The 37th Air Division (37th AD) is an inactive

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Si ...

organization. Its last assignment was with

Air 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 ...

Goose Air Force Base Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay , commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by ...

, Labrador, Canada It was inactivated on 30 June 1970.

History

Strategic Air Command

Established under

Strategic Air Command Strategic Air Command (SAC) was both a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile ...

in 1952 as an intermediate-level command and control organization at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. Was responsible for strategic reconnaissance operations at Lockbourne and at

Lake Charles Air Force Base Chennault International Airport (IATA: CWF, ICAO: KCWF, FAA LID: CWF) is a center of aerospace activity based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, serves the needs of civilian and military aircraft from around the world with world-class infrastructure ...

, Louisiana. Assigned wings operated Boeing RB-29 Superfortress very long range reconnaissance aircraft. Both wings deployed operational aircraft to

Far East Air Forces Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and is also the air component command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). PACAF is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (fo ...

in early 1952 for use in

Korean War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Korean War , partof = the Cold War and the Korean conflict , image = Korean War Montage 2.png , image_size = 300px , caption = Clockwise from top:{ ...

. Wings re-equipped with new

Boeing RB-47 Stratojet The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-Range (aeronautics), range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic flight, subsonic speed and at high altitude ...

s. Inactivated in May 1952.

Air Defense Command

Reactivated on 8 September 1955 by

(ADC) at Truax Field, Wisconsin under

Eastern Air Defense Force The Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960. History EADF was ...

. Was responsible for the construction and development of several

Semi Automatic Ground Environment The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) was a system of large computers and associated networking equipment that coordinated data from many radar sites and processed it to produce a single unified image of the airspace over a wide area. SA ...

(SAGE) Data Centers. SAGE centers developed were at Truax Field, Wisconsin (DC-07) and Combat Center (CC-02); Direction Center (DC-10) at Duluth Municipal Airport, Minnesota; and Direction Center (DC-14) at

K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force (USAF) installation in Marquette County, Michigan, south of the city of Marquette. Near the center of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the base operated for nearly forty yea ...

, Michigan. Its defense area included parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and southern parts of Ontario, Canada as part of the

Pinetree Line The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across the northern United States and southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run by North Ame ...

. On 8 March 1957, 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 ...

, along with DC-07 and was assigned to the Division. On 8 October, the

Duluth Air Defense Sector The Duluth Air Defense Sector (DUADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Duluth Airport, Minnesota. It was inactivated on 1 April 19 ...

, along with DC-10 was assigned. On 8 November, the

Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector The Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector (SsmADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, being stationed at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. History SsmADS was establi ...

was also activated along with DC-14. Inactivated on 1 April 1959 as part of an ADC reorganization, most assets reassigned to the senior ADC

30th Air Division The 30th Air Division (30th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to Tenth Air Force, being stationed at Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa. It was inactivated on ...

(SAGE). Reactivated by ADC a second time in April 1966, assuming the assets of inactivating

Goose Air Defense Sector The Goose Air Defense Sector (GADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division, being stationed at Goose Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and repla ...

, Labrador, Canada, including the Manual Control Center (MCC) at Goose. Assumed designation of 37th NORAD Region for stations and allied

Canadian Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...

assigned to

NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD ), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection ...

air defense duties in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

. Was responsible for atmospheric defenses (interceptor and radar) for northeastern North America, including Greenland and

Air Forces Iceland The 85th Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with United States Air Forces in Europe at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, assigned as a unit of the 48th Fighter Wing whose home station is at RAF ...

which was transferred from Military Air Transport Service. Inactivated June 1970 by ADCOM as part of draw-down of USAF air defense forces in Canada and budget reductions, remaining assets in Canada transferred to Canadian Forces.

Lineage

* Established as the 37 Air Division and organized on 10 October 1951 : Discontinued on 28 May 1952 * Redesignated 37 Air Division (Defense) on 3 May 1955 : Activated on 8 September 1955 : Inactivated on 1 April 1959 * Redesignated 37th Air Division and activated on 20 January 1966 (not organized) : Organized on 1 April 1966 : Inactivated on 30 June 1970

Assignments

Second Air Force The Second Air Force (2 AF; ''2d Air Force'' in 1942) is a USAF numbered air force responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and non-flying officers. In World War II the CONUS unit defende ...

, 10 October 1951 – 28 May 1952 * Eastern Air Defense Force, 8 September 1955 – 1 April 1959 * Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966 (not organized) *

First Air Force The First Air Force (Air Forces Northern; 1 AF-AFNORTH) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Its primary mission is the air defense of the C ...

, 1 April 1966 * Aerospace Defense Command, 1 December 1969 – 30 June 1970

Stations

* Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, 10 October 1951 – 28 May 1952 * Truax Field, Wisconsin, 8 September 1955 – 1 April 1959 * Goose Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 30 June 1970

Components

Strategic Air Command

* 68th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing: 10 October 1951 – 28 May 1952 : Detached for service in Japan (Korean War): 10 October 1951-c. 15 May 1952 : Lake Charles Air Force Base, Louisiana * 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing: 10 October 1951 – 28 May 1952 : Detached for service in Japan (Korean War): 10 October 1951 – 17 March 1952 : Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio

Air Defense Command

=Air Force

= *

: Keflavik Airport, Iceland, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1969

=Sectors

= *

: Truax Field, Wisconsin, 8 March 1957 – 1 April 1959 *

: Duluth Airport, Minnesota, 1 October-20 December 1957; 1 January-1 April 1959 *

Sault Ste Marie Air Defense Sector The Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector (SsmADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, being stationed at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. History SsmADS was establ ...

, Michigan, 8 November 1958 – 1 April 1959

=Wings

= *

4706th Air Defense Wing The 4706th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force (USAF) organization. Its last assignment was with the 37th Air Division of Air Defense Command (ADC) at O'Hare International Airport (IAP), Illinois where it was discontinued in ...

: )'Hare International Airport, Illinois, 1 March-1 July 1956 * 4710th Air Defense Wing : O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, 1 March-8 July 1956

=Groups

= * 56th Fighter Group (Air Defense) : O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 *

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 ...

(Air Defense) : Truax Field, Wisconsin, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 343d Fighter Group (Air Defense) : Duluth Airport, Minnesota, 1 January-1 April 1959 *

473d Fighter Group The 473d Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force (USAF) unit. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division at K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, where it was inactivated on 30 September 1959. During World War II, the un ...

(Air Defense) : K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 *

507th Fighter Group 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on eac ...

(Air Defense) : Kinross Air Force Base, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 4683d Air Base Group :

Thule Air Base Thule Air Base (pronounced or , kl, Qaanaaq Mitarfik, da, Thule Lufthavn), or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport , is the United States Space Force's northernmost base, and the northernmost installation of the U.S. Armed Forces, located north ...

, Greenland, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1969 * 4684th Air Base Group : Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1969

=Interceptor squadron

= *

59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 59th Quartermaster Company is a bulk petroleum company designed to provide semi-portable storage for of fuel and to provide distribution of fuel to military units within a specified geographic area while deployed overseas. Its secondary missi ...

: Goose Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 2 January 1967

=Radar squadrons

= *

639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Lowther Air Station, Ontario, Canada. It was inactiv ...

: Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1 December 1956 :

Lowther Air Station Lowther may refer to: Places *River Lowther, Cumbria, England *Lowther, Cumbria, civil parish in Cumbria, England *Lowther, New Zealand, township in Southland, New Zealand * Lowther, New South Wales, locality in Australia * CFS Lowther, military ...

, Ontario, Canada, 1 July 1957 – 15 November 1958 * 640th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Stephenville Air Station Stephenville Air Station (ADC ID: N-23) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northwest of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was closed in 1971. History The site was established in 1951 as a Ge ...

, Newfoundland, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 31 March 1970 *

641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 21st Air Division (ADTAC), Tactical Air Command, stationed at Melville Air Station, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (site ...

: Melville Air Station, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 31 March 1970 * 665th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Calumet Air Force Station Calumet Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-northeast of Phoenix, Michigan. It was closed in 1988 by the Air Force, and turned over to the Federal Aviation Administratio ...

, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 674th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Osceola Air Force Station, Wisconsin, 1 January-1 April 1959 * 676th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Antigo Air Force Station, Wisconsin, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 692d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Baudette Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 January-1 April 1959 * 700th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Two Creeks Air Force Station Two Creeks Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-106) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northwest of Two Creeks, Wisconsin. It was closed in 1957. History Two Creeks Air Force Station was es ...

, Wisconsin, 8 July 1956 – 30 November 1957 * 707th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Grand Rapids Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 January-1 April 1959 * 752d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Empire Air Force Station, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 753d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Sault Sainte Marie Air Force Station, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

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 ...

, Wisconsin, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 756th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Finland Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 January-1 April 1959 * 782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

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, 1 September 1958 – 1 April 1959 * 788th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Waverly Air Force Station, Iowa, 15 October 1958 – 1 April 1959 * 790th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Kirksville Air Force Station, Missouri, 15 October 1958 – 1 April 1959 * 791st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Custer Air Force Station, Missouri, 15 October 1958 – 1 April 1959 * 906th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Grand Marais Air Force Station, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 30 November 1957 *

913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Pagwa Air Station, Ontario, Canada. It was inactivat ...

: Pagwa Air Station, Ontario, Canada, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 914th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Armstrong Air Station, Ontario, Canada, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 915th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Sioux Lookout Air Station, Ontario, Canada, 1 January-15 November 1959 * 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Saint Anthony Air Station, Newfoundland, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 18 June 1968 * 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Cartwright Air Station, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 18 June 1968 * 923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Hopedale Air Station, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 18 June 1968 * 924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Saglek Air Station, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1966 – 31 March 1970

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History

Strategic Air Command

Air Defense Command

Lineage

Assignments

Stations

Components

Strategic Air Command

Air Defense Command

=Air Force

=Sectors

=Wings

=Groups

=Interceptor squadron

=Radar squadrons

See also

References

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