Aiken Air Force Station

Aiken Air Force Station is a closed U.S. Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 6.4 miles (10.3 km) north-northeast of Aiken, South Carolina. During World War II, the site was originally constructed by the United States Army Air Forces as Aiken Army Air Field. The entire site has been dismantled since the mid-1990s and the prison was shut down in the mid 1990s. Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out. If you want to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary, visit the iReport.com home page and click here for help with spelling and grammatical errors. For more information on how to use this information, see the iReporter.com website and the CNN iReport home page, or visit the CNN.com site, or the CNN Home page, to learn more about reading comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar. The CNN Homepage is a collaborative effort between the CNN team and the University of South Carolina at Aiken.