Hastings Air Force Station

Hastings Air Force Station
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Hastings AFS
Location of Hastings AFS, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°34′48″N 098°17′24″W / 40.58000°N 98.29000°W
Type Air Force Station
Site information
Controlled by  United States Air Force
Site history
Built 1962
In use 1962-1968
Garrison information
Garrison 625th Radar Squadron
Emblem of the 625th Radar Squadron

Hastings Air Force Station (ADC ID: SM-133, NORAD ID: Z-133) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) east of Hastings, Nebraska. It was closed in 1968.

History

Hastings Air Force Station was initially part of Phase II of the Air Defense Command Mobile Radar program. The Air Force approved this expansion of the Mobile Radar program on October 23, 1952. Radars in this network were designated “SM.”

The station became operational on 1 January 1962 with the activation of the 625th Radar Squadron (SAGE), feeding data to DC-22 at Sioux City AFS, Iowa. The radar squadron provided information 24/7 the SAGE Direction Center where it was analyzed to determine range, direction altitude speed and whether or not aircraft were friendly or hostile. The deployment of the AN/FPS-67B search radar and two AN/FPS-6 height-finder radars to Hastings marked the completion of the second phase of the mobile radar program.

The radars were operated until 1968 when Air Defense Command closed the station as part of a draw down of assets and budget reductions. Today, what was Hastings AFS is now known as the "Radar Industrial Park". It is generally abandoned, with the few buildings that remain severely deteriorated.

Air Force units and assignments

Units:

Inactivated on 8 September 1968

Assignments:

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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