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Killeen Air Force Station | |
|---|---|
| Part ofAir Defense Command (ADC) | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Location | |
  Killeen AFS Location of Killeen AFS, Texas | |
| Coordinates | 31°03′04″N097°51′45″W / 31.05111°N 97.86250°W /31.05111; -97.86250 (Killeen AFS TM-192) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| In use | 1957–1961 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Killeen Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-192) is a closedUnited States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 9.2 miles (14.8 km) west-southwest ofKilleen, Texas. It was closed in 1961.
Killeen Air Force Station came into existence as part of Phase III of theAir Defense Command (ADC) Mobile Radar program. On 20 October 1953, ADC requested a third phase of twenty-five radar sites be constructed. It was constructed on the existingRobert Gray AFB to provide radar protection for theFort Hood area.
The 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was moved to Killeen AFS on 14 February 1957. It operatedAN/FPS-20 search radar and anAN/FPS-6 height-finder radars at the station, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station. As a GCI station, the squadron's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes.
In addition to the main facility, Killeen operated twoAN/FPS-18 Gap Filler sites between April and December 1960:
Killeen was inactivated 1 February 1961 due to budgetary cuts. Today most of the site is unused, but maintained by Fort Hood with most of the buildings being torn down. A radio tower is now on the site. The circular concrete foundation for the AN/FPS-20A search radar tower is clearly visible in aerial imagery.
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