Killeen Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-192) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 9.2 miles (14.8 km) west-southwest of Killeen, Texas. It was closed in 1961.
Killeen Air Force Station came into existence as part of Phase III of the Air Defense Command (ADC) Mobile Radar program. On October 20, 1953, ADC requested a third phase of twenty-five radar sites be constructed. It was constructed on the existing Robert Gray AFB to provide radar protection for the Fort Hood area.
The 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was moved to Killeen AFS on 14 February 1957. It operated AN/FPS-20 search radar and an AN/FPS-6 height-finder radars 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, Killeen operated two AN/FPS-18 Gap Filler sites between April and December 1960:
Killeen was inactivated 1 February 1961 due to budgetary cuts. Today most of the site is unused, but maintained by Fort Hood with most of the buildings being torn down. A radio tower is now on the site. The circular concrete foundation for the AN/FPS-20A search radar tower is clearly visible in aerial imagery.
Air Force units and assignmentsedit
Unitsedit
Constituted as the 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Activated on 8 May 1956 at Oklahoma City AFS, OK (not manned or equipped)
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980 2016-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies[dead link], The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
Information for Killeen AFS, TX
December 15, 2023
killeen, force, station, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, december, 2012, lea. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Killeen Air Force Station ADC ID TM 192 is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station It is located 9 2 miles 14 8 km west southwest of Killeen Texas It was closed in 1961 Killeen Air Force StationPart of Air Defense Command ADC Killeen AFSLocation of Killeen AFS TexasCoordinates31 03 04 N 097 51 45 W 31 05111 N 97 86250 W 31 05111 97 86250 Killeen AFS TM 192 TypeAir Force StationSite informationControlled by United States Air ForceSite historyBuilt1957In use1957 1961Garrison informationGarrison814th Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Contents 1 History 2 Air Force units and assignments 2 1 Units 2 2 Assignments 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editKilleen Air Force Station came into existence as part of Phase III of the Air Defense Command ADC Mobile Radar program On October 20 1953 ADC requested a third phase of twenty five radar sites be constructed It was constructed on the existing Robert Gray AFB to provide radar protection for the Fort Hood area The 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was moved to Killeen AFS on 14 February 1957 It operated AN FPS 20 search radar and an AN FPS 6 height finder radars 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 Killeen operated two AN FPS 18 Gap Filler sites between April and December 1960 Schulenburg Texas TM 192B 29 45 42 N 096 55 51 W 29 76167 N 96 93083 W 29 76167 96 93083 TM 192B Normangee Texas TM 192C 30 59 39 N 096 06 48 W 30 99417 N 96 11333 W 30 99417 96 11333 TM 192C Killeen was inactivated 1 February 1961 due to budgetary cuts Today most of the site is unused but maintained by Fort Hood with most of the buildings being torn down A radio tower is now on the site The circular concrete foundation for the AN FPS 20A search radar tower is clearly visible in aerial imagery Air Force units and assignments editUnits edit Constituted as the 814th Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronActivated on 8 May 1956 at Oklahoma City AFS OK not manned or equipped Moved to Killeen AFS on 14 February 1957 Discontinued and inactivated on 1 February 1961Assignments edit 33d Air Division 14 February 1957 Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector 1 January 1960 1 February 1961See also editList of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar StationsReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Cornett Lloyd H and Johnson Mildred W A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 1980 Archived 2016 02 13 at the Wayback Machine Office of History Aerospace Defense Center Peterson AFB CO 1980 Winkler David F amp Webster Julie L Searching the Skies dead link The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories Champaign IL 1997 Information for Killeen AFS TX Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Killeen Air Force Station amp oldid 1154054862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
