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 Signal ...

organization. Its last assignment was 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 ...

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 Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base is an Ohio Air National Guard installation located near Lockbourne in southern Franklin County. The base was named for the famous early aviator and Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker. It is the home of ...

, 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 infrastructu ...

, Louisiana. Assigned wings operated

Boeing RB-29 Superfortress The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a WWII era long range, strategic heavy bomber that was produced in many experimental and production models. XB-29 : ''Section source: Baugher'' The XB-29, Boeing Model 345, was the first accepted prototype or e ...

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 , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. 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, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft ...

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. S ...

(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 Ocean, Atlantic and Pacific coasts. ...

. 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 (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 tot ...

. 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 defended ...

, 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, 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 establish ...

, Michigan, 8 November 1958 – 1 April 1959

=Wings

= * 4706th Air Defense Wing : )'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 (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 unit ...

(Air Defense) : K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 507th Fighter Group (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 o ...

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

Sondrestrom Air Base Sondrestrom Air Base, originally Bluie West-8, was a United States Air Force base in central Greenland. The site is located north of the Arctic Circle and from the northeast end of Kangerlussuaq Fjord (formerly known by its Danish name ''Søn ...

, 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 inacti ...

: 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 Melville Air Station (ADC ID: N-24) was a United States general surveillance radar stations, General Surveillance Radar station. It was located on the summit of Dome Mountain, west of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was closed i ...

, 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 Baudette Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south-southwest of Baudette, Minnesota. It was closed in 1979. History Baudette Air Force Station was initially part of Phase ...

, 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 Grand Rapids Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-northeast of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It was closed in 1963. History Grand Rapids Air Force Station was initially par ...

, Minnesota, 1 January-1 April 1959 * 752d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Empire Air Force Station Empire Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) long range radar site located south-southeast of Empire, Michigan, in Empire Township. It was closed in 1978 by the Air Force, and turned over to ...

, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 * 753d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Sault Sainte Marie Air Force Station Sault may refer to: Places in Europe * Sault, Vaucluse, France * Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, France * Canton of Sault, France * Canton of Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, France * Sault-Brénaz, France * Sault-de-Navailles, France * Sault-lès-Rethel, F ...

, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 *

755th Aircraft Control and Warning 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 ...

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, 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 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, 15 October 1958 – 1 April 1959 * 791st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Custer Air Force Station Custer Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-67 DC-6, NORAD ID: Z-67, DC-6) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar and Direction Center station. It is located west-northwest of Battle Creek, Michigan. It was closed in 1969. ...

, Missouri, 15 October 1958 – 1 April 1959 * 906th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Grand Marais Air Force Station Grand Marais Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-109) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south of Grand Marais, Michigan. It was closed in 1957. History Grand Marais Air Force Station was establis ...

, 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 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, 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 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, 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

References

Notes

Bibliography

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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

Notes

Bibliography