Information for Rockville AS, IS

Latitude: 64-02-07 N, Longitude: 022-39-16 W

Call Sign(s): Hotstuff, Skybird, Inkspot, Drainage,Loki

Perm ID	Sage ID	JSS ID	Unit	Location	Early Equip.	Final Equip.	Oper. Date	Inact. Date	Notes
H-1	H-1		932	Rockville AS, IS	TPS-1B; FPS-3; FPS-20A / FPS-93A; FPS-6 (2)	FPS-93A	1951	1992	Original H-1 radar site is closed. New site had FPS-117, but at new site at Keflavik NAS (also now closed, as of 2006).

Perm ID

Sage ID

JSS ID

Unit

Location

Early
Equip.

Final
Equip.

Oper.
Date

Inact.
Date

Notes

H-1

932

Rockville AS, IS

TPS-1B; FPS-3; FPS-20A / FPS-93A; FPS-6 (2)

FPS-93A

1951

1992

Original H-1 radar site is closed. New site had FPS-117, but at new site at Keflavik NAS (also now closed, as of 2006).

History of Rockville AS, IS

Site H-1 was first known as Sandgerdi Station, and was the Manual Operations / Master Direction Center for the Iceland Air Defense System (IADS) in the 1950's until the early 1960's. The site is located ~6 miles from NAS Keflavik (first known as Meeks Field). The H-1 site officially became operational 28 October 1953. The 932nd AC&W Squadron was officially transferred here on 1 August 1957. The site was designated Rockville Aircraft Control & Warning Station, and remained the home of the 932nd until 1997.

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