Oceana NAS Radar Site

 (1980-Active) - A Joint Use Radar Site first established in 1980 on Oceana Naval Air Station (NAS), Virginia Beach City, Virginia. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-321, a JSS ID of J-01 an and a FAA ID of QVR. Active joint use (USAF/USN/FAA) Radar Site.

History
This site became a USN/USAF//FAA joint-use site in 1980, furnishing radar track data to the FAA, USAF, and USN. Initial radar equipment included an FPS-91A search radar and an FPS-116 Height finder. The FPS-116 was removed circa 1988. The FPS-91A was replaced by the ARSR-4 between 1996 and 1999. The ARSR-4 radar was capable of providing both search and height-finder information and is still in place.

Site Personnel circ 1982
 * Radar Maintenance - 13 USAF
 * Common Digitizer Maintenance - 4 USAF, 1 Civilian
 * Radio Maintenance - 15 USN
 * Material Control - 2 USAF
 * Quality Control - 1 USAF

Current Status
Active facility on Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach City, Virginia.

See Also:
 * Washington DC ARTCC
 * JSS System
 * SAGE System
 * US Radar Sets
 * Cape Charles Air Force Station

Sources:
 * , page 57, 162.

Links:
 * , page 32.
 * Radomes - Oceana NAS FAA Radar Site
 * Wikipedia - Oceana NAS