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	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartlesville_Air_Force_Station Wikipedia - Bartlesville Air Force Station]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartlesville_Air_Force_Station Wikipedia - Bartlesville Air Force Station]

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	'''Bartlesville Air Force Station''' (1951-1961) - A [[Cold War]] U.S. Air Force Radar Station established during the [[Korean War]]. Located near Bartlesville, Osage County, Oklahoma. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-77. Closed in 1961.		'''Bartlesville Air Force Station''' (1951-1961) - A [[Cold War]] U.S. Air Force Radar Station established during the [[Korean War]]. Located near Bartlesville, Osage County, Oklahoma. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-77. Closed in 1961.
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	~~{{SocialNetworks}}~~		'''Bartlesville Air Force Station''' (1951-1961) - A [[Cold War]] U.S. Air Force Radar Station established during the [[Korean War]]. Located near Bartlesville, Osage County, Oklahoma. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-77. Closed in 1961.
	'''~~{{PAGENAME}}~~''' (1951-1961) - A [[Cold War]] U.S. Air Force Radar Station established during the [[Korean War]]. Located near Bartlesville, Osage County, Oklahoma. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-77. Closed in 1961.		<gallery>
	~~{\|{{FWpicframe}}~~		File:Bartlesville AFS Pwr Bldg.jpg\|Bartlesville AFS Power generator Building.
	~~\|- valign="top"~~		File:Bartlesville AFS Tech Supply.jpg\|Bartlesville Air Force Station Tech Supply Building.
	~~\|width="50%"\|[[~~File:Bartlesville AFS Pwr Bldg.jpg~~\|350px\|thumb\|left~~\|Bartlesville AFS Power generator Building.]]		File:Bartlesville AFS Ops Bldg.jpg\|Former Bartlesville Air Force Station Operations Building in 2019. Now the Red Dirt Soap Company.
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	== History ==		== History ==
	Established in 1951 and became operational in 1951 as Bartlesville Air Force Station manned by the 796th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron.		Established in 1951 and became operational in 1951 as Bartlesville Air Force Station manned by the 796th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron.
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	* [[FPS-10]]		* [[FPS-10]]
	* [[FPS-14]] GF		* [[FPS-14]] GF
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	* [[FPS-10]]		* [[FPS-10]]
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	* [[FST-1]] GF		* [[FST-1]] GF
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	* 1 May 1951 - Activated at Bartlesville AFS, OK, as the 546th AC&W Group		* 1 May 1951 - Activated at Bartlesville AFS, OK, as the 546th AC&W Group
	* 4 Jun 1951 - Transferred to 159th AC&W Group [[Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86]]		* 4 Jun 1951 - Transferred to 159th AC&W Group [[Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86]]
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	* 1 Jan 1960 - Transferred to Kansas City ADS [[Richards-Gebaur Manual Direction Center SM-169]]		* 1 Jan 1960 - Transferred to Kansas City ADS [[Richards-Gebaur Manual Direction Center SM-169]]
	* 1 Jun 1961 - Discontinued		* 1 Jun 1961 - Discontinued
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	~~(T)~~ 36.75897, -96.03389, Radio Transmitter Site		36.75589,-96.03615~ Housing Area;
	~~(R)~~ 36.76307, -96.03426, Radio Receiver Site		36.76117,-96.03542~ Cantonment Area;
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	~~(C)~~ 36.76117, -96.03542, Cantonment Area		{{Location\|Bartlesville in Osage County, Oklahoma.\|36.76222\|-96.03833\|974}}
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	~~'''Location:'''~~ Bartlesville in Osage County, Oklahoma.

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	* Elevation: 974'
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	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~36.75897\|~~Lon=~~-96.03389}} ~~Radio Transmitter Site~~		{{GPSLocation\|Radio Transmitter Site\|36.75897\|-96.03389}}
	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~36.76307\|~~Lon=~~-96.03426}} ~~Radio Receiver Site~~		{{GPSLocation\|Radio Receiver Site\|36.76307\|-96.03426}}
	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~36.75589\|~~Lon=~~-96.03615}} ~~Housing Area~~		{{GPSLocation\|Housing Area\|36.75589\|-96.03615}}
	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~36.76117\|~~Lon=~~-96.03542}} ~~Cantonment Area~~		{{GPSLocation\|Cantonment Area\|36.76117\|-96.03542}}
	* {{~~GPSLinkLong~~\|~~Lat=~~36.76222\|~~Lon=~~-96.03833}} ~~Operations Area~~		{{GPSLocation\|Operations Area\|36.76222\|-96.03833}}

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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1951-1961) - A [[Cold War]] U.S. Air Force Radar Station established during the [[Korean War]]. Located near Bartlesville, Osage County, Oklahoma. Initially assigned a Permanent ID of P-77. Closed in 1961.
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|colspan="2"|[[File:Bartlesville AFS Ops Bldg.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Former Bartlesville Air Force Station Operations Building in 2019. Now the Red Dirt Soap Company.]]
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== History ==
Established in 1951 and became operational in 1951 as Bartlesville Air Force Station manned by the 796th Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron.

Initial equipment included a pair of [[FPS-10]] radars.
== Manual System Operation ==
On 1 May 1951 the 796th AC&W Squadron was activated at Bartlesville Air Force Station and assigned to components of the 33rd Air Division (Defense) (33rd ADD) then Headquartered at [[Tinker Air Force Base]] in Oklahoma. The 33rd ADD provided command and control over subordinate radar stations from a manual direction center. On 1 Mar 1956 control was transferred to 20th Air Division and the [[Richards-Gebaur Manual Direction Center SM-169]]. Operations continued in the manual mode until the site was closed 1961
== Closure ==
The closure of Bartlesville AFS was announced by the Pentagon on Monday, 28 Jul 1960. The Bartlesville Air Force Station and the 796th AC&W Squadron were deactivated on 1 Jun 1961.
== Gap Fillers ==
Bartlesville AFS was responsible for the maintenance of two remote unattended gap-filler radar sites. {{GapFillerCommon}} The Bartlesville AFS gap-filler radars were located at Ottawa, OK, and Winfield, KS. Two additional FPS-18 gap filler sites were planned for Savonburg, KS and Reece, KS but these sites were never constructed.
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== Physical Plant ==
[[File:Bartlesville AFS Plan.png|thumb|795px|center|795px|Bartlesville Air Force Station Composite Plan.]]
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[[File:Bartlesville AFS Water Plant.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bartlesville AFS Water Plant now used by the City.]]
[[File:Bartlesville AFS.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Bartlesville AFS Motor Pool Building.]]
[[File:Bartlesville AFS Rec Hall.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bartlesville AFS Recreation Building Repurposed.]]
[[File:Bartlesville AFS Housing Area.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Bartlesville AFS Former Housing Area.]]
The physical plant of the site was divided into the main site, a cantonment area, a housing area, and two radio sites. The main site housed the operations buildings, the radar towers, and the backup generators.

The cantonment area housed the enlisted barracks, the bachelor officer's quarters, the orderly room, the dining hall, the motor pool, and other support buildings.

South from the main site was a small 9 unit housing area for married personnel.

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* 1 May 1951 - Activated at Bartlesville AFS, OK, as the 546th AC&W Group
* 4 Jun 1951 - Transferred to 159th AC&W Group [[Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86]]
* 6 Feb 1952 - Transferred to 33rd Air Division [[Oklahoma City Manual Direction Center P-86]]
* 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 20th Air Division [[Richards-Gebaur Manual Direction Center SM-169]]
* 1 Jan 1960 - Transferred to Kansas City ADS [[Richards-Gebaur Manual Direction Center SM-169]]
* 1 Jun 1961 - Discontinued
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== Current Status ==
Of the remaining structures most have been converted into various residential and commercial establishments.
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(T) 36.75897, -96.03389, Radio Transmitter Site
(R) 36.76307, -96.03426, Radio Receiver Site
(H) 36.75589, -96.03615, Housing Area
(C) 36.76117, -96.03542, Cantonment Area
(O) 36.76222, -96.03833, Operations Area


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'''Location:''' Bartlesville in Osage County, Oklahoma.

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* Elevation: 974'
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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=36.75897|Lon=-96.03389}} Radio Transmitter Site
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=36.76307|Lon=-96.03426}} Radio Receiver Site
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=36.75589|Lon=-96.03615}} Housing Area
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=36.76117|Lon=-96.03542}} Cantonment Area
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=36.76222|Lon=-96.03833}} Operations Area

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'''See Also:'''
* [[SAGE System]]
* [[Permanent System Radar Sites]]
* [[US Radar Sets]]

'''Sources:'''
* {{Cornett}}, page 101. 
* {{Winkler}}, page 148. 
* {{GNIS2|ID=2086835}}

'''Links:'''
* [[Bad Links]] Bartlesville+AFS%2C+OK Bartlesville Air Force Station]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartlesville_Air_Force_Station Wikipedia - Bartlesville Air Force Station]

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