Final Historic Building and Evaluation of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) System
Creators: name: 611th Civil Engineer Squadron
Publisher: name: 611th Air Support Group, United States Air Force
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Alaska (State / Territory)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/1176/alaska-state-territory
subject: Cold War Era
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5551/cold-war-era
subject: Point Lay LRRS
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117680/point-lay-lrrs
subject: Wainwright SRRS
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117635/wainwright-srrs
subject: Point Barrow LRRS
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117637/point-barrow-lrrs
subject: Oliktok LRRS
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117685/oliktok-lrrs
subject: Colb Bay LRRS
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117704/colb-bay-lrrs
subject: Lonely SRRS
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117706/lonely-srrs
subject: Bullen Point Short Range Radar Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117705/bullen-point-short-range-radar-site
subject: Barter Island Long Range Radar LRRS Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/117707/barter-island-long-range-radar-lrrs-site
subject: 611th
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164656/611th
subject: DEW System
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164752/dew-system
subject: DEW
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164739/dew
subject: Pacific Air Forces
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164657/pacific-air-forces
subject: National Register of Historic Places
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/1572/national-register-of-historic-places
subject: 611th Air Support Group
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164658/611th-air-support-group
subject: Historic Buildings
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/10151/historic-buildings
subject: Distant Early Warning System
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164742/distant-early-warning-system
subject: 11th Air Force
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164651/11th-air-force
subject: 611th Civil Engineer Squadron
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/164652/611th-civil-engineer-squadron
subject: United States Air Force
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/163642/united-states-air-force
subject: Architectural Documentation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/16/architectural-documentation
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/6/methodology-theory-or-synthesis
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: This report presents the results of an inventory and evaluation of Cold War-era buildings and structures at eight Distant Early Warning (DEW) installations. These eight installations represent the original, experimental Alaska Segment of DEW installations that provided the first comprehensive, defensive working system for possible attacks aimed at the North American continent (Thompson 1986) during the period of 1953 through 1969. The eight installations and their function within he system include: Barter Island Long-range Radar (LRRS) Site—a main station, Bullen Point Short-range Radar Site (SRRS)—an auxiliary station, Cold Bay LRRS—a main station for the 1957 extension of the DEW, Lonely SRRS—an auxiliary station, Oliktok LRRS—an auxiliary station, Point Barrow LRRS—a main station, Point Lay LRRS—an auxiliary station, Wainwright SRRS—an auxiliary station.