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Klamath Air Force Station, the Glossary

Klamath Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-33, NORAD ID: Z-33) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station.^[1]

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1981 disestablishments in California
Installations of the United States Air Force in California
Military installations closed in 1981
Military installations established in 1950

Aerospace Defense Command

Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States.

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Air Route Surveillance Radar

The Air Route Surveillance Radar is a long-range radar system.

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The Avco AN/FPS-26 Radar was an Air Defense Command height finder radar developed in the Frequency Diversity Program with a tunable 3-cavity power klystron for electronic counter-countermeasures (e.g. to counter jamming).

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AN/TPS-1

The AN/TPS-1 Radar was an early warning and tactical control radar developed by Bell Labs and the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War II.

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Bendix AN/FPS-14 Radar

The AN/FPS-14 was a medium-range search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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Bendix AN/FPS-20

The AN/FPS-20 was a widely used L band early warning and ground-controlled interception radar system employed by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command, the NORAD Pinetree Line in Canada, the USAF CONAD in the continental United States, and a variety of other users.

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California Conservation Corps

The California Conservation Corps, or the CCC, is a department of the government of California, falling under the state cabinet-level California Resources Agency.

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Capetown, California

Capetown (formerly, Gas Jet and False Cape) is a locality in Humboldt County, California.

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Crescent City, California

Crescent City is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California; it is also the county seat.

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Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation which regulates civil aviation in the United States and surrounding international waters.

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General Electric AN/FPS-6 Radar

The AN/FPS-6 Radar was a long-range height finding radar used by the United States Air Force's Air Defense Command.

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General Electric AN/FPS-8 Radar

The AN/FPS-8 Radar was a Medium-Range Search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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Klamath, California

Klamath (Tolowa: Taa-chit) is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California, situated on US Route 101 inland from the mouth of the Klamath River.

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Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.

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List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons

This Article is a list of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons active, inactive, and historical.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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RCA AN/FPS-4 radar

The AN/FPS-4 Radar was a Height-Finder Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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Redwood National and State Parks

The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one national park and three California state parks located in the United States along the coast of northern California.

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Semi-Automatic Ground Environment

The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) was a system of large computers and associated networking equipment that coordinated data from many radar sites and processed it to produce a single unified image of the airspace over a wide area.

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Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States general surveillance radar stations

United States general surveillance radar stations include Army and USAF stations of various US air defense networks (in reverse chronological order).

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United States Secretary of Defense

The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.

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United States Secretary of the Air Force

The Secretary of the Air Force, sometimes referred to as the Secretary of the Department of the Air Force, (SecAF, or SAF/OS) is the head of the Department of the Air Force and the service secretary for the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.

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Westinghouse AN/FPS-27 Radar

The AN/FPS-27 Radar was a long-range search radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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777th Radar Squadron

The 777th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klamath_Air_Force_Station

Also known as Klamath AFS.