Receiving the Defense Secretary's approval on 21 July, the Air Force directed the Corps of Engineers to proceed with construction.

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

The station had a branch of the Kirtland AFB BX, a theater, several service clubs, a library, swimming pool and tennis court.

In 1960 Moriarty Air Force Station was transferred to the Federal Aviation Administration pending inactivation of the 768th, which was discontinued on 1 June 1961.

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