Sparrevohn Air Force Station
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Sparrevohn Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-15, LRR ID: A-06) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 356 miles (573 km) southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Sparrevohn Air Force Station Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site | |
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Part of Eleventh Air Force (PACAF) | |
Coordinates | 61°07′08″N 155°35′51″W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1954 |
In use | 1952-Present |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 719th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (1954-1983) |
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The ground control intercept (GCI) station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site 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.