Cape Cod Air Force Station

Part of Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
Aerial view of the Cape Cod PAVE PAWS c.1986. Type Long Range Radar Site Coordinates 41°45′12″N 70°32′19″W / 41.7532, -70.5385Built 1978-80 Built by U.S. Government Height 100 Feet In use 1980-Present Current
owner U.S. Air Force Open to
the public No 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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References

^ United States Air Force. 6th Space Warning Squadron fact sheet. Accessed January 1, 2008.

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