Lockport Air Force Station is a closed
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 ...
ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station in
Cambria, New York
Cambria is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,839 at the 2010 census. Cambria is an early name for Wales.
The Town of Cambria is in the center of Niagara County.
New York State Route 93 and New York State ...
.
History
Initially established at
Fort Niagara
Fort Niagara is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically control of access between the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. The fort is on the river's e ...
in 1950 before relocating to Lockport site. It was a joint USAF and US Army station from 1951 to 1969. The Air Defense squadron inactivated on 29 June 1979. The key infrastructure like the three radomes (AN/FPS-7 and twin AN/FPS-6 radars) have been demolished. Today the former station is partially vacant with base apartments for private use and commercial redevelopment.
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It was a part of the RCC (
NORAD Regional Control Center) a
SAGE
Sage or SAGE may refer to:
Plants
* ''Salvia officinalis'', common sage, a small evergreen subshrub used as a culinary herb
** Lamiaceae, a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint or deadnettle or sage family
** ''Salvia'', a large ...
network, located at
Syracuse AFS.
Units
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763rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron - 1950
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763rd Radar Squadron (SAGE) - 1959
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763rd Radar Squadron - 1974
Assignments
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540th Aircraft Control and Warning Group 1951-1952
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32nd Air Division 1952-1953
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4704th Defense Wing 1953-1956
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4708th Defense Wing 1956
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30th Air Division 1956-1958
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Syracuse Air Defense Sector 1958-1963
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2nd Artillery Group (Air Defense) 1961-1969
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Detroit Air Defense Sector
The Detroit Air Defense Sector (DEADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command (ADC) 26th Air Division at Custer Air Force Station (AFS), Michigan. It was inactivated on 1 Apri ...
1963-1966
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34th Air Division 1966-1969
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35th Air Division 1969
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21st Air Division 1969-1979
References
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Installations of the United States Air Force in New York (state)
Radar stations of the United States Air Force
Aerospace Defense Command military installations
1951 establishments in Louisiana
1979 disestablishments in Louisiana
Military installations established in 1951
Military installations closed in 1979