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Hardened building for crew and equipment protection. Added around 1964. Radar and Control Vans were inside. Building provided fallout protection.

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View of the rear of the hardened fallout protection building. The Radar and Control Vans were behind the large doors.
To the right is a underground water storage tank added by the City of Waukesha. Inside the fence above the tank are tennis courts.

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View from headquarters area to the west. Remains of the radar towers on the left and the crew and equipment building on the right.
That is a 3 story appartment building beyond the site in the middle. The fence above the water tank is barely visible.