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Fort Fisher Air Force Station
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Cape Fear,[1] 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southwest of Kure Beach, North Carolina.
Cover of welcome brochure, 701st Radar Squadron
Coordinates33°59′24″N 077°55′06″W / 33.99000°N 77.91833°W / 33.99000; -77.91833 (Fort Fisher AFS)[2]
TypeAir Force Station
CodeADC ID: M-115, NORAD ID: Z-115
Currently JSS ID: J-02
Site information
Controlled byFort Fisher Air Force Station United States Air Force]
Site history
Built1955
In use1955-1988 June 30[3]
Garrison information
Garrison701st Air Defense Group
701st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron
Fort Fisher AFS is located in North Carolina
Fort Fisher AFS
Fort Fisher AFS
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Location of Fort Fisher AFS, North Carolina

Fort Fisher Air Force Station was a United States Air Force installation located on the Atlantic coast 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southwest of Kure Beach, North Carolina. Its primary mission was as a radar complex. It was closed on 30 June 1988 by the Air Force, and turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Today the radar installation that was the main part of the site is part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS), designated by NORAD as Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) Ground Equipment Facility J-02.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Winkler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Information for Fort Fisher AFS, NC". Radomes, Inc.
  3. ^ "Deactivation Ceremony Program". Radomes, Inc. 30 June 1988.

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