Clear Space Force Station

Clear Space Force Station
Near Anderson, Alaska in the United States
An aerial image of Clear SFS in 1999.
Emblem of Space Base Delta 2
Clear SFS Location in the United States
Coordinates	64°17′26″N 149°11′13″W / 64.29056°N 149.18694°W / 64.29056; -149.18694
Type	US Space Force station
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	United States Space Force
Controlled by	Space Base Delta 2
Condition	Operational
Radar type	AN/FPS-123
Site history
Built	1949 (1949) (as Clear Air Force Auxiliary Field)
In use	1949 – present
Garrison information
Occupants	13th Space Warning Squadron 213th Space Warning Squadron

Clear Space Force Station is a United States Space Force radar station for detecting incoming ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles^[1] to NORAD's command center and to provide Space Surveillance data to the United States Space Force. Clear's AN/FPS-123 Upgraded Early Warning Radar is part of the Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) which also includes those at Beale AFB, Cape Cod Space Force Station, RAF Fylingdales and Thule Site J. The "historic property" was one of the Alaska World War II Army Airfields and later a Cold War BMEWS site providing NORAD data to Colorado's BMEWS Central Computer and Display Facility (CC&DF).

In addition to the "original camp area" with buildings still in use today,^[2] areas of the station include the airfield (ICAO: PACL), the "SSPARS Site"^[3] the technical site (Utilador,^[4] BMEWS reflectors, support buildings, power plant), and the composite site (two permanent dormitories, a mess hall, recreation area, and administrative area).^{[citation needed]} In addition to the Air National Guard unit, Clear has active duty USSF, Royal Canadian Air Force, civilian, and contractor personnel.