AN/FLR-9 at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Alaska was always on the front line of our Cold War defenses, for obvious proximity reasons. Much of the military activity was controlled from Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska (but not the capital). The base was built in 1940, becoming a forward outpost relatively close to Japan. I traveled to Elmendorf several times in the mid-80s, and on one occasion, I visited the facility adjacent to the AN/FLR-9 antenna. Recent satellite imagery suggests the building is still in use...perhaps the antenna as well.

AN/FLR-9 antenna at Elmendorf AFB, Alaksa [61 15 52N, 149 51 04W]