701st radar Fort Fisher AFS NC

The 701st Radar Squadron was activated at Fort Fisher Air Force Station, North Carolina, in 1955 as part of the United States Air Force's Air Defense Command. Its primary mission was to operate long-range radar systems to detect and track potential airborne threats along the southeastern U.S. coastline during the Cold War. The squadron played a key role in the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense system by providing critical radar data to regional command centers. The 701st Radar Squadron was inactivated in 1984 as advances in technology and shifting defense priorities led to the closure of Fort Fisher AFS.