Rochester Air Force Station

Rochester Air Force Station (1956-1957) - A Cold War U.S. Air Force Radar Station established in 1955. Located near Rochester in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of M-101. Closed in 1957. History Established in 1955 and became operational in September 1956 as Rochester Air Force Station manned by the 808th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron. Initial equipment included the TPS-1D search radar. Closed on 8 Sep 1957. Physical Plant The facility consists of eleven structures on 23 acres and included a mess hall, barracks, a large garage/shop, and two storage buildings. Smaller buildings included a water supply pump house and a smaller building. A large earth-mounded water supply reservoir provided water. Rochester AFS Major Equipment List Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems Radio TPS-1D Unit Designations 808th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron (1956-1957) 808th Assignments 20 Jun 1953 - Activated at Snelling AFS, MN, as the 31st Air Division. ca Sep 1955 - Moved to Rochester, MN. 8 Sep 1957 - Inactivated. Current Status {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Eight miles northeast of Rochester in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Maps & Images Lat: 44.06981 Long: -92.34015 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1,280' See Also: Permanent System Radar Sites US Radar Sets Sources: Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf, page 102. Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf, page 126. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2090202 Links: Rochester Air Force Station Wikipedia - Rochester Air Force Station Rochester AFS FUDS Report Visited: No