Operational status was achieved in March 1955 after the 657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was moved to the station from Tinker AFB, Oklahoma by the 33d Air Division.

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

During 1961 Houma AFS joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system, initially feeding data to DC-09 at Gunter AFB, Alabama.

In addition to the main facility, Houman operated an unmanned Gap Filler site: The AN/FPS-28 was deactivated in May 1965.

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