Rockville Air Force Station
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| Rockville Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
|---|---|
  Rockville AFS Location of Rockville AFS, Indiana | |
| Coordinates | 39°46′31″N 087°15′24″W / 39.77528°N 87.25667°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 |
| In use | 1951-1966 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 782d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron |
Rockville Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-53, NORAD ID: Z-63) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west-northwest of Rockville, Indiana. It was closed in 1966.
History
Rockville Air Force Station was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second segment of the
Opened in 1951, the 782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated on 16 April. It began operating a pair of
During 1959 Rockville AFS joined the
In addition to the main facility, Rockville operated an
- Neoga, IL (P-53A) 39°20′15″N 088°23′48″W / 39.33750°N 88.39667°W
Rockville AFS was closed on 2 June 1966 due to budget reductions; sold to the state of Indiana and is now the Rockville Correctional Facility. Many former Air Force buildings are still in use.
Air Force units and assignments
Units
- Constituted as the 782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 16 April 1951
- Redesignated 782d Radar Squadron=== (SAGE) on 1 November 1959
- Discontinued and inactivated on 25 June 1966
Assignments
- 541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 16 April 1951
- 30th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4706th Air Defense Wing (later 4706th Air Defense Wing), 16 February 1953
- 58th Air Division, 1 March 1956
- 37th Air Division, 1 September 1958
- 30th Air Division, 1 April 1959
- Chicago Air Defense Sector, 1 June 1959
- 20th Air Division, 1 April-25 June 1966
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
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 Rockville AFS, IN
