Mount Laguna Air Force Station
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| Mount Laguna Air Force Station is located atop Mount Laguna, with a steep drop into the Anza Borrego desert. It was a DEW (defense early warning) site, watching for incoming missiles, and housed about 170 people until it was downsized in 1981. Now it is a multi-use satellite and radar communications site, operated primarily by the FAA, out of Los Angeles Center. Currently, about 6 people stationed there. A demolition crew from the Marine Corps has been practicing on some of the buildings. |
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Mt Laguna
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| There is a good road up to the gate of the operational part of the AFS, just passed the 6000 feet elevation sign off S-1. The view of the desert to the east is spectacular. The former base area is reachable on foot, off the next road north on S-1. The gate is locked, but not posted, and easy to walk around (this road connects to the Pacific Crest Trail). |
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Former Defense Site, Military
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