Port Heiden AF Station, AK

Port Heiden Air Force Station (AFS), located on the Alaska Peninsula, was established in 1958 as part of the United States' Cold War air defense network. Operated by the 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, the station was equipped with radar systems to detect and track potential Soviet aircraft approaching North America. Port Heiden AFS played a critical role in the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, providing early warning and airspace surveillance until advances in technology rendered it obsolete. The station was deactivated in 1969, and the site has since been remediated, with only limited remnants of its military past remaining today.