71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron North American F-86A Sabres

The Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF) 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 ...

being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base,

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. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960.

History

EADF was an intermediate-level command and control organization of Air Defense Command. Its origins date to 1 March 1949 when

Continental Air Command Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948–1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. During the Korean War, ConAC provided the necessary au ...

(ConAC) reorganized Air Defense Command when it became an operating agency. Air defense units within the Continental United States (CONUS) were given to the Eastern and Western Air Defense Liaison Groups, with Western and Eastern Air Defense Forces activated on 1 September 1949. The command was originally assigned the region within the Continental United States (CONUS) to the east of the 102d degree of longitude, along the Canada–US border to the most easternmost point of Maine; the southern boundary being the 102d degree of longitude along the

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boundary with Mexico, east to the southernmost point of Texas and along the

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...

and

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coastlines. This was adjusted in 1951 with the activation of

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 ...

(CADF) with the region being adjusted to the area east of the 90th degree of longitude south to the point of the Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee state boundaries, and eastward to the Atlantic Ocean coastline along the Tennessee/Kentucky and Virginia/North Carolina border, with all areas north and east of those boundaries. Organizations stationed west and south of that delineation were transferred to CADF. The delineation was again adjusted in March 1956 to the region generally to the east of the 90th degree of longitude south to the point of the Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee state boundaries, then south along the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico in the south. CADF organizations in the southeast were reassigned to the EADF. Eastern Air Defense Force was inactivated on 1 July 1960, with its assigned units reassigned either to 26th, 30th or 32d Air Divisions, or to the new Air Defense Sectors created with the advent of the

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) system.

Lineage

*Established as Eastern Air Defense Force and organized September 1, 1949. : Discontinued July 1, 1960

Assignments

, September 1, 1949 – January 1, 1951 *

, January 1, 1951 – July 1, 1960

Stations

Mitchel Air Force Base Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field, was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, United States. Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, the facility was renamed later ...

, September 1, 1949 – August 1, 1950 * Stewart Air Force Base,

, August 1, 1950 – July 1, 1960

Components

Air Divisions

26th Air Division The 26th Air Division (26th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Tactical Air Command, assigned to First Air Force, being stationed at March Air Force Base, California. It was inacti ...

: Stationed at Roslyn Air Force Station, New York : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 September 1950 from First Air Force : Re-designated 26th Air Division (SAGE), 8 August 1958 : Moved to

Syracuse Air Force Station Hancock Field Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, co-located with Syracuse Hancock International Airport. It is located north-northeast of Syracuse, New York, at 6001 East Molloy Road, Mattydale, NY 13211. The installation ...

, New York, 8 August 1958 : Re-assigned to Air Defense Command, 1 August 1959 * 30th Air Division : Stationed at

Willow Run Air Force Station Willow Run Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force station that operated to the east of Willow Run Airport in Michigan. History In 1951, the United States Air Force exercised a right of return to Willow Run and established Willow Ru ...

, Michigan : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 1 April 1959 from Air Defense Command : Re-designated 30th Air Division (SAGE), 1 April 1959 : Moved to Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1 April 1959 : Re-assigned to Air Defense Command, 1 July 1959 * 31st Air Division : Activated at

Selfridge Air Force Base Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the Unit ...

, Michigan, 8 October 1950 : Assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force : Re-assigned to Air Defense Command, 1 January 1951 * 32d Air Division : Activated at Stewart Air Force Base, New York, 1 January 1951 : Assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force : Moved to

, New York, 1 December 1953 : Re-designated 32d Air Division (Defense), 15 August 1958 : Re-designated 32d Air Division (SAGE), 15 November 1958 : Moved to

Dobbins Air Force Base Dobbins Air Reserve Base or Dobbins ARB is a United States Air Force reserve air base located in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb about northwest of Atlanta. Originally known as Dobbins Air Force Base, it was named in honor of Captain Charles M. ...

, Georgia, 15 November 1958 : Re-assigned to Air Defense Command, 1 August 1959 * 33d Air Division (Defense) : Activated at

Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, surrounded by Del City, Oklahoma City, and Midwest City. The base, origina ...

, Oklahoma, 19 March 1951 : Assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force : Re-assigned to

(CADF), 20 May 1951 * 35th Air Division : Stationed at

, Georgia : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force, 10 April 1955 from Central Air Defense Force, 10 April 1955 : Inactivated 15 November 1958 * 37th Air Division : Stationed at Truax Field, Wisconsin : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 8 September 1955 from Air Defense Command : Inactivated 1 April 1959 * 58th Air Division : Activated at

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene County, Ohio, Greene and Montgomery County, Ohio, Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patte ...

, Ohio, 8 September 1955 : Assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force : Inactivated 1 February 1959 *

85th Air Division The 85th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Eastern Air Defense Force of Air Defense Command at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. It was inactivated on 1 September 1958. History During World W ...

: Activated at

Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force. In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint B ...

, Maryland, 8 September 1955 : Assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force : Inactivated 1 September 1958

Wings

* 23d Fighter-Interceptor Wing : Activated at

Presque Isle Air Force Base Presque Isle Air Force Base was a military installation of the United States Air Force located near Presque Isle, Maine. In the late 1950s and early 1960s it became a base for Strategic Air Command. The original airport was constructed in 193 ...

, Maine, 1 January 1951 : Assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force : Inactivated 6 February 1952 * 33d Fighter Wing (Air Defense) : Stationed at

Otis Air Force Base Otis may refer to: Arts and entertainment Characters * Otis (Superman), in the films ''Superman'' and ''Superman II'' and related DC Comics media ** Otis Graves, in the TV series ''Supergirl'' * Otis (''The Walking Dead''), in the Image Comics ...

, Massachusetts : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 1 January 1951 from Air Defense Command : Inactivated 6 February 1952 * 52d Fighter-Interceptor Wing : Stationed at

McGuire Air Force Base McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, approximately south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the j ...

, New Jersey as 52d Fighter All-Weather Wing : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 1 January 1951 from Air Defense Command : Re-designated 52d Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 1 May 1951 : Inactivated 6 February 1952 * 56th Fighter-Interceptor Wing : Stationed at

, Michigan : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 1 January 1951 from Air Defense Command : Inactivated 6 February 1952 *

101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing 101 may refer to: * 101 (number), the number * AD 101, a year in the 2nd century AD * 101 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC It may also refer to: Entertainment * ''101'' (album), a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode * "101" (song), a ...

: Federalized

Maine Air National Guard The Maine Air National Guard (ME ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Maine, United States of America. It is, along with the Maine Army National Guard, an element of the Maine National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Maine ...

, 10 February 1951 : Stationed at

Dow Air Force Base Bangor Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base. Created in 1927 as the commercial Godfrey Field, the airfield was taken over by the U.S. Army just before World War II and renamed Godfrey Army Airfield and later Dow Ar ...

, Maine : Moved to

Grenier Air Force Base Grenier is a surname. It is a French word for ''attic, loft,'' or ''granary''. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrian Grenier * Angèle Grenier, Canadian maple syrup producer * Auguste Jean François Grenier (1814–1890), French doctor ...

, New Hampshire, 1 May 1951 : Moved to

Larson Air Force Base Larson Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Moses Lake, in Grant County, Washington. After its closure in 1966, the airport facility became ...

, Washington and re-assigned to

Western Air Defense Force The Western Air Defense Force (WADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960. History WADF ...

(WADF), 2 August 1951 * 103d Fighter-Interceptor Wing : Federalized

Connecticut Air National Guard The Connecticut Air National Guard (CT ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Connecticut, United States of America. It is, along with the Connecticut Army National Guard, an element of the Connecticut National Guard. As state militia units, ...

, 2 March 1951 : Stationed at Brainard Field, Connecticut : Moved to

Suffolk County Air Force Base Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base is an air defense military installation located at civilian public-use Francis S. Gabreski Airport, located just north of Westhampton Beach, New York. It is currently the home base of the New York Ai ...

, New York, 1 June 1951 : Inactivated and returned to state control, 6 February 1952 *

122d Fighter-Interceptor Wing The 122nd Fighter Wing (122 FW sometimes 122nd) is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard, stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Fort Wayne, Indiana. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air F ...

: Federalized

Indiana Air National Guard The Indiana Air National Guard (IN ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Indiana, United States of America. It is, along with the Indiana Army National Guard, an element of the Indiana National Guard. As state militia units, the units in ...

, 10 February 1951 : Stationed at Stout Field, Indiana : Moved to

Baer Field Baer (or Bär, from german: bear, links=no) or Van Baer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Baer * Alan Baer, American tuba player * Arthur "Bugs" Baer (1886–1969), American journalist and humorist * Buddy Baer (1915–198 ...

, Indiana, 1 May 1951 : Re-assigned to

(CADF), 1 December 1951 *

128th Fighter-Interceptor Wing The 115th Fighter Wing is a unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, which is stationed at Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Madison, Wisconsin. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Co ...

: Federalized

Wisconsin Air National Guard The Wisconsin Air National Guard (WI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Wisconsin, United States of America. It is, along with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, an element of the Wisconsin National Guard. As state militia units, the uni ...

, 10 February 1951 : Stationed at General Mitchell Field, Wisconsin : Moved to Truax Field, Wisconsin, 16 February 1951 : Re-assigned to Central Air Defense Force, 20 May 1951 *

133d Fighter-Interceptor Wing The 133rd Airlift Wing (133 AW) is a unit of the Minnesota Air National Guard, stationed at Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minnesota. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mo ...

: Federalized

Minnesota Air National Guard The Minnesota Air National Guard (MN ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is, along with the Minnesota Army National Guard, an element of the Minnesota National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Minnesota Ai ...

, 10 February 1951 : Stationed at Holman Field, Minnesota : Re-assigned to Central Air Defense Force 20 May 1951 *

142d Fighter-Interceptor Wing The 142nd Wing is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. As a state militia unit, the 142nd Wing is not in the normal United States Air Force command hierarchy, chain of command. It is und ...

: Federalized

Oregon Air National Guard The Oregon Air National Guard (OR ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Oregon, United States of America. It is, along with the Oregon Army National Guard, an element of the Oregon National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Ore ...

: Stationed at

Geiger Field Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport located approximately west-southwest of downtown Spokane, Washington, United States. It is the primary airport serving the Inland Northwest, which consists of 30 counties and includes are ...

, Washington : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force from

(WADF), 11 April 1951 : Moved to

O'Hare International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport , sometimes referred to as, Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately northwest of the Chicago Loop, ...

, Illinois, 1 May 1951 : Inactivated and returned to state control, 6 February 1952 * 551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing : Stationed at

, Massachusetts : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force from

8th Air Division The 8th Air Division (8th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, being stationed at McClellan Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 July 1957. History The 8th ...

(AEW&Con), 1 July 1957 : Re-assigned to

, 1 July 1959 *

4621st Air Defense Wing The Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) is a United States Air Force unit of Air Combat Command (ACC), permanently assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). A joint, bi-national military organization, EADS is composed of U ...

(SAGE) : Stationed at

, New Jersey : Activated by Eastern Air Defense Force on 1 April 1956 : Re-assigned to

, 18 October 1956 * 4622d Air Defense Wing (SAGE) : Stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York : Activated by Eastern Air Defense Force on 1 June 1956 : Re-assigned to

, 18 October 1956 * 4706th Air Defense Wing : Stationed at

, Illinois : Activated by Eastern Air Defense Force on 1 February 1952 : Re-assigned to 30th Air Division, 16 February 1953 *

4708th Air Defense Wing The 4708th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division of Air Defense Command (ADC) at Selfridge Air Force Base (AFB), Michigan, where it was discontinued in 1956. ...

: Stationed at

, Michigan : Activated by Eastern Air Defense Force on 1 February 1953 : Re-assigned to 30th Air Division, 16 February 1953 *

4709th Defense Wing The 4709th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division of Air Defense Command (ADC) at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, where it was discontinued in 1956. It was ...

: Stationed at

, New Jersey : Activated by Eastern Air Defense Force on 1 February 1952 : Re-assigned to

, 16 February 1953 *

4710th Defense Wing The 4710th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued unit of the United States Air Force. It was last stationed at O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, where it was assigned to the 37th Air Division of Air Defense Command (ADC), and where it was dis ...

: Stationed at

New Castle Air Force Base New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation under the control of the Delaware Air National Guard, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware. Overview The base is the home of the 166th Airlift ...

, Delaware : Activated by Eastern Air Defense Force on 1 February 1952 : Re-assigned to

, 16 February 1953 * 4711th Defense Wing : Stationed at

, Maine : Activated by Eastern Air Defense Force on 1 February 1952 : Re-assigned to 32d Air Division, 16 February 1953

Groups

*152d Aircraft Control and Warning Group : Federalized

New Hampshire Air National Guard The New Hampshire Air National Guard (NH ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is, along with the New Hampshire Army National Guard, an element of the New Hampshire National Guard. As state militia units, the units ...

, 1 September 1951 : Stationed at

, New Hampshire : Assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force : Re-assigned to 32d Air Division, 6 February 1952 *156th Aircraft Control and Warning Group : Federalized

Michigan Air National Guard The Michigan Air National Guard (MI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Michigan, United States of America. It is, along with the Michigan Army National Guard, an element of the Michigan National Guard. The Michigan Air National Guard is ...

, 16 September 1951 : Stationed at

, Michigan : Headquarters remained at Selfridge Air Force Base, personnel deployed to locations in the

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

area : Inactivated and returned to state control, 6 February 1952 *

4700th Air Defense Group The 4700th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force (USAF) organization. Its last assignment was with the 4709th Air Defense Wing at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was activated in 1950 as a support unit for USAF units a ...

: Stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York : Re-assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force from Air Defense Command, 1 January 1951 : Re-assigned to

4709th Air Defense Wing The 4709th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division of Air Defense Command (ADC) at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, where it was discontinued in 1956. It was ...

, 20 September 1954

Squadron

614th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 614th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Washington Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina.Cornett & Johnson, p. 154 It ...

: Stationed at:

, New Hampshire. 1 July 1952-1 December 1952

References

*Aerospace Defense Command, The Interceptor, January 1979, United States Air Force (Volume 21, Number 1) *Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. *Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. *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 *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. {{Aerospace Defense Command, state=collapsed Numbered air forces of the United States Air Force Air defense units and formations of the United States Air Force 1949 establishments in New York (state) 1960 disestablishments in New York (state) Military units and formations disestablished in 1960

History

Lineage

Assignments

Stations

Components

Air Divisions

Wings

Groups

Squadron

See also

References