[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

CAT HILL – SITE OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE FACILITY ON THE ISLAND AND LATER NASA MISSILE TRACKING STATION

Photo by JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD

"The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches. Built from 1960-1961 for anti-ballistic missile measurement, the "Golf Ball" radar antenna was on Cat Hill, and a collimation tower for radar calibration was towards English Bay.[14] The facility is home to the Detachment 2 of the 45th Mission Support Group, part of the U.S. Space Force's Delta 45. It operates a ground tracking station in support of the Eastern Range and rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.[15]"

Not sure about the advisability of building your infrastructure on top of a volcanic cinder cone!

[Gasshog]

Boy, thats a remote outpost - makes Western WA look desirable!