Print AN/FLR-9 Circularly Disposed Antenna Array or Wullenweber antenna (popularly referred to as an Elephant Cage ) at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO
United States Air Force An aerial view of Security Hill with the Elephant Cage AN/FLR-9 circular disposed antenna array in the background at Misawa Air Base in Japan. NATIONAL ARCHIVES PHOTO TSGT CURT EDDINGS U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Radio Station, AF/FRD-10 Circularly Disposed Antenna Array, Wahiawa, Honolulu County, HI.
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A symbol of the Cold War will soon fall when the Navy demolishes the “elephant cage,” a mysterious metal structure that has occupied the south end of the Silver Strand for 50 years.