[1] The northern terminus of Ft. Barrette road intersects Farrington Highway and turns into Makakilo drive, a city and county of Honolulu roadway.

The nearby fort is named in honor of John Davenport Barrette, who was a brigadier general in the coastal defenses of the United States Army during World War I.

[2][3][4][5] On nearby Pu'u Makakilo were Fire-control stations "A'" (pre-WWII, one structure) and "Makakilo" (World War II) which were part of Fort Barrette[6] From January 1961 to March 1970, the 298th Air Defense Artillery Group, HI ARNG, used Fort Barrette as a support base for the nearby Nike Hercules missile battery (double site, 24 missiles) at Pālehua (OA-63) on Makakilo.

[4][6][7][8] The 2nd Battalion manned these sites, known as batteries A and D.[7] Target tracking was by the Integrated Fire Control (IFC) radars located above Pālehua.

[7] Oahu was the first place in the United States to receive the solid fuel Nike Hercules.