History of the Aircraft Control and Warning System in Alaska: Air Defense of Arctic Skies

• Main Authors: G. Williams, J. DePue, M. Whorton, A. Alpert, D. Tomasko
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Argonne National Laboratory 2002
• Subjects: Tatalina; Sparrevohn; Campion; Ohlson Mountain; Middleton Island; Alaska State / Territory; Cape Romanzof; Unalakleet; Bethel; Tin City; Fort Yukon; Fire Island; Murphy Dome; King Salmon; Cape Newenham; Kotzebue; Cape Lisburne; Northeast Cape; Indian Mountain; Cold War Era; 611th; Historic Context; National Register; Aircraft Control and Warning System; AC&W; Pacific Air Forces; 611th Air Support Group; Eligible; Cold War; United States Air Force; National Register of Historic Places; Argonne National Laboratory; 11th Air Force; 611th Civil Engineer Squadron; ANL; Historic Background Research; Architectural Survey; Remote Sensing; Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis; Records Search / Inventory Checking; Heritage Management; Site Evaluation / Testing; Arctic; Yukon; Pacific; Indian; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48512/xcv8459179; https://core.tdar.org/document/459179/history-of-the-aircraft-control-and-warning-system-in-alaska-air-defense-of-arctic-skies

This report presents historical background on the development, deployment, and operation of the AC&W system. It first summarizes the historical context of U.S.-Soviet relations that led to the deployment of the AC&W system and the general military buildup in Alaska. It next presents detailed...