Cape Cod Air Force Station
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| Cape Cod Air Force Station
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| Part of Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) | |
 Aerial view of the Cape Cod PAVE PAWS c.1986. |
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| Type | Long Range Radar Site |
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| Built | 1978-80 |
| Built by | U.S. Government |
| Height | 100 Feet |
| In use | 1980-Present |
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U.S. Air Force |
| Open to the public |
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| Occupants | 6th Space Warning Squadron |
Cape Cod Air Force Station exists on the northwest corner of the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Flatrock Hill. It is comprised of one PAVE PAWS radar station and is operational 24/7.
The facility became operation April 4, 1980 as Cape Cod Missile Early Warning Station, but was renamed Cape Cod Air Force Station on January 5, 1982.[1]
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- http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/facility/cape-cod.htm
- http://www.peterson.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4702
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