The primary mission of Clear AFS is to provide Early Warning of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) and Sea-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) to the Missile Correlation Center (MCC) at North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

The secondary mission of Clear AFS is to provide Space Surveillance data on orbiting objects to the Space Control Center (SCC) also located in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.     Clear accomplishes these missions using the Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) radar.  Clear's radar was originally located at El Dorado Air Station, Texas as part of the PAVE PAWS program and was only recently transplanted to Alaska to replace the US' last mechanical missile warning radar site.

For more information about the Full Time job opportunities at Clear Air Station, please call the Fairbanks Recruiting Office at (907)456-1016.