Recent Photos of Texarkana AFS, AR


Site Looking East


Site Looking South


Radar Ops Looking North


Radar Ops Looking South


Radar Ops Looking West


Recreation & Radio Bldgs Looking North


Housing Looking North



This photo taken May 7, 2011
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June 2001 photos by Tom Page


A view of the former long-range radar station as seen from the west side of the site. The FAA retained the AN/FPS-91A search radar (seen with the radome in the center of the photo) after the Air Force deactivated the 703rd Radar Squadron; however, the radar appeared to be no longer in use. The building on the right appeared to have been the Motor Pool, while the building on the left was definitely the LRR Operations building. One foundation of the AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar tower is seen in the photo center, just to the left of the search-radar tower and in front of the trees (see next photo). [looking east-southeast]


A close-up view of one foundation of the AN/MPS-14 height-finder radar tower. The other three foundations were seen in the underbrush. An old cable trough led from here to the LRR Operations building (seen in the background). [looking east]


Two of the old Quonset huts located just to the north of the radar / ops area. [looking east-northeast]


Foundations of an unknown radar or communications tower (two identical foundations were observed just inside the fence). [looking southwest] Note: ADCOM historical records list only two radars: one search radar (AN/FPS-20 / AN/FPS-91A) and one height-finder radar (AN/MPS-14), so it`s not clear what these foundations were for. I speculate that the AN/FPS-20 search radar might have originally been on a temperate tower before being moved into the arctic tower and being upgraded to the AN/FPS-91A version (?). Or, maybe an AN/FPS-3 (AN/MPS-7) or an AN/FPS-8 (AN/MPS-11) type might have preceded the AN/FPS-20 (?) (the ADCOM records are incomplete in places). If anyone knows, please let us know. Thanks.


The old recreation building, located to the northeast of the Quonset huts and adjacent to the present-day FAA RCAG site. [looking north]


The following photos were contributed by Scott Murdock.


From the web site http://www.capnhq.gov/airfield/ViewAirport.asp?view=Thumb&state=AR&code=TXK&filetype