Historic American Building Survey Barter Island Long Range Radar Site Building Train "A"

• Main Author: 611th Civil Engineer Squadron
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 611th Air Support Group, United States Air Force 2021
• Subjects: Alaska State / Territory; Building A; Barter Island LRRS; Barter Island Long Range Radar Site; 611th; Pacific Air Forces; 611th Air Support Group; 11th Air Force; 611th Civil Engineer Squadron; LRRS; United States Air Force; Historic Background Research; Architectural Survey; Records Search / Inventory Checking; Pacific; Barter Island; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48512/xcv8459066; https://core.tdar.org/document/459066/historic-american-building-survey-barter-island-long-range-radar-site-building-train-a

This document includes a historic context and an architectural overview of Barter Island Long Range Radar Site Building Train "A." Barter Island LRRS was one of the original Alaska Distant Early Warning (DEW) Stations. The purpose of the DEW line was to constantly monitor for possible enemy aircraft and ballistic missile threats during the Cold War era. Building train “A” is representative of the modular DEW Line construction technique.