USAF Radar Site

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In the decades of the 1960s and 19/Us. a critical mission for the Air Force at Eglin ArB included
medium-range missile launch support and testing over the ult of Mexico. 10 accomplish its mission. the Air Force established "downrange"
Test Sites (TS) with locations at Tyndal AFB
(IS D-IC). Cape Can Blas (1D D-3), Carrabelle (IS D-3C). Anclote Point (1D D-4. Finellas County), MacDill AFB (TS D-5A), Venice (TS D-6, Sarasota County), Marco Island (TS D-7, Collier Countv). and Cudioe Kev (TS D-8. Monroe Countv). The facilities were used to host various mobile radar tracking systems much like those that are currently in use today (AN/FPS-16, MPS-19, MPS-9, and MPQ-31 tracking radars). The facilities were used to track and score missile profiles as they were launched and flew across the Gulf of Mexico.

- Site reactivated c. 2017-2020 -