Abandoned Mount Laguna Air Force Station - Upper Base - Distant Early Warning (DEW) radar tower

A Cold War relic, Mount Laguna Air Force Station is located atop Mount Laguna, with a steep drop into the Anza Borrego desert. It was a DEW (Distant Early Warning) site, watching for Russian bombers entering our airspace, and housed about 170 people until it was downsized in 1981. Now it is a multi-use satellite and radar communications site, operated primarily by the FAA, out of Los Angeles Center.

Beginning in 1952, the Mt. Laguna Air Force Station was home to the 751st Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron, later the 751st Radar Squadron, part of the Air Defense Command.

Check out my still photos of this place: http://www.flickr.com/photos/slworking/sets/72157605764602337/

*** As of the end of summer 2011, all abandoned buildings here have been torn down. :-( ***

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[Damienola]

all videos that slworking2 guy posted is much like reminds me fallout series.

[slworking2]

@Damienola Thanks. :-)

[ZCR0]

get the camera mike out if the wind i can't hear any thing



[slworking2]

@ZCR0 Shot this with a point & shoot - no external mic. I'll do a voice over someday soon.

[fhood]

I am amazed at how MUCH more graffitti there is! I was up there about a year ago and there wasn't as much graffitti.

[slworking2]

@fhood Yeah, tons of graffiti everywhere here now.

[rmcagg]

Mount Laguna AFS was NEVER part of the D.E.W. Line. D.E.W. (Distant Early Warning) was one of three radar line networks responsible for radar detection of Soviet aircraft attempting to infiltrate air space over North America.

[epresnall]

Please tell me this is still up and in one piece...

[lazydayhohum]

WOW Thanks for the video,I've watched many a stars from that place,its been far to long since I've been .I shall have to again soon. Thanks for joggin' a nice memory.

[ForgottenModders]

Great history ruined by graffiti if i were a WWII vet i would be sad by that

[swoosh50]

WHERE EXCATLEY IS THIS?????

[RichJohnsonVideos]

Wow, I have been to the base itself, the barraks and stuff, but never to the radar towers on top, I will have to try to make it up there before they demmo them.

Just hit up the lower base today for operation of my ham radio.