Middleton Island Air Force Station

Middleton Island Air Force Station
Part of Alaskan Air Command (AAC)
Middleton Island Air Force Station
Site information
TypeAir Force Station
Controlled by United States Air Force
Location
Middleton Island AFS
Location of Middleton Island AFS, Alaska
Coordinates59°27′12″N 146°19′07″W / 59.45333°N 146.31861°W / 59.45333; -146.31861 (Middleton Island AFS F-22)
Site history
Built1958
In use1958-1963
Garrison information
Garrison720th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (1958-1963)

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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