The 20th Air Division is an inactive

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organization. Its last assignment was with

Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 J ...

Tyndall Air Force Base Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 ...

, Florida where it was inactivated on 1 March 1983. During most of the division's history it served with

Air Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command was a major command (military formation), command of the United States Air Force, responsible for continental air defense. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air Defense Command, was est ...

as a regional

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headquarters. Between 1955 and 1967 the division controlled

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units in the central United States. It controlled a slightly different

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of the midwestern US from 1955 to 1960 and again from 1966 to 1967. Its area of responsibility shifted to the east coast if the United States from 1969 to 1983. It was shifted to its final station on paper in 1983 and was immediately inactivated.

History

The 20th Air Division was assigned to

(ADC) for most of its existence. It served as a regional command and control

headquarters Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...

, controlling fighter interceptor and

radar Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (''ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, w ...

units over several areas of responsibility during the

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. For three years it also commanded a

surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

squadron. The division was initially activated as an intermediate command organization under

Central Air Defense Force The Central Air Defense Force (CADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960. History C ...

Grandview Air Force Base Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport is a former airport that operated alongside Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station (also Richards-Gebaur Air Force Station) until the base's closure in 1994, and until it was closed in 1999. Formerly, it was oper ...

(later Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base) in June 1955.Cornett & Johnson, p. 53 The division was responsible for the interceptor and radar units within an area that covered parts of Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, and virtually all of Kansas and Missouri.Cornett & Johnson. p. 31 On 1 October 1959 ADC activated the

Sioux City Air Defense Sector The Sioux City Air Defense Sector (SCADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Sioux City Air Force Station, Iowa. History SCADS was es ...

and its

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(SAGE) DC-22 Direction Center and assigned it to the division.Cornett & Johnson, p. 59 The 20th also operated a Manual Control Center (MCC-2) at Richards-Gebaur. The division was inactivated in 1960 when ADC reorganized its regional air defense units, and the

33d Air Division The 33rd Air Division (33d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force, being stationed at Fort Lee Air Force Station, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 ...

assumed command of most of its former units. 20th AD - Map - 1966-1967

The division was reactivated in 1966 under

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as a SAGE organization, replacing the

Chicago Air Defense Sector The Chicago Air Defense Sector (CADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command (ADC) 30th Air Division at Truax Field Wisconsin. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966. History CADS w ...

when ADC discontinued its air defense sectors and replaced them with air divisions. The 20th provided air defense from the Truax Field, Wisconsin DC-7/CC-2 SAGE blockhouse for parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and all of Illinois. The division also acted as the 20th NORAD Region after activation of the

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(NORAD) Combat Operations Center at the

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, Colorado. Operational control of the division was transferred to NORAD from ADC. In addition to the active duty interceptor and radar units, the division supervised

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units that flew interception sorties using (among other aircraft)

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s and

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s. At the same time the division controlled numerous radar squadrons. It was inactivated in 1967 as part of an ADC consolidation of intermediate level command and control organizations, driven by budget reductions required to fund USAF operations in Southeast Asia. 20th AD - Map - 1969-1983

The 20th Air Division was activated for a third time in November 1969 under Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM). The division provided air defense for virtually all of the southeastern United States, except for most of Louisiana from the SAGE DC-4 blockhouse at

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, Virginia. The division also controlled a

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surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile squadron near

Langley Air Force Base Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News, Virginia, Newport News. It was one of List of airfields of the Training Section of the United States Army Air Service, thirty-two ...

until the squadron's inactivation in October 1972.Cornett & Johnson, p. 150 ADCOM was inactivated on 1 October 1979. The atmospheric defense resources (interceptors and warning radars) of ADCOM were reassigned to

, which formed

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as the headquarters to control them. After 1981, the division controlled units equipped with

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aircraft. Its subordinate units continued to participate in intensive academic training, numerous multi-region simulated (non-flying)

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, and flying exercises. The division moved to

, Florida in March 1983 where it was inactivated and its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the

Southeast Air Defense Sector The Southeast Air Defense Sector (SEADS), was a unit of the US Air Force located at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida. It provided air defense and surveillance of the southeastern region of the US. SEADS closed in winter 2005, ...

Lineage

* Established as the 20 Air Division (Defense) on 8 June 1955 : Activated on 8 October 1955 : Inactivated on 1 January 1960 * Activated on 20 January 1966 (not organized) : Organized on 1 April 1966 : Discontinued and inactivated, on 31 December 1967 * Activated on 19 November 1969 : Inactivated on 1 March 1983Lineage, Including assignment, components, stations and aircraft in AFHRA Factsheet. except as noted

Assignments

* Central Air Defense Force, 8 October 1955 – 1 January 1960 * Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966 * Tenth Air Force, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1967 *

Aerospace Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for continental air defense. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air Defense Command, was established in 1946, briefly inac ...

, 19 November 1969 *

, 1 October 1979 – 1 March 1983

Stations

* Grandview Air Force Base (later, Richards Gebaur Air Force Base0, Missouri, 8 October 1955 – 1 January 1960 * Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1967 * Fort Lee Air Force Station, Virginia, 19 November 1969 * Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, 1 March 1983

Components

Sector

* Sioux City Air Defense Sector: 1 October 1959 – 1 January 1960

Groups

* 53d Fighter Group: 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960 :

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, Iowa *

327th Fighter Group 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ...

: 1 April 19–25 April June 1966 : Truax Field, Wisconsin *

328th Fighter Group 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ...

: 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960 :

Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport is a former airport that operated alongside Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station (also Richards-Gebaur Air Force Station) until the base's closure in 1994, and until it was closed in 1999. Formerly, it was oper ...

, Missouri *

678th Air Defense Group The 678th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 20th Air Division of Air Defense Command (ADC) at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The group was formed in 1970 when ADC expanded i ...

: 1 March 1970 – 1 March 1983 : Tyndall Air Force Base, FloridaMueller, pp. 564–565 * 701st Air Defense Group: 1 March 1970 – 17 January 1974 :

Fort Fisher Air Force Station Fort Fisher Air Force Station was a United States Air Force installation located on the Atlantic coast southwest of Kure Beach, North Carolina. Its primary mission was as a radar complex. It was closed on 30 June 1988 by the Air Force, and tu ...

, North Carolina

Squadrons

=Fighter-Interceptor

= *

48th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 48th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training. The squadron is one of the oldest in the Air Force, being for ...

: 19 November 1969 – 1 March 1983 : Langley Air Force Base, Virginia *

85th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron is part of the 53d Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. It conducts testing and evaluation for the F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, and F-16 Fighting Falcon airframes. Mission The 85th Test and Evaluation ...

: 1 March 1956 – 1 July 1959 :

Scott Air Force Base Scott Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in St. Clair County, Illinois, near Belleville and O'Fallon, east-southeast of downtown St. Louis. Scott Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the U ...

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95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 95th Fighter Squadron (95 FS) is a disbanded F-22 Raptor squadron of the United States Air Force. Last activated on 11 October 2013 and stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, the squadron's aircraft and personnel were distributed acros ...

: 19 November 1969 – 31 January 1973 :

Dover Air Force Base Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and largest a ...

, Delaware

=Missile

= *

22d Air Defense Missile Squadron The 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division of Aerospace Defense Command, stationed near Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, where it was inactivated on 31 October ...

(BOMARC): 19 November 1969 – 31 October 1972 : Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

=Radar

= * 20th Air Defense Squadron (SAGE), 1 January 1975 – 1 October 1979Cornett & Johnson, p. 105 *

630th Radar Squadron 63 may refer to: * 63 (number) * one of the years 63 BC, AD 63, 1963, 2063 * +63, telephone country code in the Philippines * Flight 63 (disambiguation) * ''63'' (album), by Tree63 * ''63'' (mixtape), by Kool A.D. * "Sixty Three", a song by Karm ...

, 1 August 1972 – 31 December 1977Cornett & Johnson, p. 154 :

Houston Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport is an international airport in Houston, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Located about north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 ...

, Texas *

632d Radar Squadron 63 may refer to: * 63 (number) * one of the years 63 BC, AD 63, 1963, 2063 * +63, telephone country code in the Philippines * Flight 63 (disambiguation) * 63 (album), ''63'' (album), by Tree63 * 63 (mixtape), ''63'' (mixtape), by Kool A.D. * "Sixty ...

, 19 November 1969 – 30 September 1978 :

Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-117 NORAD ID: Z-117) was a United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is southwest of Gaston, North Carolina, near the closed Halifax County Airport. It was closed in 1978. Histor ...

, North Carolina *

634th Radar Squadron The 634th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 July 1974. History Th ...

, 1 January 1973 – 1 July 1974 :

Lake Charles Air Force Station Lake Charles Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-194, NORAD ID: Z-248) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana. It was closed in 1995 by the Air Force, and turned ov ...

, Louisiana *

635th Radar Squadron The 635th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Dauphin Island Air Force Station, Alabama. It was inactivated on 1 July 1974. The unit w ...

, 1 January 1973 – 1 June 1974Cornett & Johnson, p. 155 :

Dauphin Island Air Force Station Dauphin Island Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Dauphin Island, Alabama, near historic Fort Gaines (Alabama). It was closed in 1980. Beginning in September 1982, ...

, Alabama *

644th Radar Squadron The 644th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Richmond Air Force Station, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 April 1978. The unit was a G ...

, 19 November 1969 – 1 April 1978 :

Homestead Air Force Base Homestead Air Reserve Base (Homestead ARB), previously known as Homestead Air Force Base (Homestead AFB) is located in Miami–Dade County, Florida to the northeast of the city of Homestead. It is home to the 482nd Fighter Wing (482 FW) of th ...

, Florida *

645th Radar Squadron The 645th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 April 1976. The unit was a Gene ...

, 19 November 1969 – 1 April 1976Cornett & Johnson, p. 156 :

Patrick Air Force Base Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...

, Florida * 649th Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 30 June 1975 :

Bedford Air Force Station Bedford Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Bedford, Virginia. It was closed in 1975. History Bedford AFS was established by Air Defense Command in 1954 as part o ...

, Virginia *

650th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 65 may refer to: * 65 (number) * 65 (film), ''65'' (film), an upcoming American science fiction thriller film * One of the years 65 BC, AD 65, 1965, 2065 * A type of dish in Indian cuisine, such as Chicken 65, Gobi 65, or Paneer 65 {{Numberdis ...

, 1 March 1956 – 8 October 1957 :

Dallas Center Air Force Station Dallas Center Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-122) is a United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station northeast of Dallas Center, Iowa, that was closed in 1957. History Dallas Center Air Force Station was established as part of the ...

, Iowa * 657th Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 30 September 1970Cornett & Johnson, p. 157 :

, Virginia *

660th Radar Squadron The 660th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th NORAD Region (ADTAC), Tactical Air Command, stationed at MacDill AFB, Florida. It was inactivated on 15 November 1980. The unit was a General ...

, 19 November 1969 – 15 November 1980 :

MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida. The "host wing" for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW), assig ...

, Florida *

671st Radar Squadron The 671st Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. It was last active in 1980. The unit was a Genera ...

, 19 November 1969 – 30 September 1979Cornett & Johnson, p. 159 :

NAS Key West Naval Air Station Key West , is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States., effective 2007-10-25 NAS Key West is an air- ...

, Florida * 676th Radar Squadron, 1 April 1966 – 1 December 1967 : Antigo Air Force Station, Wisconsin *

678th Radar Squadron The 678th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 20th Air Division of Air Defense Command (ADC) at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The group was formed in 1970 when ADC expanded i ...

, 19 November 1969 – 1 March 1970 : Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida *

679th Radar Squadron The 679th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. It was inactivated on 31 July 1981. The unit was ...

, 19 November 1969 – 1 February 1974Cornett & Johnson, p. 160 :

NAS Jacksonville Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville) is a large naval air station located approximately eight miles (13 km) south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States., effective 2007-10-25 Location NAS Jack ...

, Florida *

680th Radar Squadron The 680th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Palermo Air Force Station, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 30 May 1970. The unit was a ...

, 19 November 1969 – 30 May 1970 :

Palermo Air Force Station Palermo Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-54, NORAD ID: Z-54) is a closed United States Air Force (USAF) General Surveillance Radar station. It was located in Palermo, New Jersey, north of Sea Isle City, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. ...

, New Jersey * 691st Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 30 September 1970Cornett & Johnson, p. 161 :

Cross City Air Force Station Cross City Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force facility, located east of Cross City, Florida. Overview Originally a small civil airport, during World War II it was active as a training base for the Army Air Forces School of ...

, Florida *

693d Radar Squadron The 693d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Dauphin Island Air Force Station, Alabama. It was inactivated on 30 September 1970. The un ...

, 19 November 1969 – 30 September 1970 :

, Florida *

701st Radar Squadron 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...

, 1 April 1966 – 1 March 1970Cornett & Johnson, p. 162 :

, North Carolina *

702d Radar Squadron The 702d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia. It was inactivated on 5 June 1979. The unit was a Gen ...

, 19 November 1969 – 9 June 1979 :

Savannah Air Force Station Hunter Army Airfield , located in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is a military airfield and subordinate installation to Fort Stewart located in Hinesville, Georgia. Hunter features a runway that is 11,375 feet (3,468 m) long and an airc ...

, Georgia *

725th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Walnut Ridge Air Force Station (ADC ID: SM-143) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northeast of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It was closed in 1963. History Walnut Ridge Air Force Station ...

, 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960 :

Walnut Ridge Air Force Station Walnut Ridge Air Force Station (ADC ID: SM-143) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northeast of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It was closed in 1963. History Walnut Ridge Air Force Station ...

, Arkansas *

738th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 738th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 30th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Olathe Air Force Station, Kansas. It was deactivated on 8 September 1968. The unit was a ...

, 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960 :

Olathe Air Force Station Olathe Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force radar station that was located in Gardner, Kansas. It was located next to Naval Air Station Olathe, now the grounds of New Century AirCenter. History In 1950 the United States Air For ...

, Kansas *

755th Radar Squadron The 755th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 34th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Arlington Heights Air Force Station, Illinois. It was inactivated on 30 September 1969. T ...

, 1 April 1966 – 1 December 1967 :

Williams Bay Air Force Station Williams Bay Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-31) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Williams Bay, Wisconsin, in the Town of Geneva, Wisconsin. It was closed in 1960. History In late 19 ...

, Wisconsin *

770th Radar Squadron 77 may refer to: * 77 (number) * one of the years 77 BC, AD 77, 1977, 2077 Music * 77 (band), a Spanish hard rock band * 77 (Matt Kennon album), ''77'' (Matt Kennon album) * ''Talking Heads: 77'', debut album by Talking Heads * 77 (Nude Beach albu ...

, 19 November 1969 – 1 February 1974Cornett & Johnson, p. 166 :

Fort George G. Meade Fort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation located in Maryland, that includes the Defense Information School, the Defense Media Activity, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the N ...

, Maryland * 771st Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 1 February 1974 :

Cape Charles Air Force Station Cape Charles Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south of Townsend, Virginia. It was closed in 1981. From 1941 to 1948 it was Fort John Custis of the United States Army C ...

, Virginia * 782d Radar Squadron, 1 April-25 June 1966 :

Rockville Air Force Station Rockville Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-53, NORAD ID: Z-63) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-northwest of Rockville, Indiana. It was closed in 1966. History Rockville Air Force Stati ...

, Indiana *

787th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Chandler Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is south of Chandler, Minnesota, on the Buffalo Ridge in section 13 of Moulton Township, Murray County. It was closed in 1969. History In ...

, 1 January 1959 – 1 January 1960Cornett & Johnson, p. 169 :

Chandler Air Force Station Chandler Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is south of Chandler, Minnesota, on the Buffalo Ridge in section 13 of Moulton Township, Murray County. It was closed in 1969. History In ...

, Minnesota * 788th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron, 1 March 1956 – 15 October 1958; 1 April 1966 – 1 December 1967 : Waverly Air Force Station, Iowa *

789th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Omaha Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-71, NORAD ID: Z-71) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Omaha, Nebraska. It was closed in 1968. History Omaha Air Force Station was one of twenty- ...

, 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960 : Omaha Air Force Station, Nebraska * 790th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron, 1 March 1956 – 1 April 1959; 1 April 1966 – 1 December 1967 :

Kirksville Air Force Station Kirksville Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-64, NORAD ID: Z-64) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Kirksville, Missouri. It was closed by the Air Force in 1968. Today the radar site ...

, Missouri * 791st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron, 1 March 1956 – 15 October 1958; 1 April 1966 – 1 December 1967Cornett & Johnson, p. 170 :

Hanna City Air Force Station Hanna City Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-63, NORAD ID: Z-63) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-northwest of Hanna City, Illinois. It was closed in 1968. It is still in use by the Feder ...

, Illinois *

792d Radar Squadron 79 may refer to: * 79 (number) * one of the years 79 BC, AD 79, 1979, 2079 * ''79 A.D.'', a 1962 historical epic film * Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79, a catastrophic volcanic eruption in Italy See also

* * List of highways numbered {{Num ...

, 19 November 1969 – 8 December 1978 : North Charleston Air Force Station, South Carolina *

793d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 793d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 30th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Hutchinson Air Force Station, Kansas. It was inactivated on 8 September 1968. The unit was ...

, 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960 :

Hutchinson Air Force Station Hutchinson Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-47, NORAD ID: Z-47) is a closed United States Air Force station. It is located west-southwest of Yoder, Kansas. It was closed for all military use in 1968. It was operated alongside Hutchinson Air Nati ...

, Kansas * 796th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1956 – 1 June 1961 :

Bartlesville Air Force Station Bartlesville Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-77) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-northwest of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It was closed in 1961. History In late 1951 Air Defense Command se ...

, Oklahoma *

797th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Fordland Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-68) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Fordland, Missouri. It was closed in 1960. History Fordland AFS was one of twenty-eight stations built a ...

, 1 March 1956 – 1 June 1961 :

Fordland Air Force Station Fordland Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-68) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Fordland, Missouri. It was closed in 1960. History Fordland AFS was one of twenty-eight stations built a ...

, Missouri * 798th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron, 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960 :

Belleville Air Force Station Belleville Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located southeast of Belleville, Illinois. It was closed in 1968. History Belleville AFS was one of twenty-eight stations built as pa ...

, Illinois *

810th Radar Squadron 81 may refer to: * 81 (number) * one of the years 81 BC, AD 81, 1981, 2081 * Nickname for the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. "H" is the eighth letter of the alphabet, and "A" is the first. See also * * List of highways numbered A ''list'' is an ...

, 19 November 1969 – 31 July 1978 :

Winston-Salem Air Force Station Winston-Salem Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-130 NORAD ID: Z-130) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located southeast of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was closed in 1970. History Winston-Salem ...

, North Carolina * 861st Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 30 June 1975Cornett & Johnson, p. 172 :

Aiken Air Force Station Aiken Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northeast of Aiken, South Carolina. It was closed in 1975. During World War II, the site was originally constructed by the Un ...

, South Carolina * 4638th Air Defense Squadron (SAGE), 1 January 1972 – 1 January 1975

Aircraft and Missiles

North American F-86 Sabre The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing So ...

, 1956–1959 *

Northrop F-89 Scorpion The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered aircraft designed for that role from the outset to enter service. Though its straight wings limited its per ...

, 1956–1957 *

, 1959–1960 *

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft designed and manufactured by Convair. Built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s, it entered service in 1956. Its main purpos ...

, 1957–1960 *

, 1969–1981 * CIM-10 BOMARC, 1969–1972; F-15, 1981–1983

References

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Bibliography

* * * Further reading * * * * "ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". ''The Interceptor'' (January 1979) Aerospace Defense Command, (Volume 21, Number 1) {{Aerospace Defense Command, state=collapsed

020 020 is the national dialling code for London in the United Kingdom. All subscriber numbers within the area code consist of eight digits and it has capacity for approaching 100 million telephone numbers. The code is used at 170 telephone exch ...

Military units and formations established in 1955 Military units and formations disestablished in 1983 1955 establishments in Missouri 1983 disestablishments in Florida