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Marietta Air Force Station | |
|---|---|
| Part of Air Defense Command (ADC) | |
  Marietta AFS Location of Marietta AFS, Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 33°54′14″N084°29′12″W / 33.90389°N 84.48667°W Coordinates: 33°54′14″N084°29′12″W / 33.90389°N 84.48667°W |
| Type | Air Force Station |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1956 |
| In use | 1956-1968 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 908th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron |
Marietta Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-111, NORAD ID: Z-111) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of Smyrna, Georgia. It was closed in 1968.
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces, and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially formed as a part of the United States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September 1947 with the passing of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the youngest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the fourth in order of precedence. The USAF is the largest and most technologically advanced air force in the world. The Air Force articulates its core missions as air and space superiority, global integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.
Smyrna is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It is located northwest of Atlanta, and is in the inner ring of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 51,271. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population in 2013 to be 53,438. It is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs–Roswell MSA, which is included in the Atlanta–Athens–Clarke–Sandy Springs CSA. Smyrna grew by 28% between the years 2000 and 2012. It is historically one of the fastest growing cities in the State of Georgia, and one of the most densely populated cities in the metro area.
