AAF/USAF: Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN) Relay-Node Sites
First published in 2003. Reformatted 2025.Introduction
This is a list of the relay-node sites in the GWEN system. My intended audience for this list is already aware of the GWEN system and its general purpose and history. Most of these sites were operational from the mid-to-late 1980s until about 2000. I've listed the official USAF designation for each site, and in the Notes column I've cross-referenced other common names. The standard tower height was 299 feet, but a few sites had 306-foot towers--also noted in the Notes column. The ILC column stands for installation location code, the real property "serial number" of each installation. All of these sites were stand-alone installations except for the Kirtland site, which was on Kirtland AFB proper (and shows the Kirtland AFB ILC). Some of these sites have been dismantled and are difficult to find, but others remain in government ownership for various uses. For this reason I have not included location information. I cannot explain the numbers of the sites, that range from the low 400s to the 900s--if you understand the numbering scheme please let me know!GWEN Relay-Node Sites Inventory
| KEY | ILC | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Acushnet Comms Site GWEN 404 MA | ABJW | |
| Ainsworth Comms Site GWEN 663 NE | ACXN | (306' tower) |
| Appleton Comms Site GWEN 846 WA | AMCF | |
| Beantown Comms Site GWEN 824 MD | BATM | (also called Waldorf, Goldwein) |
| Belfield Comms Site GWEN 847 ND | BDTL | (also called Medora) |
| Bellevue Comms Site GWEN 667 IA | BEZG | (also called Omaha, St. Marys) |
| Biggs Comms Site GWEN 647 CA | BPVM | (also called Chico, Gridley) |
| Bobo Comms Site GWEN 863 MS | BXAG | (also called Alligator Township, Clarksdale) |
| Bonneauville Comms Site GWEN 868 PA | BYUT | (also called Gettysburg) |
| Canton Comms Site GWEN 661 OK | DATQ | (306' tower) |
| Carrollton Comms Site GWEN 851 VA | DDLP | (also called Driver) |
| Central Nevada Comms Site GWEN 917 NV | DHBR | (also called Austin) |
| Crownsville Comms Site GWEN 889 MD | EXVU | (also called Annapolis) |
| Crystal Comms Site GWEN 848 ND | EXXK | (also called Langdon, Edinburg) |
| Edinburg Comms Site GWEN 870 ND | FSGR | (also called Devils Lake) |
| Ellicott Comms Site GWEN 880 CO | FWHK | (also called Pueblo, Falcon) |
| Elmira Comms Site GWEN 858 NY | FYAP | (also called Pine Valley) |
| Essex Comms Site GWEN 871 CA | GEKJ | (also called Fenner) |
| Flagstaff Comms Site GWEN 885 AZ | GRVW | (also called Navajo Army Depot) |
| Funkstown Comms Site GWEN 857 MD | HNET | (also called Hagerstown, Lappans) |
| Glenwood Comms Site GWEN 850 IA | JAGM | (also called Pacific Junction) |
| Hackleburg Comms Site GWEN 886 AL | JVVM | |
| Harborcreek Comms Site GWEN 829 PA | KCNK | (also called Erie, Harbor Creek) |
| Hawk Run Comms Site GWEN 810 PA | KHHW | (also called Phillipsburg) |
| Hereford Comms Site GWEN 892 TX | KLZY | (also called Summerfield) |
| Holt Comms Site GWEN 830 MI | KXYV | (also called Onondaga, Alaeidon Township) |
| Holtville Comms Site GWEN 855 AL | KXYL | (also called Grady, Slapout) |
| Huber Comms Site GWEN 828 GA | LDGL | (also called Macon) |
| Hudson Falls Comms Site GWEN 835 NY | LDLV | |
| Jasper Comms Site GWEN 891 NC | LTSX | (also called Beaufort, Antioch, New Bern) |
| Kirtland Comms Site GWEN 873 NM | MHMV | (also called Albuquerque) (306' tower) (ON KIRTLAND AFB) |
| Klamath Falls Comms Site GWEN 887 OR | MFWS | (also called Kingsley Field) |
| Lincoln Comms Site GWEN 849 CA | NGJL | (also called Walnut Grove, Roseville) |
| Little Egg Harbor Comms Site GWEN 405 NJ | NJNS | (also called West Tuckerton, Egg Harbor) |
| Maple Hill Comms Site GWEN 842 KS | PCGF | (also called Topeka) |
| Marshall Comms Site GWEN 845 WA | PHTX | (also called Spokane, Lyons) |
| Mechanicsville Comms Site GWEN 879 IA | PVSR | (also called Iowa City) |
| Mequon Comms Site GWEN 840 WI | PZHN | (also called Milwaukee) |
| North Central Iowa Comms Site GWEN 934 IA | NPBV | (also called Ledyard, Iowa) |
| North Central WI Comms Site GWEN 936 WI | NPAU | (also called Medford) |
| Oatland Comms Site GWEN 881 SC | SEYT | (also called Kensington, Dunbar) |
| Oberlin Comms Site GWEN 843 KS | SEZQ | (also called Goodland) |
| Pablo Comms Site GWEN 655 MT | SRQS | (also called Ronan) |
| Patten Comms Site GWEN 402 ME | SXWX | (also called Herseytown, Stacyville, Sherman) |
| Penobscot Comms Site GWEN 895 ME | TAWQ | |
| Pompeys Pillar Comms Site GWEN 872 MT | TLUZ | (also called Billings) |
| Raymond Comms Site GWEN 664 SD | TZWP | (also called Clark) (306' tower) |
| Remsen Comms Site GWEN 836 NY | UCNN | |
| Rocky Flats Comms Site GWEN 897 CO | UKBK | (also called Denver, Broomfield) |
| Savannah Beach Comms Site GWEN 883 GA | TAHP | (also called Pembroke, Pembrook) |
| Seneca Comms Site GWEN 898 OR | VHCL | |
| Spring Valley Comms Site GWEN 660 AR | VZKR | (also called Fayetteville) (306' tower) |
| Stockett Comms Site GWEN 654 MT | WHYJ | (also called Great Falls) |
| Vineland Comms Site GWEN 665 CO | XZGM | (also called Pueblo, Pueblo Army Depot) (306' tower) |
| Watkins Comms Site GWEN 666 CO | YNMH | (also called Aurora) (306' tower) |
| Wenatchee Heights Comms Site GWEN 878 WA | YSCV | (also called Wenatchee) |
| Wheeler Ridge Comms Site GWEN 648 CA | YVGP | (also called Bakersfield) |
| Whitney Comms Site GWEN 930 NE | YXBN |
Updated January 26, 2025
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