Two Creeks Air Force Station
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Two Creeks Air Force Station Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
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Coordinates | 44°19′28″N 087°34′45″W / 44.32444°N 87.57917°W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1954 |
In use | 1954–1957 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 700th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Two Creeks Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-106) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north-northwest of Two Creeks, Wisconsin. It was closed in 1957.
History
Two Creeks Air Force Station was established in 1954 by
This site became operational in December 1954 when the 700th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (AC&W Sq) was moved to the new station from
Budget cuts closed the station on 30 November 1957 and the 700th AC&W Sq was inactivated. After its closure by the Air Force, the
While used as a trailer park for several years, in 2007, it was purchased by Paul Priester and is now an organic farm and orchard called Happy Destiny Farm, LLC.
Air Force units and assignments
Units
- 700th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 1 December 1953 at Grenier AFB, NH (not manned or equipped)
- Moved to Willow Run AFS, MI (not manned or equipped) on 1 April 1954
- Moved to Two Creeks AFS on 1 December 1954
- Inactivated on 30 November 1957
Assignments
- 4706th Defense Wing, 1 December 1954
- 37th Air Division, 8 July 1956 – 30 November 1957
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 Two Creeks AFS, WI