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	{{Location\|Near Naselle in Pacific County, Washington.\|46.42194\|-123.79806\|1}}		{{Location\|Near Naselle in Pacific County, Washington.\|46.42194\|-123.79806\|1}}
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	'''Naselle Air Force Station''' (1950-1966) - A [[Cold War]] Air Force Radar Station first established in 1950 near Naselle, Pacific County, Washington. Named Naselle Air Force Station after the location. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-57, later a Sage ID of Z-57. Abandoned in 1966.		'''Naselle Air Force Station''' (1950-1966) - A [[Cold War]] Air Force Radar Station first established in 1950 near Naselle, Pacific County, Washington. Named Naselle Air Force Station after the location. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-57, later a Sage ID of Z-57. Abandoned in 1966.
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	~~{{SocialNetworks}}~~		'''Naselle Air Force Station''' (1950-1966) - A [[Cold War]] Air Force Radar Station first established in 1950 near Naselle, Pacific County, Washington. Named Naselle Air Force Station after the location. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-57, later a Sage ID of Z-57. Abandoned in 1966.
	'''~~{{PAGENAME}}~~''' (1950-1966) - A [[Cold War]] Air Force Radar Station first established in 1950 near Naselle, Pacific County, Washington. Named Naselle Air Force Station after the location. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-57, later a Sage ID of Z-57. Abandoned in 1966.		<gallery>
	~~{\|{{FWpicframe}}~~		File:Naselle AFS-3.jpg\|Naselle AFS former Entrance, Road to Radar Hill on the Left, Road to the former Cantonment Area on the Right.
	~~\|- valign="top"~~		File:Naselle AFS-6.jpg\|Commercial Antennas on the upper site of the former Naselle AFS. FPS-26A Radar Tower visible on the Left.
	~~\|width="50%"\|[[~~File:Naselle AFS-3.jpg~~\|350px\|thumb\|left~~\|Naselle AFS former Entrance, Road to Radar Hill on the Left, Road to the former Cantonment Area on the Right.]]		File:Naselle Youth Camp (1).jpg\|Former Naselle AFS Cantonment Area (left) and Housing Area (right) now Naselle Youth Camp Correctional Facility.
	~~\|width="50%"\|[[~~File:Naselle AFS-6.jpg~~\|350px\|thumb\|right~~\|Commercial Antennas on the upper site of the former Naselle AFS. FPS-26A Radar Tower visible on the Left.]]		</gallery>
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	== History ==		== History ==
	Established in 1950 and became operational in December 1951 as Naselle Air Force Station manned by the 759th AC&W Squadron. Replaced two Lashup Radar sites, L-35 at Pacific Beach, Washington, and L-36 at Fort Stevens, Oregon. The two lashup sites were discontinued in February 1952.		Established in 1950 and became operational in December 1951 as Naselle Air Force Station manned by the 759th AC&W Squadron. Replaced two Lashup Radar sites, L-35 at Pacific Beach, Washington, and L-36 at Fort Stevens, Oregon. The two lashup sites were discontinued in February 1952.
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	* 759th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron (1950-1960)		* 759th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron (1950-1960)
	* 759th Radar Squadron (SAGE) (1960-1966)		* 759th Radar Squadron (SAGE) (1960-1966)
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	* 1 Jan 1951 - Assigned at Naselle AFS, WA, assigned to 505th AC&W Gp.		* 1 Jan 1951 - Assigned at Naselle AFS, WA, assigned to 505th AC&W Gp.
	* 6 Feb 1952 - Transferred to 25th AD. [[McChord Manual Direction Center P-4]]		* 6 Feb 1952 - Transferred to 25th AD. [[McChord Manual Direction Center P-4]]
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	* 1 Apr 1966 - Transferred to 25th AD. [[McChord SAGE Direction Center DC-12]]		* 1 Apr 1966 - Transferred to 25th AD. [[McChord SAGE Direction Center DC-12]]
	* 25 Jun 1966 - Discontinued		* 25 Jun 1966 - Discontinued
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	~~'''Location:'''~~ Near Naselle in Pacific County, Washington.

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	* Elevation: 1,926'
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	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~46.42433\|~~Lon=~~-123.80311}} ~~Receiver Site~~		{{GPSLocation\|Receiver Site\|46.42433\|-123.80311}}
	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~46.39315\|~~Lon=~~-123.82471}} ~~Cantonment Area~~		{{GPSLocation\|Cantonment Area\|46.39315\|-123.82471}}
	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~46.38991\|~~Lon=~~-123.82506}} ~~Housing Area~~		{{GPSLocation\|Housing Area\|46.38991\|-123.82506}}
	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~46.42194\|~~Lon=~~-123.79806}~~} Operations Area~~		{{GPSLocation\|Operations Area\|46.42194\|-123.79806}}
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1950-1966) - A [[Cold War]] Air Force Radar Station first established in 1950 near Naselle, Pacific County, Washington. Named Naselle Air Force Station after the location. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-57, later a Sage ID of Z-57. Abandoned in 1966.
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== History ==
Established in 1950 and became operational in December 1951 as Naselle Air Force Station manned by the 759th AC&W Squadron. Replaced two Lashup Radar sites, L-35 at Pacific Beach, Washington, and L-36 at Fort Stevens, Oregon. The two lashup sites were discontinued in February 1952.

The station initially had both a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and early warning mission. The early warning mission involved tracking and identifying all aircraft entering their airspace while the GCI mission involved guiding Air Force interceptors to any identified enemy aircraft. Controllers at the station vectored fighter aircraft at the correct course and speed to intercept enemy aircraft using voice commands via ground-to-air radio.

Initial equipment included [[FPS-3]] search radar and [[FPS-5]] height-finder radar. In 1958 the [[FPS-3]] search radar was upgraded to the [[FPS-20]] and two height-finder radars, one [[FPS-6]] and one [[FPS-6|FPS-6A]] were installed in preparation for integration into the [[SAGE System]]. An [[FPS-26|FPS-26A]] height-finder later replaced one of the [[FPS-6]] height-finders.

== [[SAGE System]] Transition ==
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== [[SAGE System]] Operation ==
The site began operation as a SAGE site in February 1960 initially feeding radar data to the [[McChord SAGE Direction Center DC-12]].
== Closure ==
SAGE operation continued until the site and the 759th Radar Squadron were deactivated on 1 Apr 1966 in the first round of SAGE consolidations and reorganizations.

== Physical Plant ==
[[File:Naselle AFS Upper Site.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Naselle AFS Upper Site]]
The physical plant of the site was divided into the main site, a cantonment area, a housing area, and a radio site. The main site was located separately from the other sites on "Radar Ridge" and it housed the operations buildings, the radar towers, a dining hall, and backup generators. Also on the upper site were separate Ground to Air Transmitter/Receiver (GATR) radio sites that housed the equipment for directing aircraft intercepts.

The lower cantonment area housed the enlisted barracks, the bachelor officer's quarters, the orderly room, the dining hall, the motor pool, and other support buildings. Apart from the main site was a small housing area for critical married personnel.

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* [[GRT-3]]
* [[BC-640]]
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* [[GPX-18]]
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* 759th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron (1950-1960)
* 759th Radar Squadron (SAGE) (1960-1966)
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* 1 Jan 1951 - Assigned at Naselle AFS, WA, assigned to 505th AC&W Gp.
* 6 Feb 1952 - Transferred to 25th AD. [[McChord Manual Direction Center P-4]]
* Jan 1953 - Transferred to 4704th Def Wg. [[McChord Manual Direction Center P-4]]
* 8 Oct 1954 - Transferred to 25th AD. [[McChord Manual Direction Center P-4]]
* 1 Mar 1960 - Transferred to Seattle ADS. [[McChord SAGE Direction Center DC-12]]
* 1 Apr 1960 - Redesignated from AC&W Sq to 759th Radar Sq (SAGE).
* 1 Apr 1966 - Transferred to 25th AD. [[McChord SAGE Direction Center DC-12]]
* 25 Jun 1966 - Discontinued
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== Current Status ==
[[File:Naselle AFS-5.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Former Housing Area now Youth Camp Dorms.]]
The lower site is now Naselle Youth Camp established after the site closed in 1966 while the upper site now has commercial radio facilities. The family housing area appears to now be dorms for the Naselle Youth Camp with just a few houses remaining. The road leading to the upper site is open to the public, the youth camp facilities are not.
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'''Location:''' Near Naselle in Pacific County, Washington.

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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.42433|Lon=-123.80311}} Receiver Site
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.39315|Lon=-123.82471}} Cantonment Area
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.38991|Lon=-123.82506}} Housing Area
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.42194|Lon=-123.79806}} Operations Area
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'''See Also:'''
* [[GPA-37]]
* [[SAGE System]]
* [[BUIC System]]
* [[Lashup System]]
* [[Permanent System Radar Sites]]
* [[US Radar Sets]]
* [[McChord Manual Direction Center P-4]]
* [[McChord SAGE Direction Center DC-12]]

'''Sources:'''
* {{Cornett}}, page 165. 
* {{Winkler}}, page 149, 164, 165-166. 
* {{NORAD1966HistoryBUIC}} 
* [http://www.usafunithistory.com/PDF/0700/759%20RADAR%20SQ.pdf USAF Unit Histories - Naselle Air Force Station]
* {{GNIS|ID=2089733}}

'''Links:'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naselle_Air_Force_Station Wikipedia - Naselle Air Force Station]
* [https://www.dshs.wa.gov/fsa/office-capital-programs/naselle-youth-camp Washington State - Naselle Youth Camp]

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