Havre Air Force Station
Havre Air Force Station (site designator P-25, Z-25 after 31 July 1963) is a Formerly Used Defense Site that was used as a Cold War general surveillance radar station. In addition to radar facilities and a NORAD Control Center the site had support services: NCO club, bowling alley, hobby shops, library, movie theater, barber shop, exchange, commissary, grade school, and housing for officers and senior NCOs.
Havre Air Force Station | |
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26 miles (42 km) northwest of Havre, Montana | |
Havre AFS Location of Havre AFS, Montana | |
Coordinates | 48°52′51″N 109°56′42″W |
Type | Air Force Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force Air Defense Command |
Site history | |
Built | 1951 |
In use | 1951–1979 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 778th Air Defense Group, 778th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (later 778th Radar Squadron) |
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