▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁a ▁General ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁Rad ar ▁station . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁initially ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁P inet ree ▁Line ▁of ▁Gr ound - Control ▁Inter cept ▁( G CI ) ▁rad ar ▁sites . ▁ ▁The ▁N ortheast ▁Air ▁Command , ▁the ▁ 9 2 4 th ▁A ircraft ▁Control ▁and ▁Rad ar ▁Squadron ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Initial ▁rad ars ▁installed ▁were ▁AN / F PS - 3 C ▁long ▁Range ▁Search ▁Rad ar ; ▁AN / F PS - 5 0 2 ▁small ▁surve ill ance ▁rad ar , ▁AN / F PS - 8 7 A ▁general ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁and ▁an ▁AN / TP S - 5 0 2 ▁height ▁find er ▁rad ar . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁G CI ▁base , ▁the ▁ 9 2 4 th ' s ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁guide ▁inter ceptor ▁aircraft ▁toward ▁un ident ified ▁intr ud ers ▁picked ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁rad ar ▁scop es . ▁These ▁intercept ors ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 4 th ▁Air ▁Division ▁at ▁Go ose ▁A FB , ▁Lab r ador . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁US AF ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Command ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁design ation ▁" N - 2 9 ".