Cold Bay Air Force Station
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Cold Bay Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-26, LRR ID: A-08, DEW ID: COB-MAIN) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 625 miles (1,006 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
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Cold Bay Air Force Station Cold Bay Long Range Radar Site | |
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Part of Eleventh Air Force (PACAF) | |
Coordinates | 55°14′42″N 162°46′12″W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1958 |
In use | 1959-Present |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (1954-1983) |
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For the civilian airport and former Army/Air Force Base, see Cold Bay Airport.
The ground control intercept (GCI) station F-26 was closed on 1 November 1983. A new minimally attended Long Range Radar (LRR) site, A-08 was built about 5 miles to the southeast of the closed Air Force Station as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the 611th Air Support Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.