PAF Camp Badaber (Peshawar Air Station)

PAF Camp Badaber, formerly Peshawar Air Station, is a non-flying Pakistan Air Force (PAF) installation located four miles south of Peshawar. Established in 1958 under Project Sand Bag, the site was initially a United States Air Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency listening post. The 6937th Communications Group operated the facility from 1959 until 1970 to intercept Soviet radio transmissions. During this tenure, the station provided communication support for Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance missions.

Between 1979 and 1989, the base served as a training location for Afghan Mujahideen under Operation Cyclone. The PAF moved its Basic Staff School to the installation in December 1983. The base currently houses the Junior Command and Staff School (JC&SS), which incorporates the former Basic Staff School and the In-Service Education Scheme. The JC&SS operates under the administrative and functional control of the Commandant, PAF Air War College. A contingent of USAF personnel has been stationed at the facility since 2021.

Infrastructure includes administration buildings, barracks, and an operations compound designed for specialized listening equipment. The base also hosts the Captain Isfandyar Ahmad Bukhari Shaheed Vocational Training Centre, established in July 2016.