North Truro Air Force Station
North Truro Air Force Station (AFS) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.2 mi (3.5 km) east of North Truro, Massachusetts.
| North Truro Air Force Station | |
|---|---|
| Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
| North Truro, Massachusetts | |
The station from the south | |
North Truro AFS Location of North Truro AFS, Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates | 42°01′53.38″N 70°03′11.84″W |
| Type | Long Range Radar Site |
| Code | ADC ID: P-10 NORAD ID: Z-10 (NTAFS) |
| Site information | |
| Owner | National Park Service |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Open to the public | Partially |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 |
| Built by | United States Air Force |
| In use | 1951–1994 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | North Truro, Massachusetts |
| Occupants | 762d Radar Squadron, 6th Space Warning Squadron |
Most of the site was inactivated by 1994 and turned over to the National Park Service, the radar site remainder becoming a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) VHF omnidirectional range/Tactical air navigation system (VORTAC) (Navaid: LFV) and radar site, part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS), designated by NORAD as Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) Ground Equipment Facility J-53.
The former North Truro AFS is the site of a radar station and several abandoned buildings including barracks, a library, a bar, a bowling alley and a family housing area located to the south. NTAFS has been redeveloped into The Highland Center. It is also the site of the Jenny Lind Tower.