Makah Air Force Station
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| Makah Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
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  Makah AFS Location of Makah AFS, Washington | |
| Coordinates | 48°22′18″N 124°40′30″W / 48.37167°N 124.67500°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 |
| In use | 1951–1988 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 758th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Makah Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-44, NORAD ID: Z-44) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south of Neah Bay, Washington. It was closed in 1988 by the Air Force, and turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Today the site is part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS), designated by NORAD as Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) Ground Equipment Facility J-80.
History
Makah Air Force Station was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second segment of the
The 758th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (AC&W Sq) was activated at Bahokus Peak on 27 November 1950, which assumed coverage from the temporary "lashup" site L-34 at Neah Bay. The 758 AC&W Sq started operating an
During 1960, Makah AFS joined the
Over the years, the equipment at the station was upgraded or modified to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the information gathered by the radars. In the 1970s, the AN/FPS-7A was modified to an
On 15 June 1988, the 758th Radar Squadron was inactivated and the Air Force reduced its presence at Makah Air Force Station, closing most facilities. The radar site was turned over to the FAA, however a small detachment from
The station and housing were turned over to the Makah people, and the former Air Force station now is the Makah Tribal Council Center. It is well maintained and in use by the tribe.
Air Force units and assignments
Units
- Constituted as the 758th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 14 November 1950
- Activated at Bohokus Peak, WA on 27 November 1950
- Site renamed Neah Bay Air Force Station on 1 December 1953
- Site renamed Makah Air Force Station on 25 March 1958
- Redesignated 758th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 1 April 1960
- Redesignated 758th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
- Inactivated on 30 June 1988
Assignments
- 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 27 November 1950
- 25th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4704th Defense Wing, 1 January 1953
- 25th Air Division, 8 October 1954
- Seattle Air Defense Sector, 1 March 1960
- 25th Air Division, 1 April 1966 – 30 June 1988
See also
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 Makah AFS, WA
