The station included living quarters for 172 people (including a 3-story barracks),[7] 24 concrete trailer pads, motor pool building, plumbing/carpenter shop, paint house, mess hall, officers' club, office buildings, and dispensary.[1] The "Dirty Shame Saloon" was established in a metal hut during 1951 just outside the main gate.[8] Captain Robert Rice was the commander in 1954, and a recreation building, base exchange, and NCO club were available in 1955. A Rod and Gun Club was established in 1956.[9]
The 680th AC&W Squadron was inactivated on 1 July 1960. The station was converted into an unmanned gap-filler radar site in 1960, and redesignated SM-151E,[6] first operated by the 823d Radar Squadron at Mica Peak AFS, Washington, then[when?] the 716th Radar Squadron at Kalispell AFS, Montana (TM-179B). The radar station was declared excess by the Air Force to GSA in 1960–61. In early 1962, to allow access to the Yaak Mountain Lookout Tower, an observation tower not actually located on the site, a 90-acre portion of the former base was transferred by special use permit to the U.S. Forest Service. The main portion of the station was transferred by the Corps of Engineers to the Forest Service in 1965.
In 2014 a small 0.19 acres (0.077 ha) parcel of "Yaak Air Force Base" surrounded by land of a single landowner was transferred.[10]
Referencesedit
^ abc"The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
^. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
^ ab"Information for Yaak AFS (Bonner's Ferry), MT". Radomes.org.
^compiled by Johnson, Mildred W (December 31, 1980) [February 1973 original by Cornett, Lloyd H. Jr]. A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980(PDF). Peterson Air Force Base: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. [verification needed]. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
^ abWinkler, David F; Webster, Julie L (June 1997). Searching the Skies: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF) (Report). Champaign, IL: U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912. from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
^"Teatotaling clergyman and wife take over Dirty Shame Saloon". July 12, 2006.
^"The following articles from 1954 – 1956 are newsclippings taken from the Western News of Libby, Montana, and represent what wa". www.radomes.org.
^"Schedule Of Proposed Action - 07/01/2013 to 09/30/2013 - Kootenai National Forest". www.fs.fed.us.
November 13, 2023
yaak, force, station, defense, command, general, surveillance, radar, station, lincoln, county, montana, built, twenty, eight, stations, second, segment, permanent, system, radar, network, 680th, aircraft, control, warning, squadron, activated, installation, m. Yaak Air Force Station was an Air Defense Command general surveillance radar station in Lincoln County Montana Built as one of twenty eight stations in the second segment of the Permanent System radar network 4 the 680th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was activated at the installation on 1 March 1951 5 for ground controlled interception operating AN FPS 3 and AN FPS 4 radars in April 1952 An AN FPS 6 was added in 1956 and the AN FPS 4 was replaced by an AN GPS 3 in 1957 6 Yaak Air Force StationPart of Pine Tree Line 1 Located atHensley Hill 2 in Lincoln County Montana 1 25 1 miles 40 4 km west of Rexford eponym the nearby Town of Yaak Coordinates48 51 44 N 115 43 18 W 48 86222 N 115 72167 W 48 86222 115 72167 Yaak AFS P 11 3 TypeAir Force StationSite informationControlled byAir Defense CommandConditiondemolishedSite historyIn use1951 60Garrison informationGarrison680th Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronUnmanned Gap Filler radar annexes 3 P 11A Bendix AN FPS 14 Porthill Idaho48 59 36 N 116 28 51 W 48 99333 N 116 48083 W 48 99333 116 48083 P 11A P 11B Bendix AN FPS 14 Eureka Montana48 51 53 N 115 07 32 W 48 86472 N 115 12556 W 48 86472 115 12556 P 11B P 11C Bendix AN FPS 14 Moyie Springs Idaho48 45 48 N 116 12 34 W 48 76333 N 116 20944 W 48 76333 116 20944 P 11C Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates The station included living quarters for 172 people including a 3 story barracks 7 24 concrete trailer pads motor pool building plumbing carpenter shop paint house mess hall officers club office buildings and dispensary 1 The Dirty Shame Saloon was established in a metal hut during 1951 just outside the main gate 8 Captain Robert Rice was the commander in 1954 and a recreation building base exchange and NCO club were available in 1955 A Rod and Gun Club was established in 1956 9 The 680th AC amp W Squadron was inactivated on 1 July 1960 The station was converted into an unmanned gap filler radar site in 1960 and redesignated SM 151E 6 first operated by the 823d Radar Squadron at Mica Peak AFS Washington then when the 716th Radar Squadron at Kalispell AFS Montana TM 179B The radar station was declared excess by the Air Force to GSA in 1960 61 In early 1962 to allow access to the Yaak Mountain Lookout Tower an observation tower not actually located on the site a 90 acre portion of the former base was transferred by special use permit to the U S Forest Service The main portion of the station was transferred by the Corps of Engineers to the Forest Service in 1965 In 2014 a small 0 19 acres 0 077 ha parcel of Yaak Air Force Base surrounded by land of a single landowner was transferred 10 References edit a b c The Spokesman Review Google News Archive Search news google com Source of Local Landmark Names Yaak Valley Forest Council Archived from the original on August 8 2014 Retrieved August 3 2014 a b Information for Yaak AFS Bonner s Ferry MT Radomes org full citation needed nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency compiled by Johnson Mildred W December 31 1980 February 1973 original by Cornett Lloyd H Jr A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 1980 PDF Peterson Air Force Base Office of History Aerospace Defense Center p verification needed Retrieved March 26 2012 a b Winkler David F Webster Julie L June 1997 Searching the Skies The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program PDF Report Champaign IL U S Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories LCCN 97020912 Archived from the original on December 1 2012 Retrieved April 23 2013 Yaak names theyaak com dead link Teatotaling clergyman and wife take over Dirty Shame Saloon July 12 2006 The following articles from 1954 1956 are newsclippings taken from the Western News of Libby Montana and represent what wa www radomes org Schedule Of Proposed Action 07 01 2013 to 09 30 2013 Kootenai National Forest www fs fed us Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yaak Air Force Station amp oldid 1153677026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
