Campion Air Force Station
| Campion Air Force Station Galena Long Range Radar Station  
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 Campion AFS
Location of Campion AFS, Alaska
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| Coordinates | 64°42′21″N 156°43′41″W / 64.70583°N 156.72806°WCoordinates: 64°42′21″N 156°43′41″W / 64.70583°N 156.72806°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
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 United States Air Force
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 |
| In use | 1951-Present |
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| Garrison | 743d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (1952–1983) |
Campion Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-08) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 6.4 miles (10.3 km) east-southeast of Galena, Alaska.
The Aircraft Control and Warning station was closed on 1 November 1983, and the site was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) Station. It remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region.
Campion Air Force Station (AFS) was a continental defense radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force early warning of an attack by the Soviet Union on Alaska. It was one of the ten original aircraft control and warning sites constructed during the early 1950s to establish a permanent air defense system in Alaska. The station was named in honor of Lieutenant Alan J. Campion, 449th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Ladd AFB, who was killed on 26 November 1950 when the Lockheed F-94 Starfire interceptor he was flying crashed while attempting to land at nearby Galena AFB, Alaska.
Construction of the station, began in September 1950 and was completed in April 1952. The Army Transportation Corps undertook the project. The station site was located on the Yukon River, and equipment and construction material was floated by barge to a dock built on the river 64°41′11″N 156°44′45″W / 64.68639°N 156.74583°W. Initially, there were no roads, which had to be built as part of the construction effort. Each item had to be hauled up from dock/storage area along the river, then along the newly constructed road to the permanent station site.
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