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Icy Cape Air Force Station

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It was closed in 1963 and has been abandoned ever since. The radars and other military buildings were removed around 2000, returning the site to a natural condition. The gravel streets and the runway of the former airstrip of the station remain.
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as Icy Cape (LIZ-B). The station was logistically supported by the
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Buildings and structures in North Slope Borough, Alaska
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Alaskan Air Command
Icy Cape DEW LIZ-B is located in Alaska
70°17′23″N 161°54′40″W / 70.28972°N 161.91111°W / 70.28972; -161.91111 (Icy Cape DEW LIZ-B)
United States Air Force
United States Air Force
Distant Early Warning Line
Icy Cape
Chukchi Sea
Alaska
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Distant Early Warning Line
711th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Cape Lisburne Air Force Station
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Air Force Historical Research Agency
Icy Cape DEW Line Station photo site
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Installations of the United States Air Force in Alaska
Radar stations of the United States Air Force
Buildings and structures in North Slope Borough, Alaska
1957 establishments in Alaska

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