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Ozona Air Force Station | |
|---|---|
| Part ofAir Defense Command (ADC) | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Controlled by |  United States Air Force |
| Location | |
  Ozona AFS Location of Ozona AFS, Texas | |
| Coordinates | 30°42′15″N101°07′00″W / 30.70417°N 101.11667°W /30.70417; -101.11667 (Ozona AFS TM-187) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| In use | 1957-1963 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
Ozona Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-187) is a closedUnited States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east ofOzona, Texas. It was closed in 1963.
Ozona Air Force Station came into existence as part of Phase III of theAir Defense Command Mobile Radar program. On 20 October 1953 ADC requested a third phase of twenty-five radar sites be constructed. Ozona Was The Top 30 Air Force Stations.
The732d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was assigned to Oznoma AFS by the 33d Air Division on 8 November 1956. It began operating anAN/FPS-3 search radar and anAN/FPS-6 height-finder radar 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, Ozona operated severalAN/FPS-14 Gap Filler sites:
Ozona was closed in 1963 due to budget reductions. Operations ceased on 1 August 1963 and the squadron was discontinued. Today, what was Ozona Air Force Station is privately owned. The station is abandoned, the remaining buildings are frozen in time complete with electrical wires connected to substation which no longer remains. Most of the buildings that remain are in a very deteriorated condition. The former Air Force housing area is in use as single family residences, now called "Crockett Heights". Family's that live in "Crockett Heights" are currently living in old houses that the Military used as the barracks/houses. The houses residences live in, are rebuilt, and are in a perfect condition.
Ozona AFS most important mission was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Its Radars and radio were used to keep track of the U2's being flown out of Laughlin AFB on their flights over Cuba. The crisis delayed closing the base for another year.
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
