Final Historic Building and Evaluation of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) System

• Main Author: 611th Civil Engineer Squadron
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 611th Air Support Group, United States Air Force 1999
• Subjects: Alaska State / Territory; Cold War Era; Point Lay LRRS; Wainwright SRRS; Point Barrow LRRS; Oliktok LRRS; Colb Bay LRRS; Lonely SRRS; Bullen Point Short Range Radar Site; Barter Island Long Range Radar LRRS Site; 611th; DEW System; DEW; Pacific Air Forces; National Register of Historic Places; 611th Air Support Group; Historic Buildings; Distant Early Warning System; 11th Air Force; 611th Civil Engineer Squadron; United States Air Force; Architectural Documentation; Historic Background Research; Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis; Site Evaluation / Testing; Pacific; Barrow; Barter Island; Point Barrow; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48512/xcv8459056; https://core.tdar.org/document/459056/final-historic-building-and-evaluation-of-the-distant-early-warning-dew-system

This report presents the results of an inventory and evaluation of Cold War-era buildings and structures at eight Distant Early Warning (DEW) installations. These eight installations represent the original, experimental Alaska Segment of DEW installations that provided the first comprehensive, defensive working system for possible attacks aimed at the North American continent (Thompson 1986) during the period of 1953 through 1969. The eight installations and their function within he system include: Barter Island Long-range Radar (LRRS) Site—a main station, Bullen Point Short-range Radar Site (SRRS)—an auxiliary station, Cold Bay LRRS—a main station for the 1957 extension of the DEW, Lonely SRRS—an auxiliary station, Oliktok LRRS—an auxiliary station, Point Barrow LRRS—a main station, Point Lay LRRS—an auxiliary station, Wainwright SRRS—an auxiliary station.