03001 :
Plaque commemorating the transfer of the Safeguard PAR to the USAF in 1977.
History of name changes for the former PAR site:
1976: Safeguard system is deactivated.
1977: USAF acquires the former PAR, using the name Concrete Missile Early Warning System (CMEWS) (named for the hamlet
of Concrete, N.D., just west of the PAR site).
1983: With the closing of the post office at Concrete, N.D., the name is changed to Cavalier Air Force Station (named
for the town of Cavalier, N.D., 18 miles east of the site).
1993: Name shortened to Cavalier Air Station.
2000: Name changed back to Cavalier Air Force Station.