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Middleton Island Air Force Station
Part of Alaskan Air Command (AAC)
Middleton Island Air Force Station
Middleton Island AFS is located in Alaska
Middleton Island AFS
Middleton Island AFS
Location of Middleton Island AFS, Alaska
Coordinates59°27′12″N 146°19′07″W / 59.45333°N 146.31861°W / 59.45333; -146.31861 (Middleton Island AFS F-22)
TypeAir Force Station
Site information
Controlled byMiddleton Island Air Force Station United States Air Force
Site history
Built1958
In use1958-1963
Garrison information
Garrison720th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (1958-1963)

Middleton Island Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-22) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It was located on Middleton Island, in the Gulf of Alaska, 173 miles (278 km) south of Anchorage, Alaska. It operated for five years, from May 1958 to May 1963. Since the 1970s, it has been repurposed by the Middleton Island Marine Biological Station to study seabirds and other flora and fauna.

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