Minot Air Force Station
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Minot Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-28 NORAD ID: Z-28) [Permanent Installation Number (PIN): 1445; Installation Location Code (ILC): QJVM]) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 16.2 miles (26.1 km) south of Minot, North Dakota; on the west side of US Highway 83. It was closed in 1979. A portion of the property was reopened in 1984 as the Minot Communications Site and served until 1997.
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Minot Air Force Station | |
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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
Gasman Township, Ward County, south of Minot, North Dakota | |
Coordinates | 48°00′13″N 101°17′40″W |
Type | Air Force station |
Code | QJVM (ILC) |
Site information | |
Owner | civilian |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
In use | May 1951–September 1979, 1984–1997 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 786th Radar Squadron |
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Minot Air Force Station was the first major Air Force installation in North Dakota, even predating the two "large" bases, Minot Air Force Base and Grand Forks Air Force Base.