Information for Santa Rosa Island AFS, CA

Latitude: 33-56-43.95 N, Longitude: 120-07-02.10 W

Call Sign(s): Art

Perm ID	Sage ID	JSS ID	Unit	Location	Early Equip.	Final Equip.	Oper. Date	Inact. Date	Notes
P-15			669	Santa Rosa Island AFS, CA	CPS-6B; FPS-10 (2); FPS-3; GPS-3; MPS-14		1952	31-Mar-63	Plans for an AN/FPS-27 FD search radar were cancelled. Sq relocated to RP-15, Lompoc AFS, CA. Squadron headquarters was located at Port Hueneme, CA (U.S. Navy).

Perm ID

Sage ID

JSS ID

Unit

Location

Early
Equip.

Final
Equip.

Oper.
Date

Inact.
Date

Notes

P-15

669

Santa Rosa Island AFS, CA

CPS-6B; FPS-10 (2); FPS-3; GPS-3; MPS-14

1952

31-Mar-63

Plans for an AN/FPS-27 FD search radar were cancelled. Sq relocated to RP-15, Lompoc AFS, CA. Squadron headquarters was located at Port Hueneme, CA (U.S. Navy).

History of Santa Rosa Island AFS, CA

Activation of this site using an AN/CPS-6B radar allowed for the shutdown of Lashup sites at Camp Cooke (L-41) and Port Hueneme (L-42). In 1952 the 669th AC&W Squadron operated two AN/FPS-10 radars at this island location. In 1955 the Air Force added an AN/FPS-3 search radar to the facility. During the following year, an AN/GPS-3 search radar was also added. 1958 saw the addition of an AN/MPS-14 long-range height-finder radar. An AN/FPS-27 FD search radar was planned, but was subsequently cancelled. Operations ceased on 31 March 1963, when the 669th moved to Lompoc AFS (RP-15, Z-15).

References: "Searching the Skies"; misc. ADCOM documents.

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