The site was established in 1953 as a General Surveillance Radar station, funded by the United States Air Force (USAF).

As a GCI station, the squadron's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes.

[2] It was equipped with the following radars: The station was reassigned to the USAF Air Defense Command on 1 April 1957, and was given designation "N-27".

The new site (LAB-6) consists of a radar towers, communications facility, and storage and tunnel connected buildings for personnel.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency