Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site

Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site (1979-Present) - A Cold War U.S. Air Force Pave Paws System Missile Warning Radar Site. Established in 1979 on Beale Air Force Base near Marysville, Yuba County, California. Active radar site on Beale Air Force Base. Pave Paws Computer Maintenance Operations Center, showing duplexed cyber 170-174 computers Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Antenna Elements. Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site. History of Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site Pave Paws Technical & Power Building Pave Paws Power Control Room, Generators in background Established in 1979 and became operational in 1980 as the Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site manned by the 7th Missile Warning Squadron . Initial equipment included two FPS-115 phased array radar systems. Physical Plant The two original PAVE PAWS FPS-115 radars were housed in a 105 foot high building with three sides, two of which were active. Each of the two active sides contained 1,800 individual radar transmitters and receivers. The active sides were tilted back 20 degrees to allow for an elevation deflection from 3 to 85 degrees above the horizon. A computer controlled the activation of individual radar elements providing a moving radar beam. Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site AFS Major Equipment List Search Radar Data Systems FPS-115 FPS-123 FPS-132 Dual Cyber 170-174 computers Unit Designations 7th MWS Missile Warning Squadron (1979-1991) 7th Space Warning Squadron (1991-Present) 7th MWS Assignments 1 Jul 1979 - Activated at Beale AFB, California assigned to 26th AD. 1 Oct 1979 - Assigned to Hq ADCOM. 1 Dec 1979 - Assigned to SAC. 1 Sep 1982 - Assigned Air Force Space Command. Current Status Active military site in Marysville, Yuba County, California. Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site Structures (edit list) Number Building Exists Notes 5760 Technical Equipment Building Yes 5761 Power Plant Building Yes 5762 Guard Tower Yes 5763 Bus Shelter Yes 5764 Main Gate House Yes 5765 Civil Engineering Storage Building Yes 5768 Supply Warehouse Yes 5770 Electrical Substation Yes 5771 Communications Terminal Building Yes 5772 Communications Sat Terminal Yes Fuel Storage Tanks Yes Exclusion Fence Yes Security Fence Yes {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Beale AFB near Marysville in Yuba County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 39.13611 Long: -121.35083 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: yyyyy' See Also: SLBM Detection Systems 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 46, 47, 149. 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 54-56, 86, 105. Links: AFB Pave Paws Radar Site+AFS%2C+CA&squadron=&country= Radomes - Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site Wikipedia - Beale AFB Pave Paws Radar Site Visited: No