Fort Williams, Maine on 27 November 1950
- Inactivated 18 October 1951
- Activated at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 18 June 1953
- Moved to Houma AFS, Louisiana, 1 March 1955
- Redesignated 657th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 March 1961
- Inactivated 30 September 1970
Assignments:
- 540th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 27 November 1950 – 18 October 1951
- 33d Air Division, 19 June 1953
- 35th Air Division, 10 April 1955
- 32d Air Division, 15 November 1958
- Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 November 1959
- 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 33d Air Division, 14 November 1969
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969 – 30 September 1970
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, 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 Houma AFS, LA