Building 004 (Site Name Keyword)
1-3 (3 Records)
This report presents the results of an inventory of Cold War era buildings and structures at Cape Cod Air Station (AS), which has operated as a missile early warning radar installation from 1979 to the present and is currently managed by the 21 SW. The purpose of the inventory was to evaluate the facilities at Cape Cod (AS) in terms of their eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) within the historical context of the Cold War. All of the facilities at this...
Massachusetts Historical Commission, Form B - Building: Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod Air Station (1996)
Building forms for the Massachusetts Historical Commission recording buildings at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod Air Station. Buildings recorded either housed or supported the PAVE PAWS radar at Cape Cod Air Station. The PAVE PAWS (Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System) was designed and built for the U.S. Air Force top early warning of submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) fired from the Atlantic Ocean. Three other PAVE PAWS sites provide...
Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) facilities at Cape Cod Air Station (AS), Massachusetts (1999)
Post-Cold War downsizing has resulted in a number of necessary changes to Cold War era facilities. Two of the Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) sites (Texas and Georgia) are no longer operational and have been partially dismantled. Several engineering projects required at the Cape Cod site have been determined to have adverse effects on the historic integrity of the radar facility. The Air Force, State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory...