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Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station
Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Roanoke Rapids AFS is located in North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids AFS
Roanoke Rapids AFS
Location of Roanoke Rapids AFS, North Carolina
Coordinates36°26′23″N 077°43′31″W / 36.43972°N 77.72528°W / 36.43972; -77.72528 (Roanoke Rapids AFS M-117)
TypeAir Force Station
Site information
Controlled byRoanoke Rapids Air Force Station United States Air Force
Site history
Built1956
In use1956-1978
Garrison information
Garrison632d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron

Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-117 NORAD ID: Z-117) was a United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is 6.1 miles (9.8 km) southwest of Gaston, North Carolina, near the closed Halifax County Airport. It was closed in 1978.

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