Middleton Island Air Force Station
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Middleton Island Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-22) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It was located on Middleton Island, in the Gulf of Alaska, 173 miles (278 km) south of Anchorage, Alaska. It operated for five years, from May 1958 to May 1963. Since the 1970s, it has been repurposed by the Middleton Island Marine Biological Station to study seabirds and other flora and fauna.
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Middleton Island Air Force Station | |
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Part of Alaskan Air Command (AAC) | |
Coordinates | 59°27′12″N 146°19′07″W |
Type | Air Force Station |
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Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1958 |
In use | 1958-1963 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 720th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (1958-1963) |
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