History of the Aircraft Control and Warning System in Alaska: Air Defense of Arctic Skies, 2013 Update

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), Colorado State University

Year: 2013

Summary

This report discusses a general history of the Soviet relations that lead to the development of the Aircraft Control and Warning System (AC&W) in Alaska. It provides a general assessment of the archaeological sites at AC&W along with sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It also provides an oral history of worker experiences at AC&W.

In 1997, the 611th Air Support Group (611 ASG), in coordination with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), determined that the Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) System meets the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for its significant contribution to national and Alaskan history and its important engineering design (i.e., National Register Criteria A and C). The 611 ASG also determined that Cape Lisburne, Fort Yukon, Kotzebue, and Tin City retained enough original structures to be eligible for inclusion in the NRHP (611 CES 1998). Cape Lisburne was determined to be the best example among the four eligible sites.

This report is an updated version of the 2002 report of the same name. (https://core.tdar.org/document/459179)

Cite this Record

History of the Aircraft Control and Warning System in Alaska: Air Defense of Arctic Skies, 2013 Update. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), Colorado State University. 2013 ( tDAR id: 459061) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459061

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Keywords

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Ethnohistoric Research • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Air Support Group • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • AC&W • Aircraft Control and Warning System • Archaeological Sites • Architectural Recordation • Building • Eligible • Historic American Building Survey • Historic Buildings • National Register of Historic Places • Oral History • Pacific Air Forces • Photographs • Soviet • United States Air Force

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory) • Bethel • Campion • Cape Lisburne • Cape Newenham • Cape Romanzof • Fire Island • Fort Yukon • Indian Mountain • King Salmon Highway • Kotzebue • Middleton Island • Murphy Dome • Northeast Cape • Ohlson Mountain • Sparrevohn • Tatalina • Tin City • Unalakleet

Temporal Keywords
Cold War Era • Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -170.016; min lat: 51.487 ; max long: -141.047; max lat: 68.567 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): 611th Air Support Group CRM Manager

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