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Former U.S. Air Force radar station
Texas Tower 2 (ADC ID: TT-2) was a former United States Air Force Texas Tower General Surveillance Radar station, first operational in 1955. It was located
Texas_Tower_2
1966 mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
The University of Texas tower shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on August 1, 1966, at the University of Texas at Austin. The perpetrator, 25-year-old
University of Texas tower shooting
University_of_Texas_tower_shooting
Radar stations off the New England coast
Texas Towers were a set of three radar facilities off the eastern seaboard of the United States which were used for surveillance by the United States Air
Texas_Towers
United States Air Force radar station
Texas Tower 3 (ADC ID: TT-3) was a former United States Air Force Texas Tower General Surveillance Radar station, first operational in November 1956.
Texas_Tower_3
Radar station of the United States Air Force
Texas Tower 4 (ADC ID: TT-4) was a United States Air Force Texas Tower General Surveillance Radar station, located 63 miles (101 km) south-southeast off
Texas_Tower_4
Tower in the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, United States
(known colloquially as The Tower) is a structure at the center of the University of Texas at Austin campus in Downtown Austin, Texas, United States. The Main
Main Building (University of Texas at Austin)
Main_Building_(University_of_Texas_at_Austin)
American mass murderer (1941–1966)
1966) was an American mass murderer who committed the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting, one of the first mass shootings in modern American history
Charles_Whitman
American politician and veteran (1925–1991)
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician and military veteran who represented Texas in the United States Senate
John_Tower
2016 American documentary film
Tower is a 2016 American mostly-animated documentary film about the 1966 shootings at the University of Texas at Austin directed and produced by Keith
Tower_(2016_film)
Guyed mast for FM and TV broadcasting near Missouri City, Texas, United States
Bend County near Missouri City, Texas, United States. The present mast was built in 1983. It replaced a previous tower that collapsed in a construction
Senior_Road_Tower
1986 film by Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a 1986 American black comedy slasher film directed and co-composed by Tobe Hooper, written by L. M. Kit Carson, and starring
The_Texas_Chainsaw_Massacre_2
Military unit
With the end of the Texas Tower project, the squadron was discontinued on 1 July 1963. Texas Tower 2 Texas Tower 3 Texas Tower 4 This article incorporates
4604th_Support_Squadron
Military unit
Squadron Detachment 1 – F-16CM/DM (Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas) South Dakota Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing (114th FW) – gained
Western_Air_Defense_Sector
Observation tower in Dallas, Texas
the tower's base features souvenirs related to Reunion Tower, Dallas and Texas and other novelty items. Lone Star NYE Since 2015, Reunion Tower has served
Reunion_Tower
Skyscraper in Houston, Texas
The JPMorgan Chase Tower, formerly Texas Commerce Tower, is a 1,002-foot (305.4-meter), 2,243,013-square-foot (208,382.7 m2), 75-story skyscraper at 600
JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)
JPMorgan_Chase_Tower_(Houston)
Former US military installation on Long Island, New York
modular circuit packaging. Montauk was the operational parent station for Texas Tower 3 (TT-3) offshore in the Atlantic Ocean from June 1958-25 March 1963
Montauk_Air_Force_Station
Amusement ride
230-foot (70 m) tall tower overlooking the park and the Gulf of Mexico, while going forwards and or backwards. First pieces of Texas Star Flyer arrived
Texas_Star_Flyer
Cold War-era American height finding radar
the anti-jam receivers. These receivers were fed with raw video from the tower receiver, and output several types of processed video to enable operators
AN/FPS-6_Radar
Radar station in California, US 1952–1981
search radar, leaving the Air Force only responsible for the height-finder tower (by then an AN/FPS-116), which was removed c. 1988. In the late 1990s, the
Mount Laguna Air Force Station
Mount_Laguna_Air_Force_Station
American police officer (born 1937)
officer whose actions contributed to the ending of the University of Texas tower shootings when he, two other officers and a deputized civilian reached
Ramiro Martinez (police officer)
Ramiro_Martinez_(police_officer)
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
$2,000,000. Most buildings are in reasonable condition with most of the towers still remaining. After completion of code upgrades and de-militarization
Cambria_Air_Force_Station
Radar station in Washington, US 1951–1988
an AN/TPS-43E search radar temporarily operating atop the old AN/FPS-26A tower during the radar change-over. On 15 June 1988, the 758th Radar Squadron
Makah_Air_Force_Station
Drop tower at Six Flags parks
Superman: Tower of Power is a drop tower ride located at Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Over Texas. S&S Worldwide (S&S) manufactured the installment
Superman:_Tower_of_Power
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 8.2 miles (13.2 km) southwest of Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. It was closed in 1959
Tierra Amarilla Air Force Station
Tierra_Amarilla_Air_Force_Station
Austin is the capital of the U.S state of Texas. Its metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in the state, with 2.5 million people. As of 2026, Austin is
List of tallest buildings in Austin
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Austin
Children's hospital located in Houston, Texas
and Sue Smith Legacy Tower in the Texas Medical Center. This building houses additional surgical and critical care services and Texas Children's Heart Center
Texas_Children's_Hospital
1975 television film by Jerry Jameson
stars Kurt Russell and Richard Yniguez and is based on the University of Texas tower shooting. The film is based on the true story of Charles Joseph Whitman
The_Deadly_Tower
tallest buildings in Texas ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Texas by height. The tallest structure in the state, excluding radio towers, is the Waterline
List of tallest buildings in Texas
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Texas
Town in Texas, United States
in Groom one can find a leaning water tower, sometimes called the Leaning Tower of Texas or the Leaning Tower of Britten, which currently serves as a
Groom,_Texas
1978 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower narrowly won re-election to a fourth
1978 United States Senate election in Texas
1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas
Cold War-era American air defense radar
being mounted on a temporary tower. For severe environmental conditions, the AN/FPS-8 was self-contained in an arctic tower with a protective radome. Over
AN/FPS-8_Radar
Skyscraper in Houston, Texas
The tower is among Houston's most visible buildings as the 4th-tallest in Texas, and the 51st-tallest in the United States. The Williams Tower is the
Williams_Tower
Military unit
northern Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and small sections of northeast Texas and eastern Oklahoma. Operated a Manual Direction Center. The day-to-day
Kansas City Air Defense Sector
Kansas_City_Air_Defense_Sector
US Air Force base near San Antonio, Texas
SKF) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support
Lackland_Air_Force_Base
failure of the main bearing of the AN/FPS-24 radar set that damaged the steel tower. The station was closed on 30 September. After its closure, the site was
Eufaula_Air_Force_Station
Series of tower rides at Six Flags parks
Scream! is a drop tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas and Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts. Designed by S&S Worldwide
Scream_(Six_Flags_drop_tower)
Radar station in South Dakota, US 1956–1965
there today using an AN/FPS-67B search radar atop the old AN/FPS-27 radar tower as part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS). Established as the 903d
Gettysburg_Air_Force_Station
Vermont Air National Guard unit
Worth, Texas, on 5 December 2019. The last of 20 F-35As to be delivered to the Green Mountain Boys arrived at Burlington in October 2020. On 2 May 2022
134th_Fighter_Squadron
Former US Air Force radar station
Byrgid drug rehabilitation facility. Today the site is closed, the radar towers are gone and all buildings have been removed. List of USAF Aerospace Defense
Rockville_Air_Station
Inactive US Air Force organization
(F-16), Oklahoma ANG, Tulsa, Oklahoma 149th Fighter Wing (F-16), Texas ANG, Lackland AFB, Texas Established as Los Angeles Air Defense Sector on 1 February
Southwest_Air_Defense_Sector
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
site is the location for the WCYQ & WDVX radio transmitters and several towers including a Television station. Units: 663d Aircraft Control and Warning
Lake_City_Air_Force_Station
Canadian Forces Air Command radar base
System to cover any radar surveillance gaps. The new site (LAB-2) consists of a radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings
CFS_Saglek
1950–1978 radar site of the United States Air Force
Cold War era electronic equipment still in place in both the building and tower. Over the years, the equipment at Empire AFS was upgraded or modified to
Empire_Air_Force_Station
Former U.S. Air Force major command
semimobile radars, 19 Pinetree stations,…1 Lashup[-era] radar and a single Texas Tower". After the NORAD agreement was signed on 12 May 1958, ADC became a NORAD
Aerospace_Defense_Command
Military surveillance station in the US
station is now a commercial transmitter site, the former Air Force radar towers still standing. Some of the support buildings at the site are standing in
Winnemucca_Air_Force_Station
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
2 acres which were given to the Federal Aviation Administration, who continued operations of the AN/FPS-66A search radar in the old AN/FPS-27 tower.
Klamath_Air_Force_Station
Military radar station in North Carolina, United States (1955–1988)
storage tank, a motor pool, a large parade ground, three steel observation towers along the beach, and a 2,500 ft (760 m) unpaved runway (the Shepard's Battery
Fort_Fisher_Air_Force_Station
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
ID Z-248. TAC set up an AN/TPS-43 radar on the newly constructed search tower. Eventually, Aerospace Defense Command assumed control of the site, and
Lake Charles Air Force Station
Lake_Charles_Air_Force_Station
Former Air National Guard Station in Roslyn, New York, United States
and Washington, D.C.. It employed off shore naval picket ships, fixed "Texas Tower" radar sites, airborne early warning units, and a civilian ground observer
Roslyn Air National Guard Station
Roslyn_Air_National_Guard_Station
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
During the AN/FPS-64 installation in a new tower, the AN/FPS-8 was replaced by an AN/MPS-11 on a temperate tower. In addition to the main facility, Winslow
Winslow_Air_Force_Station
Military unit
air defense responsibility for an area encompassing Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and parts of Kansas, Missouri, and Mississippi in March 1951
33rd Air Division (United States)
33rd_Air_Division_(United_States)
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
remain and are in use, and from aerial images, appears to have the radar towers still standing. Constituted as the 797th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Fordland_Air_Force_Station
United States Air Force base
Ferrying Command. Northwest Airlines remained in control of the control tower and flight facilities. Other construction was initiated to expand flight
Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station
Minneapolis–Saint_Paul_Joint_Air_Reserve_Station
Military unit
World War II. The group was activated during World War II at Stinson Field, Texas as the 564th Air Service Group in 1944 and trained to support a single combat
564th_Air_Defense_Group
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
Air Force buildings remain, as well as the large AN/FPS-35 search-radar tower, which dominates the site. 698th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron,
Thomasville_Air_Force_Station
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
Today, the site remains largely intact, although at some point, the radar towers had been removed. When the station was shut down, it was handed over to
Madera_Air_Force_Station
Washington Air National Guard unit
August 1917 with the organization of the 116th Aero Squadron at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron consisted of 80 men reporting from Jefferson Barracks, St
116th_Air_Refueling_Squadron
FAA radar station
Island J-36A)). The FPS-20 was later modified to an AN/FPS-93A in an Arctic Tower for range safety and bombing exercises. In the late 1990s, an Air Route
Ground Equipment Facility J-36A
Ground_Equipment_Facility_J-36A
Cold War-era American height finder radar
Acme Missiles & Construction Corp., Rockville Centre, N.Y. built the radar tower facilities at Missile Master, Pittsburgh Defense Area, Oakdale, Pa. In accordance
AN/FPS-26_Radar
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
was closed on 4 June 1980. In 1980 the Air Force built a height-finder tower at Jedburg, SC, an FAA site located twenty-two miles northwest of Charleston
North Charleston Air Force Station
North_Charleston_Air_Force_Station
Closed United States Air Force station
ID: Z-47) is a closed United States Air Force station. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Yoder, Kansas. It was closed for all military use
Hutchinson_Air_Force_Station
Radar station in Peoria County, Illinois
2002 and structures used as observation towers appeared to be the old four-legged steel temperate radar towers. The Hanna City Work Camp closed in October
Hanna_City_Air_Force_Station
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
Family Housing Club and Gymnasium Telephony Kiosk Search Radar Tower Height Finder Radar Tower (3) Radomes Heating Plant Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ)
Dickinson_Air_Force_Station
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station in North Carolina
buildings now used as part of a light industrial complex. The large AN/FPS-24 tower still stands, as well as most of the support buildings and barracks. The
Winston-Salem Air Force Station
Winston-Salem_Air_Force_Station
Military unit
1960 – 1 September 1961, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966 Webb Air Force Base, Texas 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 January – 1 September 1960 England
Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector
Oklahoma_City_Air_Defense_Sector
USAF General Surveillance Radar station
of the former USAF buildings remain along with base housing. The radar tower footprints are still visible in aerial photography. List of USAF Aerospace
Crystal Springs Air Force Station
Crystal_Springs_Air_Force_Station
Former unit of the US Air Force
coastline. In the west, the sector was responsible for most of Eastern Texas south of the 34th parallel north, including the state of Louisiana, eastwards
Southeast_Air_Defense_Sector
Former US Air Force radar station
the 64-foot-square (20 m), 85-foot-tall (26 m) FPS-24 radar tower. Surrounding this tower was a Radome Support Structure with a 140-foot-diameter (43 m)
Mount_Hebo_Air_Force_Station
Closed radar station in Minnesota, US
closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of Chandler, Minnesota, on the Buffalo Ridge in section
Chandler_Air_Force_Station
SpaceX private launch site
Michael (July 14, 2021). "FAA warns SpaceX that massive Starship launch tower in Texas is unapproved". CNBC. Archived from the original on September 4, 2021
SpaceX_Starbase
Former US Air Force radar station
was inactivated on 30 June 1977. The FAA continued using the AN/FPS-27 tower to house beacon (SIF) only for several years after the USAF ceased radar
Saratoga Springs Air Force Station
Saratoga_Springs_Air_Force_Station
North Dakota, an abandoned Air Force Long Range radar site
precursor to a possible land reclamation effort. The main tower is now housing a operating cell tower. Historical signage was erected by the county, with a
Fortuna_Air_Force_Station
Military unit
The sector was responsible for the air defense of New Mexico and most of Texas, and was inactivated as a result of a shift towards ballistic missile defense
Albuquerque Air Defense Sector
Albuquerque_Air_Defense_Sector
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
Cantonment Areas. Construction in the Operations Area consisted of four radar towers, four operational buildings, one water pump station, a power building, and
Las_Vegas_Air_Force_Station
United States historic place
Center. It was operated by the 52nd Artillery Brigade (Air Defense). Texas Tower 4 (call sign "Dora") was an offshore radar annex of Highlands Air Force
Highlands_Air_Force_Station
Former US Air Force radar station in Idaho
most of the radar site on the mountain summit is torn down. The AN/FPS-24 tower still stands but little else, as only building foundations and deteriorated
Cottonwood_Air_Force_Station
Military unit
included Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Texas." It was inactivated and its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred
34th_Air_Division
Former Canadian General Surveillance Radar station
Range Radar surveillance gaps. The new site (LAB-6) consists of a radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for
Cartwright_Air_Station
Office skyscraper in Dallas, Texas
of Renaissance Tower were excluded, Comerica Bank Tower would be the second tallest.) It is also the sixth tallest building in Texas and the 61st tallest
Comerica_Bank_Tower
Military unit
Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron started life at Biggs Air Force Base, Texas in 1962. On 1 June 1962 the squadron was organized by Air Defense Command
4758th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron
4758th_Defense_Systems_Evaluation_Squadron
Military unit
house, POL (Petroleum, Oil, Lubricant) tanks and a continuous wave radar tower. Others were some Auxiliary sites that were replaced with new NWS stations
North_Warning_System
Military unit
February 1953 – 18 August 1955 Italy, 21 May 1945 – 1945 Pyote Army Air Field, Texas, 1945 – 17 October 1945 Kinross Air Force Base, Michigan, 16 February 1953
534th_Air_Defense_Group
Military unit
the former Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector and covered an area including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Assumed additional designation of 31st
31st_Air_Division
USAF general surveillance radar station
Air Force Station was a USAF general surveillance radar station 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-southwest of Arlington Heights, Illinois. It was active from 1960
Arlington Heights Air Force Station
Arlington_Heights_Air_Force_Station
General Surveillance Radar station
Broadcasting station CJOZ-FM maintains and transmits from a building and tower on the same property of the Eliston Ridge site. Red Cliff Air Station was
Red_Cliff_Air_Station
Architectural structure in Pyongyang, North Korea
after the San Jacinto Monument in Texas, United States, which is 2.9 metres (9.5 ft) taller. Associated with the tower is a 30-metre-high (98 ft) statue
Juche_Tower
Closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Belleville, Illinois. It was closed in 1968. Belleville
Belleville_Air_Force_Station
United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station
which the staffed radar station was located. Both buildings and the radar tower are still extant. The site is now being used for Greenhouses for truck crops
Dallas Center Air Force Station
Dallas_Center_Air_Force_Station
Burroughs AN/FST-2 Coordinate Data Transmitting Set were placed with radars at South Truro and West Bath, Maine; followed by Texas Tower#2 (TT2) in the Atlantic
Experimental_SAGE_Subsector
Military unit
United States Air Force organization at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, assigned to the 67th Cyberspace Wing. It was activated in June 2018. The
567th Cyberspace Operations Group
567th_Cyberspace_Operations_Group
Former system of radar stations in the northern Arctic region of Canada
"Texas Towers", a surface naval force of 12 radar picket destroyer escorts and 16 Guardian-class radar picket ships, and an air wing of Lockheed WV-2 Warning
Distant_Early_Warning_Line
List of current and former military installations in Massachusetts
North Truro Air Force Station Stony Brook Air Force Station Texas Towers Texas Tower 2 Texas Tower 3 Air Stations Coast Guard Air Station Salem Coast Guard
List of military installations in Massachusetts
List_of_military_installations_in_Massachusetts
States, after Miami, and the largest in Texas. The tallest building in the city is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises 1,002 ft (305 m) in Downtown
List of tallest buildings in Houston
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Houston
Disused military base in Iceland
coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Langanes Air Station (ADC/NATO ID: H-2) was a United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located
Langanes_Air_Station
Military unit
assignment was with the Air Defense Weapons Center at Perrin Air Force Base, Texas, where it was discontinued in 1971. The wing was organized in 1962 when
4780th_Air_Defense_Wing
semimobile radars, 19 Pinetree stations,…1 Lashup[-era radar and a] single Texas Tower". SAGE System groundbreaking was at McChord Air Force Base for DC-12
SAGE_radar_stations
Historic structure in Austin, Texas
The Westgate Tower is a mixed-use high-rise building in downtown Austin, Texas. The twenty-six-story 261-foot (80 m) tower block was designed in 1962
Westgate_Tower
Military unit
west. This included most of Kansas, Oklahoma and the panhandle region of Texas. Assumed additional designation 24th ADCOM Region, 8 December 1978 In 1979
24th_Air_Division
Early warning radar
caption page HAER No. CA-319-C, "Beale Air Force Base, PAVE PAWS, Guard Tower", 3 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page HAER No. CA-319-D, "Beale
PAVE_PAWS
Historical air force station
Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southeast of North Texas Regional Airport, Texas. It was closed in 1971. Founded in 1941 as a training
Perrin_Air_Force_Station
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