The 32d Air Division (32d AD) is an inactive

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organization. It was last active with

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, assigned to

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, Alabama, where it was inactivated on 31 December 1969. The division was first activated by

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in November 1949 at

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, New York. It controlled

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units in the northeastern United States from Stewart, and later from Hancock Field, New York until being inactivated in August 1958. The division was activated again in November 1958 at

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, Georgia to provide air defense of the southeastern United States, moving to

Oklahoma City Air Force Station Oklahoma City Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-52, NORAD-ID: Z-52) is a closed Cold War United States Air Force air defense and communications-electronics headquarters and radar station. It was located east-southeast of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, j ...

, Oklahoma in 1961. During the

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, it was the primary air defense command for potential attacks from Cuba, acting through its

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and a provisional organization at

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. The division was inactivated in September 1963. In April 1966, the 32d was again activated at Gunter, where it replaced the Montgomery Air Defense Sector. At Gunter, it also reported to

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(NORAD) as the 32d NORAD Region. It was again responsible for air defense in the Southeast until 1969, when its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the

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History

Air Defense of the Northeast

27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Lockheed F-94C-1-LO Starfire 51-13555

Assigned to

(ADC) for most of its existence, the 32d organized, administered, equipped, trained, and prepared for operation, all of its assigned units. The division participated in exercises such as Creek Brave, Top Rung and Natchez Echo. Initially, it assumed responsibility for an area including Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and part of New York.

Cuban Missile Crisis

During the

, as the division responsible for defense of the area nearest Cuba, the division role expanded. In addition to defense of its area of responsibility, the division (acting largely through its

and Task Force 32, which was established for

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and included an operating location at

, Florida) was responsible to defend staging bases and routes to possible drop zones in Cuba for troop carrier units. Radar warning capabilities were increased. Four destroyers in the

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, whose primary mission was to provide navigation guidance to potential strike aircraft, began to provide low altitude radar coverage as a secondary mission on 23 October, and the was added as a picket ship. The number of

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airborne early warning and control aircraft at

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, Florida was increased from three to six. On 24 October VAW-14 deployed six

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s to

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. These planes moved to Key West on 26 October.''NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis'', p. 9 At the same time additional

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were put under the division's control. Initially, the aircraft of the training wing at

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, Florida were put on alert at Tyndall and other Florida bases, as was a detachment of VF(AW)-3 at Key West.''NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis'', p. 7 The Tyndall forces included 17

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s, 18

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s and 9

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s, and were the main element in increasing the ADC alert force in Florida from 4 to 74 planes in 48 hours. TF-102 trainers were placed on alert at Homestead, Patrick, McCoy, and MacDill.''NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis'', p. 10 The

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fighter detachment was also transferred to the division's control. Twelve

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s of

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moved to augment air defense forces on Key West, and additional crews were added to the VF(AW)-3 detachment to permit it to maintain aircraft on continuous alert. The

331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command at Webb Air Force Base, Texas, where it was inactivated on 1 March 1967. During World War II the squadron was a ...

deployed 18 Delta Daggers to

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bringing the number of Deuces there to 32. However, the F-102s of the 331st were soon replaced with F-102s from

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in order to have planes armed with Mighty Mouse rockets to improve low altitude intercept capability

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, Florida received a dozen Delta Darts from the

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. To improve fighter-on-fighter capability draft mobilization orders were issued for the 122d, 151st, 157th and

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s, but were never finalized and the

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did not take part in the crisis. The alert status of the division's fighters included airborne alert against dawn raids early in crisis.''NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis'', pp. 18–19 The "Strategic Orbit Points" for airborne fighters were manned by 10 planes (later reduced to 4 planes). Alert planes were also placed in "sling shot" status (engines running). This was later reduced to alert crews in the planes' cockpit near the runway. Army air defense forces also came under the division's control. A battery of

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missiles from the 6th Battalion, 61st Artillery was transferred from

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to defend Key West. Homestead received a 40mm automatic weapons battery from the 1st Battalion, 59th Artillery and on 31 October. a

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battery from the 2nd Battalion, 52nd Artillery at

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as well as a Hawk batteries on 2 November. Hawks from the 8th Battalion, 15th Artillery at Fort Lewis were also deployed to

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and to Patrick. As the crisis eased, most units were released on 29 November, and except for forces retained against possible future threats from Cuba, the remaining forces were returned to their normal status by 3 December.

Air defense of the Southeast

Later, beginning in 1966, the area expanded to include Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and parts of South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida when it assumed responsibility for the mission of the inactivated

. Assumed additional designation of 32d NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at the

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, Colorado and reporting was transferred to

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from ADC at

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in April 1966. Inactivated in November 1969 as ADC phased down its interceptor mission as the chances of a Soviet bomber attack on the United States seemed remote, its mission being consolidated into the 23d Air Division.

Lineage

* Established as 32d Air Division (Defense) on 8 November 1949 : Activated on 8 December 1949 : Inactivated on 1 February 1952 * Organized on 1 February 1952The February 1952 inactivation and activation represented only a change from a table of organization unit to a table of distribution unit : Inactivated on 15 August 1958 * Redesignated 32d Air Division (SAGE) on 21 October 1958 : Activated on 15 November 1958 : Discontinued and inactivated, on 4 September 1963 * Redesignated 32d Air Division and activated on 20 January 1966 (not organized) : Organized on 1 April 1966 : Inactivated on 31 December 1969

Assignments

, 8 December 1949 *

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, 1 September 1950 – 1 February 1952. * Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 February 1952 – 15 August 1958 * Eastern Air Defense Force, 15 November 1958 *

, 1 August 1959 – 4 September 1963 * Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966 *

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, 1 April 1966 * First Air Force, 1 July 1968 – 31 December 1969

Stations

, New York, 8 December 1949 – 12 February 1952 * Hancock Field (later Syracuse Air Force Station), New York, 12 February 1952 – 15 August 1958 *

, Georgia, 15 November 1958 *

, Oklahoma, 1 August 1961 – 4 September 1963 *

, Alabama, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1969.

Components

Sectors

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: 8 January 1957 – 15 August 1958 :

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, Maine *

: 15 November 1958 – 1 July 1963 : Gunter Air Force Station, Alabama *

Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector The Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector (OCADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command's 29th Air Division at Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma. History Oklahoma City A ...

(Manual): 1 July – 1 September 1961 : Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma :

Syracuse Air Defense Sector The Syracuse Air Defense Sector (SADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command (ADC) 26th Air Division at Hancock Field, New York. SADS was established in October 1956 as the 46 ...

: Syracuse Air Force Station, New York

Wings

* 33d Fighter-Interceptor Wing: attached 20 February 1950 – 1 February 1952 :

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, Massachusetts * 4624th Air Defense Wing (later Syracuse Air Defense Sector): 1 October 1956 – 15 August 1958 : Syracuse Air Force Station, New York * 4707th Defense (later 4707th Air Defense Wing): 16 February 1953 – 1 March 1956 :

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, New York * 4711th Defense Wing (later 4711th Air Defense Wing): 16 February 1953 – 1 March 1956 :

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, Maine *

4752d Air Defense Wing The Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector (OCADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command's 29th Air Division at Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma. History Oklahoma City A ...

: 1 September 1961 – 25 June 1963 : Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma

Groups

* 14th Fighter Group: 1 March 1956 – August 1958 :

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, Vermont * 23d Fighter Group: 1 March 1956 – 1 August 1958 : Presque Isle Air Force Base, Maine * 540th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 1 January 1951 – 6 February 1952 * 4727th Air Defense Group: 8 February 1957 – 1 August 1958 :

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, New York

Interceptor squadrons

* 27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 March 1956 – 8 February 1957 : Griffiss Air Force Base, New York *

: 16 June 1956 – 1 August 1958 :

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, Massachusetts *

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: 15 November 1958 – 1 February 1961 : Pinecastle Air Force Base (later

), Florida * 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1969 :

, Florida * 444th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 15 November 1958 – 1 July 1961 :

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, South Carolina * 465th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 March 1956 – 8 February 1957 : Griffiss Air Force Base, New York * 482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 15 November 1958 – 1 July 1961 :

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, North Carolina

Radar squadrons

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: Eufaula Air Force Station, Alabama, 15 November 1958 – 1 November 1959; 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1968 *

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, North Carolina, 1 December 1952 – 16 February 1953; 15 November 1958 – 1 July 1961 *

627th Radar Squadron The 627th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 32d Air Division, Air Defense Command (ADC), stationed at Crystal Springs Air Force Station, Mississippi. It was inactivated on 8 September 1968. ...

Crystal Springs Air Force Station Crystal Springs Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. It was closed in 1968. Crystal Springs Air Force Station came into existence as part of Pha ...

, Mississippi, 15 November 1958 – 1 November 1959; 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1968 * 644th Radar Squadron :

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, Florida, 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 *

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, Florida, 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 *

654th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Brunswick Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-southeast of Brunswick, Maine. It was closed in 1965. Brunswick AFS was one of the first of twenty-four stations of the 1 ...

Brunswick Air Force Station Brunswick Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-southeast of Brunswick, Maine. It was closed in 1965. Brunswick AFS was one of the first of twenty-four stations of the 1 ...

, Maine, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1956; 1 March 1956 – 15 August 1958 *

655th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Watertown Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Watertown, New York. Prior to the Air Defense squadron inactivating on 1 November 1979, the station was ...

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, New York, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953; 1 March 1956 – 1 September 1958 * 657th Radar Squadron : Houma Air Force Station, Louisiana, 15 November 1958 – 1 November 1959; 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 * 660th Radar Squadron :

, Florida, 15 November 1958 – 1 November 1959; 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 * 663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Lake City Air Force Station Lake City Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-42) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Lake City, Tennessee. It was closed in 1960. History Originally designed as Cross Mountain ...

, Tennessee, 15 November 1958 – 1 June 1961 *

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 ...

, Florida, 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 *

672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Boston Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Barrington Air Force Station, Nova Scotia. It was inactivated on ...

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, Nova Scotia, 1 December 1956 – 15 August 1958 *

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 ...

, Florida, 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 *

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 ...

, Florida, 15 November 1958 – 1 November 1959; 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 * 691st Radar Squadron :

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, Florida, 15 November 1958 – 1 November 1959; 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 *

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 ...

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, 15 November 1958 – 1 November 1959; 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 * 698th Radar Squadron :

Thomasville Air Force Station Thomasville Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-197, NORAD ID: Z-197) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northwest of Thomasville, Alabama. It was closed in 1969. History Thomasville Air Fo ...

, Alabama, 15 November 1958 – 1 November 1959; 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1969 *

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 ...

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, Georgia, 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 *

762d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron North Truro Air Force Station (AFS) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of North Truro, Massachusetts. Most of the site was inactivated by 1994 and turned over to the National Park Servic ...

North Truro Air Force Station North Truro Air Force Station (AFS) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of North Truro, Massachusetts. Most of the site was inactivated by 1994 and turned over to the National Park Servi ...

, Massachusetts, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953 * 763d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

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, New York, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953 * 764th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

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, Vermont, 1 March 1956 – 15 August 1958 *

765th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Charleston Air Force Station is a defunct Air Force Station that opened in 1952 and closed in 1980. It was located in Charleston, Maine and is the site of a radar station and other buildings. After closure, it was redeveloped into a juvenile ja ...

: Charleston Air Force Station, Maine, 1 March 1956 – 15 August 1958 *

766th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Caswell Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Limestone, Maine. It was closed in 1980. History Caswell was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second ...

Caswell Air Force Station Caswell Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Limestone, Maine. It was closed in 1980. History Caswell was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second ...

, Maine, 1 March 1956 – 15 August 1958 * 783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Guthrie Air Force Station, West Virginia, 15 November 1958 – 1 June 1961 *

784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Snow Mountain Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-82, NORAD ID: Z-82) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Godman Army Airfield, Kentucky. It was closed in 1968. History Snow Mounta ...

Snow Mountain Air Force Station Snow Mountain Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-82, NORAD ID: Z-82) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Godman Army Airfield, Kentucky. It was closed in 1968. History Snow Mounta ...

, Kentucky, 15 November 1958 – 1 June 1961 *

792d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron North Charleston Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-113 NORAD ID: Z-113) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. It was closed in 1980. History North Ch ...

: North Charleston Air Force Station, South Carolina, 1 November 24 December 1953; 15 November 1958 – 1 July 1961 * 799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Joelton Air Force Station Joelton Air Force Station (ADC ID: SM-145) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west of Goodlettsville, Tennessee. It was closed in 1960. History Joelton Air Force Station (AFS) was initially ...

, Tennessee, 15 November 1958 – 1 June 1961 * 810th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

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, 15 November 1958 – 1 July 1961 * 861st Radar Squadron :

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, 15 November 1958 – 1 July 1961; 1 April 1966 – 14 November 1969 * 867th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Flintstone Air Force Station Flintstone may refer to: * Flint, a type of stone, sometimes called flintstone * Flintstone, Georgia * Flintstone, Maryland * Flintstone, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * ''The Flintstones'', an animated television show and related productions ...

, Georgia, 15 November 1958 – 25 July 1960 *

908th Radar Squadron 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

Marietta Air Force Station Marietta may refer to: Places in the United States *Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida *Marietta, Georgia, the largest US city named Marietta * Marietta, Illinois * Marietta, Indiana *Marietta, Kansas * Marietta, Minnesota *Marietta, Mississippi * ...

, Georgia, 15 November 1958 – 1 July 1961; 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1968 * 911th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Lyndonville Air Force Station Lyndonville can refer to: *Lyndonville, New York *Lyndonville, Vermont Lyndonville is a village in the town of Lyndon, in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. Lyndonville's population was 1,136 at the 2020 census. It is the closest community ...

, Vermont, 1 March 1956 – 15 August 1958 *

912th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 912th 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 Ramore Air Station, Ontario, Canada. It was inactiva ...

Ramore Air Station Canadian Forces Station Ramore (ADC ID: C-10) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Ramore, Ontario. It was closed in 1974. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by NORAD. It has sin ...

, Ontario, 10 March 1952 – 21 December 1952 *

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 Pagwa may refer to: * Pagwa (festival), an Indian spring festival *Pagwa River, Ontario Pagwa River is a community in the Cochrane District of Ontario. It is a part of Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part in Canadian census data. History It was ...

, Ontario, 10 March 1952 – 20 December 1952 *

915th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 915th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Duluth Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Sioux Lookout Air Station, Ontario, Canada. It was inactivated on ...

Sioux Lookout Air Station The Sioux or Oceti Sakowin (; Dakota language, Dakota: Help:IPA, /otʃʰeːtʰi ʃakoːwĩ/) are groups of Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribes and First Nations in Canada, First Nations peoples in North America. The ...

, Ontario, 10 March 1952 – 16 December 1952 *

916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Grand Forks Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Beausejour Air Station, Manitoba, Canada. It was inactivated ...

Beausejour Air Station Canadian Forces Station Beausejour (ADC ID: C-17) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was closed in 1986. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled by ...

, Manitoba, 12 February-1 December 1952

References

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Bibliography

* McMullen, Richard F. (1964) "The Fighter Interceptor Force 1962-1964" ADC Historical Study No. 27, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, CO (Confidential, declassified 22 Mar 2000) * ''NORAD/CONAD Participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis'', Historical Reference Paper No. 8, Directorate of Command History Continental Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO, 1 Feb 63 (Top Secret NOFORN, declassified 9 March 1996), p. 2 ; Further reading * Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command. * A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado * Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1) {{Aerospace Defense Command, state=collapsed Aerospace Defense Command units 032 1949 establishments in New York (state) 1969 disestablishments in Alabama

History

Air Defense of the Northeast

Cuban Missile Crisis

Air defense of the Southeast

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Assignments

Stations

Components

Sectors

Wings

Groups

Interceptor squadrons

Radar squadrons

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