SAGE radar stations
The SAGE radar stations of Air Defense Command (Aerospace Defense Command after 1968) were the military installations operated by USAF squadrons using the 1st automated air defense environment (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) and networked by the SAGE System, a computer network. Most of the radar stations used the Burroughs AN/FST-2 Coordinate Data Transmitting Set (CDTS) to automate the operator environment and provide radar tracks to sector command posts at SAGE Direction Centers (DCs), e.g., the Malmstrom Z-124 radar station was co-located with DC-20. The sector/division radar stations were networked by DCs and Manual Control Centers to provide command, control, and coordination (e.g., at Topsham AFS for the "Bangor North American Air Defense Sector"[1]) for ground-controlled interception of enemy aircraft by interceptors such as the F-106 developed to work with the SAGE System.[2]: 128
Background[]
Post-World War II radar stations included those of the 1948 "five-station radar net" and the Lashup network completed in 1950, followed by the "Priority Permanent System" with the initial (priority) radar stations completed in 1952[3]: 223 as a "manual air defense system"[4] with Manual ADCCs (e.g., using Plexiglas plotting boards as at the 1954 Ent Air Force Base command center for ADC.)[3]: 151 Several Lashup stations became permanent stations (Camp Hero L-10 became LP-45, Fort Custis L-15/LP-56/P-56, Palermo L-13/LP-54, Sault Sainte Marie L-17/LP-20, Highlands L-12/LP-9) and in 1951 some new Permanent System stations similarly designated LP-2, LP-16, etc., instead of using newly deployed radars, were outfitted with older radars such as the January 1945 GE AN/CPS-5 radar, 1948 Western Electric AN/TPS-1B Radar, Bendix AN/TPS-1C radar. The MX-1353 and other programs developed the AN/FPS-6, AN/MPS-10, and other Cold War radars[5]
"At the end of 1957, ADC operated 182 radar stations…32 had been added during the last half of the year as low-altitude, unmanned gap-filler radars. The total consisted of 47 gap-filler stations, 75 Permanent System radars, 39 semimobile radars, 19 Pinetree stations,…1 Lashup[-era radar and a] single Texas Tower".[3]: 223 SAGE System groundbreaking was at McChord Air Force Base for DC-12 in 1957[6] where the "electronic brain" began arriving in November 1958[7] for the Seattle Air Defense Sector, and the post-war Ground Observation Corps was disbanded in 1959.
Description[]
Radar station personnel monitored systems (e.g., local radars and remote radars at gap-filler annexes) and at most radar stations, used CDTS equipment such as the antenna control unit and the Range Height Indicator—CDTS range precision was 1,300 ft (400 m). Also part of the SAGE Air Defense System were radar stations in sectors with Manual Control Centers which provided radar tracks by voice communication, and 4th floor consoles of SAGE Direction Centers in adjacent sectors could input those stations' tracks in the "Manual Inputs" room adjacent to the "Communication Recording-Monitoring and VHF" room.[8] Squadrons at some radar stations were the parent organizations for detachments at other stations, e.g., the 666th RADSQ at Mill Valley Z-38 was the parent of Detachment 2 at the Mather AFB radar station, and the 771st RADSQ at Cape Charles Z-56 was responsible for 3 gap-filler annexes in Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Most radar stations were part of the preceding Permanent System and some SAGE stations had Ground Air Transmit Receive (GATR) equipment for radioing command guidance by TDDL automated data link to autopilots of equipped interceptors for vectoring to targets[9] (e.g., GATR site R-28 was at Palermo Z-54.) In addition to a squadron operations building (e.g., with CDTS), structures at the radar station included the radar pedestals (e.g., some CONUS stations such as Fort Heath used Arctic Towers), a squadron headquarters building, electrical generator and fuel storage structures, etc.[10] Notable remaining structures of SAGE radar stations include the radar tower at the Selfridge Military Air Museum, the Walker AFS quonset hut next to the Arctic Tower,[11] and the former SAGE barracks usad for the McChord AFB museum.[12]
SAGE upgrades[]
Air Defense Command radar squadrons were renamed as personnel were assigned with training for the automated CDTS, e.g., the "609th Radar Squadron (SAGE)" was designated on September 1, 1958[9][verification needed] (originally an AC&W Sq). The Air Defense Command reorganization when the SAGE System was deployed included the redesignation of Air Divisions to Air Defense Sectors in 1959, e.g., the 27th Air Division was renamed between February 1, 1959 and April 1, 1966, as the Los Angeles Air Defense Sector (LAADS) followed by the inactivation of units such as the Air Defense Forces (Western, Central, & Eastern, on July 1, 1960) and some Numbered Air Forces (e.g., Fourth Air Force, September 1, 1960). Radar station tracks were used for 1958 CIM-10 "BOMARC test firings at Patrick, Gunter, and McGuire",[13] and a SAGE Radar Station[where?] was used for the 1st Bomarc intercept of a Cape Canaveral drone on August 7, 1958. A few SAGE radar stations[specify] provided radar tracks for use with the 8 operational Bomarc complexes, e.g., for 28 Upper Peninsula launch shelters ("Kincheloe AFB BOMARC site"), 56 shelters in New Jersey (operational September 1, 1959),[14] and 56 Long Island shelters (SAGE codename "BED") near the "FOX"[where?] mainland site.[15]
Of the 8 Permanent System stations that closed from 1959 to 1964 with squadrons relocating to stations with "RP" designations, 2 were the last remaining stations with the "LP" designation: (Elkhorn LP-31/RP-31F and Blue Knob LP-63). From 1959 to 1962, three NORAD radar stations were added for the SAGE Radar Network (i.e., after the 3rd semi-mobile phase of the Permanent System): Key West Z-209, , Patrick Z-211 in 1962.[specify] One SAGE radar station also provided gap-filler[specify] radar coverage for Nike Hercules: San Pedro Hill Z-39 (RP-39) for the 1963–74 Integrated Fire Control area of Malibu Nike battery LA-78 on San Vicente Mtn.[16]
A few Permanent System stations continued operations without being redesignated with Z-xx "NORAD identification codes", e.g., 1952 Duncanville P-79 until 1964, 1958 Cottonwood SM-150 until 1965, and 1948 Hamilton P-48 until 1973. In 1963 when NORAD/ADC command operations moved from Ent AFB to the nearby Chidlaw Building's Combined Operations Center with SAGE-automation, on July 31 the SAGE radar stations were redesignated with the Z-xx codes.[citation needed] Some sector assignments were redesignated (e.g., Watertown AFS was assigned from the 1958 Syracuse Air Defense Sector to the Boston Air Defense Sector on September 4, 1963) and by the end of 1963 nearly all of the radar stations not used for SAGE had closed. In 1966, Chidlaw Building operations transferred to the Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker, SAGE's 1st BUIC II II CCCS was deployed (North Truro Z-10),[17] and NORAD/ADC reorganized the Air Defense Sectors back to Air Divisions.
JUSS radar stations[]
The joint-use site system (JUSS)[18] was completed after the 1959 Missile Master Plan resolved the surface-to-air missile dispute:[19] both the US Army & USAF SAMs would be deployed and their computers were integrated with each CCCS netting the USAF sector or Army region radar stations. The SAGE System used crosstelling of "SAGE reference track data" from the BOMARC AN/FSQ-7 to the NIKE Hercules AN/FSG-1's "two surveillance and entry consoles",[20] and the 9 bunker sites had been selected by June 1957 for coordinating Army batteries' intercept of targets within an interior NIKE Defense Area of the USAF sector. Deployment of JUSS resulted in several "LP" Permanent System stations closing, and the squadrons relocated to new JUSS "RP" radar stations at most of the 9 sites where Army Missile Master bunkers were being constructed through December 14, 1960. Construction of the Highlands Army Air Defense Site for NY-55DC (4th Q-7) began adjacent to the 1948 Highlands P-9 to use the existing equipment as "Missile Master organic radars"[20] and in 1961, the 770th Radar Squadron at Palermo LP-54 moved to the existing Ft Meade Nike AADCP (W-13DC with USAF RP-54 designation). Squadrons moving to new JUSS radar stations included the 635th RADSQ on May 15, 1960, to the 1st completed Missile Master bunker (Fort Lawton Air Force Station SE-90DC, January 21, 1960), and 2 JUSS installations used geographically-separate radar stations and Missile Master bunkers: the new San Pedro Hill RP-39 was TBD miles from the Ft MacArthur bunker (completed December 1960), and the new Gibbsboro RP-63 in 1961 later provided 1966 radar tracks to replace the Nike radars at , 15 mi (24 km) away.[1] As at San Pedro Hill (ARSR-tbd), the JUSS radar station at Fort Heath B-21DC (the 3rd FSG-1 & 2nd bunker completed--c. April 1960)[21] also had a 1959 ARSR-1 radar of the FAA in addition to 2 USAF and 2 Army height finder radars.[18]
Locations[]
- Codes for Aerospace Defense Command radar stations in the United States
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- LP-xx designates Permanent System stations using older radar equipment instead of radars deployed at "P-xx" stations
- P-xx designates "Priority Permanent System" stations completed by May 1952
- RP-xx designates a replacement of one of the permanent stations
- M-xx designates an initial a station of the 1953-7 semi-mobile radar program
- SM-xx designates a station of the 1954–62 "second phase mobile radar program"
- TM-xx designates a station of the 1957–60 "third phase mobile radar program"
- TT-x designates the Texas Towers, radar tower rigs off the East Coast.
- Z-xx is the NORAD identification code
- Codes for Aerospace Defense Command radar stations outside the United States
- C-xx sites on the Canadian Pinetree Line assigned to ADC
- G-xx sites in Greenland established by Northeast Air Command (NEAC) reassigned[when?] to ADC, redesignated as C-xx sites.
- H-xx sites in Iceland established by Military Air Transport Service or NEAC reassigned to ADC.
- N-xx Pinetree Line sites in Canada transferred from NEAC to ADC in 1957, redesignated as C-xx sites.
Perm ID |
SAGE ID |
Location | ST | Coordinates | Squadron | Activated | Inactivated | Sector/Division (Group)
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C-21 | Saskatoon Mountain AS | AB | 55°13′51″N 119°18′19″W / 55.23083°N 119.30528°W | 919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1963 | Spokane/25th | |
TM-196 | Z-196 Z-249 |
Dauphin Island AFS | AL | 30°15′01″N 088°04′42″W / 30.25028°N 88.07833°W | 693d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron; 635th Radar Squadron OL-G 630th Radar Squadron; OL-E 678th Air Defense Group |
1959 1972 |
1970 1980 (J-12) |
[specify] |
TM-199 | Z-199 | Eufaula AFS | AL | 31°52′53″N 085°15′13″W / 31.88139°N 85.25361°W | 609th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 | 1968 | |
TM-197 | Z-197 | Thomasville AFS | AL | 31°56′14″N 087°45′03″W / 31.93722°N 87.75083°W | 698th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 | 1969 | |
M-91 | Z-91 | AR | 33°27′20″N 093°59′53″W / 33.45556°N 93.99806°W | 1955 | 1968 | |||
SM-143 | Walnut Ridge AFS | AR | 36°07′48″N 090°55′09″W / 36.13000°N 90.91917°W | 725th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1963 | ||
TM-181 | Z-181 | Ajo AFS | AZ | 32°25′52″N 112°56′42″W / 32.43111°N 112.94500°W | 612th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 | 1969 | |
M-128 | Kingman AFS | AZ | 35°11′51″N 114°02′29″W / 35.19750°N 114.04139°W | 659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1955 | 1958 | ||
M-92 | Z-92 | Mount Lemmon AFS | AZ | 32°26′30″N 110°47′22″W / 32.44167°N 110.78944°W | 684th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1969 | |
SM-162 | Vincent AFB | AZ | 32°39′15″N 114°35′28″W / 32.65417°N 114.59111°W | 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1955 | 1963 | ||
M-93 | Winslow AFS | AZ | 35°04′49″N 110°50′01″W / 35.08028°N 110.83361°W | 904th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1955 | 1963 | ||
C-20 | Baldy Hughes AS | BC | 55°36′46″N 122°57′16″W / 55.61278°N 122.95444°W | 918th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1955 | 1963 | ||
C-153 | Kamloops AS | BC | 50°48′08″N 120°07′36″W / 50.80222°N 120.12667°W | 825th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1958 | 1962 | ||
C-19 | BC | 52°09′41″N 124°12′22″W / 52.16139°N 124.20611°W | 917th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1962 | |||
M-96 | Z-96 | CA | 37°09′34″N 121°54′01″W / 37.15944°N 121.90028°W | 1957 | 1980 | |||
P-59 | Z-59 | Boron AFS | CA | 35°04′44″N 117°34′45″W / 35.07889°N 117.57917°W | 750th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1952 | 1975 | |
P-2 | Z-2 | Cambria AFS | CA | 35°31′20″N 121°03′49″W / 35.52222°N 121.06361°W | 775th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1980 | |
P-48 | Hamilton AFB | CA | 38°03′16″N 122°30′56″W / 38.05444°N 122.51556°W | 1946 | 1973 | San Francisco/28th | ||
P-33 | Z-33 | Klamath AFS | CA | 41°33′33″N 124°05′10″W / 41.55917°N 124.08611°W | 777th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1981 | |
RP-15 | Z-15 | Lompoc AFS | CA | 34°33′57″N 120°30′01″W / 34.56583°N 120.50028°W | 669th Radar Squadron | 1963 | 1968 | |
P-74 | Z-74 | Madera AFS | CA | 37°02′07″N 120°01′59″W / 37.03528°N 120.03306°W | 774th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1966 | |
P-58 | Mather AFB | CA | 38°33′13″N 121°16′08″W / 38.55361°N 121.26889°W | 668th AC&W Sq until 1961, later 666th Radar Squadron (Det 2) | 1951 | 1966 | ||
P-38 | Z-38 | Mill Valley AFS | CA | 37°55′26″N 122°35′49″W / 37.92389°N 122.59694°W | 666th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1980 (J-33) | San Francisco/28th |
P-76 | Z-76 | Mount Laguna AFS | CA | 32°52′36″N 116°24′54″W / 32.87667°N 116.41500°W | 751st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1952 | 1981 | Los Angeles/27th (751st) |
P-37 | Z-37 | Point Arena AFS | CA | 38°53′23″N 123°33′01″W / 38.88972°N 123.55028°W | 776th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1998 (J-34) | |
SM-157 | Z-157 | Red Bluff AFS | CA | 40°08′46″N 122°18′16″W / 40.14611°N 122.30444°W | 859th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1970 | |
P-39 | San Clemente Island AFS | CA | 32°58′37″N 118°33′10″W / 32.97694°N 118.55278°W | 670th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1960 | ||
RP-39 | Z-39 | San Pedro Hill AFS | CA | 33°44′45″N 118°20′10″W / 33.74583°N 118.33611°W | 670th Radar Squadron | 1961 | 1997 (J-31) | Los Angeles |
P-15 | Santa Rosa Island AFS | CA | 33°56′39″N 120°07′07″W / 33.94417°N 120.11861°W | 669th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1963 | ||
TM-200 | Z-200 | Cross City AFS | FL | 29°38′10″N 083°05′55″W / 29.63611°N 83.09861°W | 691st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 | 1970 | Montgomery |
M-114 | Z-114 | Jacksonville NAS | FL | 30°13′17″N 081°40′57″W / 30.22139°N 81.68250°W | 679th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1957 | 1981 | Montgomery |
Z-209 | Key West NAS | FL | 24°35′05″N 081°41′18″W / 24.58472°N 81.68833°W | 671st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1962 | 1988 | Montgomery | |
M-129 | Z-129 | MacDill AFB | FL | 27°50′05″N 082°28′19″W / 27.83472°N 82.47194°W | 660th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1954 | 1980 | Montgomery |
Z-211 | Patrick AFB | FL | 28°12′50″N 080°35′57″W / 28.21389°N 80.59917°W | 645th Radar Squadron | 1961 | 1988 | Montgomery | |
Z-210 | FL | 25°37′24″N 080°24′16″W / 25.62333°N 80.40444°W | 644th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1959 | 1988 | Montgomery | ||
TM-198 | Z-198 | Tyndall AFB | FL | 30°04′35″N 085°36′35″W / 30.07639°N 85.60972°W | 678th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1983 | Montgomery (678th)
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FO | 62°04′05″N 006°57′59″W / 62.06806°N 6.96639°W | 932d Air Control Squadron | 1992 | 2006 | ||||
M-87 | Dobbins AFB | GA | 33°55′06″N 084°30′16″W / 33.91833°N 84.50444°W | 1951 | 1958 | |||
M-111 | Z-111 | GA | 33°54′14″N 084°29′12″W / 33.90389°N 84.48667°W | 1956 | 1968 | Montgomery/35th | ||
M-112 | Z-112 | Hunter AFB | GA | 32°01′01″N 081°09′57″W / 32.01694°N 81.16583°W | 702d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1955 | 1979 | |
SM-165 | GA | 34°57′25″N 085°22′55″W / 34.95694°N 85.38194°W | 1955 | 1960 | ||||
G-32 | Thule AS | GL | 76°24′14″N 068°43′06″W / 76.40389°N 68.71833°W | 931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1965 | ||
G-33 | Thule AS | GL | 78°18′50″N 072°36′35″W / 78.31389°N 72.60972°W | 931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Det 1) | 1952 | 1965 | ||
G-34 | Thule AS | GL | 79°27′52″N 059°09′01″W / 79.46444°N 59.15028°W | 931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Det 2) | 1952 | 1965 | ||
M-122 | Dallas Center AFS | IA | 41°43′02″N 093°54′19″W / 41.71722°N 93.90528°W | 650th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1955 | 1957 | Sioux City/30th | |
P-83 | Z-83 | IA | 42°41′24″N 092°29′04″W / 42.69000°N 92.48444°W | 1951 | 1969 | Sioux City/30th | ||
SM-150 | Cottonwood AFS | ID | 46°04′01″N 116°27′51″W / 46.06694°N 116.46417°W | 822d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 | 1965 | ||
RP-31 | Z-31 | Arlington Heights AFS | IL | 42°03′51″N 087°59′44″W / 42.06417°N 87.99556°W | 755th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1960 | 1969 | Chicago |
P-70 | Z-70 | Belleville AFS | IL | 38°28′32″N 089°54′21″W / 38.47556°N 89.90583°W | 798th Aircraft Control and Warning (Later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1968 | Chicago |
SM-137 | Carmi AFS | IL | 38°05′40″N 088°07′01″W / 38.09444°N 88.11694°W | 704th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1955 | 1957 | ||
P-85 | Z-85 | Hanna City AFS | IL | 40°41′56″N 089°49′33″W / 40.69889°N 89.82583°W | 791st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1968 | |
P-53 | Z-53 | Rockville AFS | IN | 39°46′31″N 087°15′24″W / 39.77528°N 87.25667°W | 782d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1966 | |
H-3 | Hofn AS | IS | 64°14′28″N 014°57′43″W / 64.24111°N 14.96194°W | 933d AC&W; 667th AC&W (1960), Air Defense, & Air Control squadrons | 1951 | 1992 | ||
H-1A | Keflavik AS | IS | 64°01′18″N 022°39′21″W / 64.02167°N 22.65583°W | 932d Air Control Squadron | 1992 | 2006 | ||
NAS Keflavik | IS | 63°57′42″N 022°35′30″W / 63.96167°N 22.59167°W | 932d Air Control Squadron | 1992 | 2006 | |||
H-2 | Langanes AS | IS | 66°16′44″N 014°59′37″W / 66.27889°N 14.99361°W | 667th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Air Control) Squadron | 1952 | 1960 | ||
H-2A | Langanes AS | IS | 66°08′39″N 015°05′18″W / 66.14417°N 15.08833°W | 667th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Air Control) Squadron | 1992 | 2006 | ||
H-4A | Latrar AS | IS | 66°10′41″N 023°19′41″W / 66.17806°N 23.32806°W | 934th Air Control Squadron | 1992 | 2006 | ||
H-1 | Rockville AS | IS | 64°02′07″N 022°39′16″W / 64.03528°N 22.65444°W | 932d AC&W, Air Defense, & Air Control squadrons | 1951 | 1992 | ||
H-4 | Straumnes AS | IS | 66°25′49″N 023°05′34″W / 66.43028°N 23.09278°W | 934th AC&W, Air Defense, & Air Control squadrons | 1951 | 1992 | ||
P-47 | Z-47 | Hutchinson AFS | KS | 37°55′34″N 097°53′13″W / 37.92611°N 97.88694°W | 793d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1968 | |
P-72 | Z-72 | Olathe AFS | KS | 38°50′06″N 094°54′16″W / 38.83500°N 94.90444°W | 738th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1968 | |
M-131 | KY | 38°11′31″N 083°49′01″W / 38.19194°N 83.81694°W | 1954 | 1957 | ||||
P-82 | Z-82 | Snow Mountain AFS | KY | 37°53′50″N 086°00′00″W / 37.89722°N 86.00000°W | 784th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1968 | |
M-125 | England AFB | LA | 31°18′52″N 092°31′50″W / 31.31444°N 92.53056°W | 653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1954 | 1963 | ||
M-126 | Z-126 | Houma AFS | LA | 29°33′45″N 090°40′30″W / 29.56250°N 90.67500°W | 657th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1953 | 1970 | |
TM-194 | Z-248 | Lake Charles AFS | LA | 30°11′03″N 093°10′33″W / 30.18417°N 93.17583°W | 812th AC&W Sq, 630th RADSQ OL-F, 634th RADSQ, 678th ADG OL-D | 1958 | 1995 | |
MM-1 | Fort Heath | MA | 42°23′20″N 070°58′10″W / 42.38889°N 70.96944°W | 820th Radar Squadron (AC&W Sq 1961–2) | 1959 | 1962[22] | ||
P-10 | Z-10 | North Truro AFS | MA | 42°02′03″N 070°03′15″W / 42.03417°N 70.05417°W | 762d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1995 | (762d) |
C-17 | Beausejour AS | MB | 50°08′53″N 096°13′24″W / 50.14806°N 96.22333°W | 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1961 | ||
SM-171 | Andrews AFB | MD | 38°48′25″N 076°52′56″W / 38.80694°N 76.88222°W | 1955 | 1960 | Washington/85th | ||
RP-54 | Z-227 | Ft Meade | MD | 39°06′59″N 076°43′39″W / 39.11639°N 76.72750°W | 770th Radar Squadron | 1961 | 1979 | Washington |
P-13 | Z-13 | Brunswick AFS | ME | 43°53′44″N 069°55′24″W / 43.89556°N 69.92333°W | 654th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1965 | Bangor/36th |
M-110 | Z-110 | ME | [specify] | 1956 | 1988 | Bangor/36th | ||
P-80 | Z-80 | Caswell AFS | ME | [specify] | 766th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1952 | 1979 | Bangor/36th |
P-65 | Z-65 | Charleston AFS | ME | 45°05′30″N 069°05′42″W / 45.09167°N 69.09500°W | 765th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1952 | 1979 | Bangor/36th (765th) |
M-105 | Alpena AFS | MI | 45°05′10″N 083°34′25″W / 45.08611°N 83.57361°W | 677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1954 | 1957 | ||
P-16 | Z-16 | Calumet AFS | MI | 47°22′16″N 088°10′14″W / 47.37111°N 88.17056°W | 665th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1988 | Duluth/29th (665th) |
P-67 | Z-67 | Custer AFS | MI | 42°20′32″N 085°16′49″W / 42.34222°N 85.28028°W | 781st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1969 | |
P-34 | Z-34 | Empire AFS | MI | 44°48′09″N 086°03′11″W / 44.80250°N 86.05306°W | 752d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1978 | |
M-109 | Grand Marais AFS | MI | 46°39′49″N 085°59′03″W / 46.66361°N 85.98417°W | 906th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1954 | 1957 | ||
P-61 | Z-61 | Port Austin AFS | MI | 44°01′49″N 083°00′06″W / 44.03028°N 83.00167°W | 754th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1988 | |
P-66 | Z-66 | MI | 46°27′26″N 084°23′14″W / 46.45722°N 84.38722°W | 1952 | 1979 | |||
P-20 | Z-20 | Selfridge AFB | MI | 42°37′40″N 082°49′48″W / 42.62778°N 82.83000°W[23] | 661st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1974 | |
P-23 | Willow Run AFS | MI | 42°14′33″N 083°29′59″W / 42.24250°N 83.49972°W | 704th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1955 | 1960 | tbd/30th | |
SM-132 | Z-132 | Baudette AFS | MN | 48°40′12″N 094°37′07″W / 48.67000°N 94.61861°W | 692d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 | 1979 | (692d) |
P-18 | Z-18 | Chandler AFS | MN | 43°53′50″N 095°56′45″W / 43.89722°N 95.94583°W | 787th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1969 | Duluth/23rd |
P-69 | Z-69 | Finland AFS | MN | 47°27′13″N 091°14′15″W / 47.45361°N 91.23750°W | 756th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1984 | |
SM-138 | Grand Rapids AFS | MN | 47°14′25″N 093°30′54″W / 47.24028°N 93.51500°W | 707th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1963 | ||
M-101 | Rochester AFS | MN | 44°04′11″N 092°20′24″W / 44.06972°N 92.34000°W | 808th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1955 | 1957 | ||
P-36 | Snelling AFS | MN | 44°52′14″N 093°12′36″W / 44.87056°N 93.21000°W | 1955 | 1961 | tbd/31st | ||
P-17 | Z-17 | Wadena AFS | MN | 46°30′55″N 095°06′46″W / 46.51528°N 95.11278°W | 739th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1953 | 1970 | |
SM-139 | Willmar AFS | MN | 45°08′19″N 095°04′25″W / 45.13861°N 95.07361°W | 721st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1961 | ||
P-68 | Fordland AFS | MO | 37°09′15″N 092°52′33″W / 37.15417°N 92.87583°W | 797th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1961 | ||
SM-169 | Grandview AFB | MO | 38°50′41″N 094°32′47″W / 38.84472°N 94.54639°W | 31st Air Division | 1955 | 1961 | ||
P-64 | Z-64 | Kirksville AFS | MO | 40°17′52″N 092°34′32″W / 40.29778°N 92.57556°W | 790th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1968 | |
TM-195 | Z-195 | Crystal Springs AFS | MS | 31°58′45″N 090°20′40″W / 31.97917°N 90.34444°W | 627th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 | 1968 | |
P-24 | Z-24 | Cut Bank AFS | MT | 48°56′32″N 112°48′21″W / 48.94222°N 112.80583°W | 681st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1965 | Great Falls |
P-25 | Z-25 | Havre AFS | MT | 48°52′51″N 109°56′42″W / 48.88083°N 109.94500°W | 778th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1979 | Great Falls (778th)
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TM-179 | Z-179 | Kalispell AFS | MT | 48°00′41″N 114°21′53″W / 48.01139°N 114.36472°W | 716th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1959 | 1978 | Great Falls |
TM-178 | Z-178 | Lewistown AFS | MT | 47°13′03″N 109°13′19″W / 47.21750°N 109.22194°W | 694th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 | 1971 | Great Falls |
SM-147 | Z-147 | Malmstrom AFB | MT | 47°30′06″N 111°12′12″W / 47.50167°N 111.20333°W | 801st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956–1969 | 1969-1974 | Great Falls |
M-98 | Z-98 | MT | 46°17′49″N 105°58′42″W / 46.29694°N 105.97833°W | 1954 | 1968 | Great Falls | ||
P-26 | Z-26 | Opheim AFS | MT | 48°51′40″N 106°28′40″W / 48.86111°N 106.47778°W | 779th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1979 | Great Falls |
P-11 | Yaak AFS | MT | 48°51′44″N 115°43′18″W / 48.86222°N 115.72167°W | 680th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1960 | Great Falls | |
M-116 | Cherry Point MCAS | NC | 34°54′10″N 076°53′10″W / 34.90278°N 76.88611°W | 614th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1957 | 1963 | ||
M-115 | Z-115 | Fort Fisher AFS | NC | 33°59′24″N 077°55′06″W / 33.99000°N 77.91833°W | 701st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1955 | 1997 | (701st) |
M-117 | Z-117 | Roanoke Rapids AFS | NC | 36°26′23″N 077°43′31″W / 36.43972°N 77.72528°W | 632d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1978 | |
M-130 | Z-130 | Winston-Salem AFS | NC | 36°02′30″N 080°08′18″W / 36.04167°N 80.13833°W | 810th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1970 | |
TM-177 TM-177B |
Z-177 n/a |
Dickinson AFS Alexander[24] |
ND | 46°55′14″N 102°43′56″W / 46.92056°N 102.73222°W [specify] |
706th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1958 1960 |
1965 1967 | |
P-29 | Z-29 | Finley AFS | ND | 47°30′57″N 097°52′07″W / 47.51583°N 97.86861°W | 785th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1979 | |
P-27 | Z-27 | Fortuna AFS | ND | 48°54′14″N 103°52′00″W / 48.90389°N 103.86667°W | 780th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1984 | (780th) |
P-28 P-28A P-28D |
Z-28 | Minot AFS Regan |
ND | 48°00′13″N 101°17′40″W / 48.00361°N 101.29444°W[24] |
786th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1952-04 1957-10 1959-01 |
1979-07-01 1968-06 1968-06[24] | |
SM-133 | Z-133 | NE | 40°34′48″N 098°17′24″W / 40.58000°N 98.29000°W | 1962 | 1968 | Sioux City/30th | ||
P-71 | Z-71 | Omaha AFS | NE | 41°21′39″N 096°01′28″W / 41.36083°N 96.02444°W | 789th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1968 | Kansas City|30th |
M-104 | Rye AFS | NH | 43°02′41″N 070°42′51″W / 43.04472°N 70.71417°W | 644th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1956 | 1957 | ||
P-9 | Z-9 | Highlands AFS | NJ | 40°23′29″N 073°59′38″W / 40.39139°N 73.99389°W | 646th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1948 | 1966 | New York/21st |
RP-63 | Z-63 | Gibbsboro AFS | NJ | 39°49′27″N 074°57′16″W / 39.82417°N 74.95444°W | 772d Radar Squadron | 1961 | 1994 | New York/21st |
P-54 | Z-54 | Palermo AFS | NJ | 39°13′19″N 074°41′14″W / 39.22194°N 74.68722°W | 770th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 680th Radar Squadron | 1951 | 1970 | New York/21st |
N-27 | Cartwright AS | NL | 53°43′28″N 056°57′51″W / 53.72444°N 56.96417°W | 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1968 | ||
N-28 | Hopedale AS | NL | 55°27′59″N 060°13′47″W / 55.46639°N 60.22972°W | 923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1957 | ||
N-24 | Melville AS | NL | 53°17′45″N 060°32′24″W / 53.29583°N 60.54000°W | 641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1971 | ||
N-22 | Red Cliff AS | NL | 47°38′20″N 052°40′02″W / 47.63889°N 52.66722°W | 642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1961 | ||
N-26 | Saint Anthony AS | NL | 51°20′59″N 055°36′29″W / 51.34972°N 55.60806°W | 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1968 | ||
N-23 | NL | 48°35′21″N 058°39′51″W / 48.58917°N 58.66417°W | 1953 | 1971 | ||||
N-29 | Saglek AS | NL | 58°29′19″N 062°35′08″W / 58.48861°N 62.58556°W | 924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1970 | ||
P-7 | Continental Divide AFS | NM | 35°23′21″N 108°21′12″W / 35.38917°N 108.35333°W | 769th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1961 | ||
P-41 | Kirtland AFB | NM | 35°03′12″N 106°35′15″W / 35.05333°N 106.58750°W | 1954 | 1962 | Albuquerque/34th | ||
M-95 | Las Cruces AFS | NM | 32°15′34″N 106°58′36″W / 32.25944°N 106.97667°W | 685th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1954 | 1963 | ||
P-51 | Moriarty AFS | NM | 35°01′50″N 105°49′00″W / 35.03056°N 105.81667°W | 768th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1961 | ||
P-8 | Tierra Amarilla AFS | NM | 36°37′24″N 106°39′50″W / 36.62333°N 106.66389°W | 767th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1959 | ||
M-90 | Walker AFB | NM | 33°18′34″N 104°32′54″W / 33.30944°N 104.54833°W | 686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1963 | ||
M-94 | Z-94 | West Mesa AFS | NM | 35°04′19″N 106°52′12″W / 35.07194°N 106.87000°W | 687th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1956 | 1968 | |
C-102 | Barrington AS | NS | 43°27′08″N 065°28′17″W / 43.45222°N 65.47139°W | 672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1956 | 1962 | ||
N-31 | NT | 63°46′50″N 068°32′38″W / 63.78056°N 68.54389°W | 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1961 | |||
N-30 | Resolution Island AS | NT | 61°35′47″N 064°38′18″W / 61.59639°N 64.63833°W | 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1961 | ||
SM-156 | Z-156 | Fallon AFS | NV | 39°24′19″N 118°43′19″W / 39.40528°N 118.72194°W | 858th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1975 | Reno (858th) |
SM-163 | Z-163 | Las Vegas AFS | NV | 36°19′07″N 115°34′31″W / 36.31861°N 115.57528°W | 865th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1969 | |
SM-164 | Z-164 | Tonopah AFS | NV | 38°03′06″N 117°13′32″W / 38.05167°N 117.22556°W | 866th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1970 (to FAA)[25] | Reno (858th) |
M-127 | Z-127 | Winnemucca AFS | NV | 41°00′40″N 117°46′03″W / 41.01111°N 117.76750°W | 658th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1968 | |
P-21 | Z-21 | Lockport AFS | NY | 43°08′25″N 078°50′05″W / 43.14028°N 78.83472°W | 1951 | 1979 | Syracuse | |
P-45 | Z-45 | Montauk AFS | NY | 41°03′46″N 071°52′23″W / 41.06278°N 71.87306°W | 773d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1948 | 1981 | |
P-3 | Roslyn AFS | NY | 40°47′47″N 073°37′37″W / 40.79639°N 73.62694°W | 645th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1958 | New York/26th | |
P-50 | Z-50 | Saratoga Springs AFS | NY | 43°00′41″N 073°40′57″W / 43.01139°N 73.68250°W | 656th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1977 | |
P-49 | Z-49 | Watertown AFS | NY | 43°55′31″N 075°54′33″W / 43.92528°N 75.90917°W | 655th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1979 | Syracuse |
P-73 | Z-73 | Bellefontaine AFS | OH | 40°22′20″N 083°43′10″W / 40.37222°N 83.71944°W | 664th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951-04 | 1969 | |
SM-170 | Wright-Patterson AFB | OH | 39°47′39″N 084°03′20″W / 39.79417°N 84.05556°W | 58th Air Division | 1955 | 1958 | ||
P-77 | Bartlesville AFS | OK | 36°45′44″N 096°02′18″W / 36.76222°N 96.03833°W | 796th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1961 | ||
P-52 | Z-52 | Oklahoma City AFS | OK | 35°24′12″N 097°21′28″W / 35.40333°N 97.35778°W | 746th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1969 | Oklahoma City/31st |
P-62 | Brookfield AFS | OH | 41°13′09″N 080°33′43″W / 41.21917°N 80.56194°W | 662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1959 | ||
C-15 | Armstrong AS | ON | 50°18′19″N 089°00′49″W / 50.30528°N 89.01361°W | 914th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1962 | ||
C-119 | Lowther AS | ON | 49°33′21″N 082°59′31″W / 49.55583°N 82.99194°W | 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1956 | 1963 | ||
C-14 | ON | 50°01′04″N 085°15′06″W / 50.01778°N 85.25167°W | 913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1963 | |||
C-10 | Ramore AS | ON | 48°25′37″N 080°14′30″W / 48.42694°N 80.24167°W | 912th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1962 | ||
C-16 | Sioux Lookout AS | ON | 50°04′59″N 092°00′08″W / 50.08306°N 92.00222°W | 915th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1962 | ||
SM-149 | Z-149 | OR | 44°35′11″N 117°47′14″W / 44.58639°N 117.78722°W | 1959 | 1968 | |||
M-118 | Z-118 | Burns AFS | OR | 43°33′45″N 119°09′05″W / 43.56250°N 119.15139°W | 634th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1955 | 1970 | |
P-32 | Z-32 | Condon AFS | OR | 45°14′12″N 120°18′06″W / 45.23667°N 120.30167°W | 636th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1970 | |
TM-180 | Z-180 | Keno AFS | OR | 42°04′08″N 121°58′20″W / 42.06889°N 121.97222°W | 827th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1957 | 1979 | (827th) |
M-100 | Z-100 | Mount Hebo AFS | OR | 45°12′57″N 123°45′28″W / 45.21583°N 123.75778°W | 689th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1957 | 1979 | |
P-12 | Z-12 | North Bend AFS | OR | 43°32′00″N 124°10′35″W / 43.53333°N 124.17639°W | 761st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1980 | |
P-30 | Z-30 | Benton AFS | PA | 41°21′30″N 076°17′40″W / 41.35833°N 76.29444°W | 648th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1975 | |
P-63 | Claysburg AFS | PA | 40°17′15″N 078°33′50″W / 40.28750°N 78.56389°W | 772d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1961 | ||
RP-62 | Z-62 | Oakdale AFS | PA | 40°23′50″N 080°09′40″W / 40.39722°N 80.16111°W | 662d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1959 | 1969 | |
SM-159 | Z-159 | Aiken AFS | SC | 33°38′46″N 081°40′36″W / 33.64611°N 81.67667°W | 861st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1955 | 1975 | |
M-113 | Z-113 | North Charleston AFS | SC | 32°53′44″N 080°01′20″W / 32.89556°N 80.02222°W | 792d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1955 | 1980 | |
M-97 | Ellsworth AFB | SD | 44°09′16″N 103°05′03″W / 44.15444°N 103.08417°W | 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1953 | 1962 | ||
M-99 | Z-99 | Gettysburg AFS | SD | 45°02′59″N 099°57′22″W / 45.04972°N 99.95611°W | 903d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1968 | |
SM-134 | Z-134 | Pickstown AFS | SD | 43°04′59″N 098°28′31″W / 43.08306°N 98.47528°W | 695th Radar Squadron | 1961 | 1968 | |
P-42 | Lake City AFS | TN | 36°11′54″N 084°13′50″W / 36.19833°N 84.23056°W | 663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1961 | ||
SM-145 | Joelton AFS | TN | 36°20′12″N 086°51′40″W / 36.33667°N 86.86111°W | 799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1956 | 1961 | ||
M-88 | Z-88 | Amarillo AFB | TX | 35°14′46″N 101°39′25″W / 35.24611°N 101.65694°W | 688th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1954 | 1968 | |
P-78 | Duncanville AFS | TX | 32°38′55″N 096°54′25″W / 32.64861°N 96.90694°W | 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1952 | 1964 | ||
TM-188 | Eagle Pass AFS | TX | 28°51′36″N 100°31′37″W / 28.86000°N 100.52694°W | 733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1957 | 1963 | ||
P-79 | Z-79 Z-240 |
Ellington AFB | TX | 29°36′56″N 095°10′23″W / 29.61556°N 95.17306°W | 747th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron OL-C 630th Radar Squadron |
1952 | 1979 | |
TM-192 | Killeen AFS | TX | 31°03′04″N 097°51′45″W / 31.05111°N 97.86250°W | 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1957 | 1961 | ||
P-75 | Z-75 Z-241 |
Lackland AFB | TX | 29°23′17″N 098°37′59″W / 29.38806°N 98.63306°W | 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron OL-D 630th Radar Squadron |
1953 1972 |
1969 1976 | |
TM-193 | Lufkin AFS | TX | 31°25′17″N 094°48′10″W / 31.42139°N 94.80278°W | 815th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1957 | 1961 | ||
TM-187 | Ozona AFS | TX | 30°42′15″N 101°07′00″W / 30.70417°N 101.11667°W | 732d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1963 | ||
RP-78 | Z-78 | Perrin AFS | TX | 33°42′17″N 096°38′54″W / 33.70472°N 96.64833°W | 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1964 | 1969 | |
TM-190 | Port Isabel AFS | TX | 26°09′20″N 097°20′16″W / 26.15556°N 97.33778°W | 811th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1958 | 1961 | ||
TM-186 | Pyote AFS | TX | 31°28′40″N 103°10′06″W / 31.47778°N 103.16833°W | 697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1958 | 1963 | ||
TM-192 | Rockport AFS | TX | 28°05′30″N 097°02′45″W / 28.09167°N 97.04583°W | 813th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1958 | 1963 | ||
M-89 | Z-89 | Sweetwater AFS | TX | 32°27′48″N 100°28′24″W / 32.46333°N 100.47333°W | 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1956 | 1969 | |
TM-189 | Zapata AFS | TX | 26°57′08″N 099°16′31″W / 26.95222°N 99.27528°W | 742d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1957 | 1961 | ||
M-121 | Z-121 | Bedford AFS | VA | 37°31′02″N 079°30′37″W / 37.51722°N 79.51028°W | 649th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1954 | 1975 | |
P-56
P-56A |
Z-56
Z-56A |
Cape Charles AFS
Temperanceville |
VA
VA |
37°07′58″N 075°57′11″W / 37.13278°N 75.95306°W
37°51′38″N 075°33′28″W / 37.86056°N 75.55778°W |
771st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron |
1951 |
1981 | |
RP-55 | Z-55 | Manassas AFS | VA | 38°37′40″N 077°26′18″W / 38.62778°N 77.43833°W | 647th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1955 | 1965 | Washington |
M-103 | VT | 44°39′55″N 071°46′16″W / 44.66528°N 71.77111°W | 1956 | 1963 | ||||
P-14 | Z-14 | VT | 44°46′54″N 073°03′56″W / 44.78167°N 73.06556°W | 1951 | 1979 | |||
P-46 | Z-46 | Blaine AFS | WA | 48°54′51″N 122°43′56″W / 48.91417°N 122.73222°W | 757th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1979 | |
P-60 | Colville AFS | WA | 48°35′27″N 117°35′19″W / 48.59083°N 117.58861°W | 760th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1961 | ||
P-6 | Curlew AFS | WA | 48°52′38″N 118°47′08″W / 48.87722°N 118.78556°W | 638th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1959 | ||
RP-1 | Fort Lawton AFS | WA | 47°39′27″N 122°24′47″W / 47.65750°N 122.41306°W | 635th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1960 | 1963 | ||
SM-172 | Geiger Field | WA | 47°37′23″N 117°30′52″W / 47.62306°N 117.51444°W | [specify] | 1954 | 1958 | Spokane/[26] | |
L-29 | Larson AFB | WA | 47°12′28″N 119°19′13″W / 47.20778°N 119.32028°W | 637th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1950 | 1952--> | ||
P-44 | Z-44 | Makah AFS | WA | 48°22′18″N 124°40′30″W / 48.37167°N 124.67500°W | 758th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1982 | |
P-1 | McChord AFB | WA | 47°07′25″N 122°29′32″W / 47.12361°N 122.49222°W | 635th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1960 | Seattle/25th | |
SM-151 | Z-151 | Mica Peak AFS | WA | 47°34′26″N 117°04′52″W / 47.57389°N 117.08111°W | 823d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1956 | 1975 | |
P-57 | Z-57 | Naselle AFS | WA | 46°25′19″N 123°47′53″W / 46.42194°N 123.79806°W | 759th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1966 | |
P-40 | Z-40 | Othello AFS | WA | 46°43′18″N 119°10′23″W / 46.72167°N 119.17306°W | 637th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1975 | (637th) |
P-19 | Z-19 | Antigo AFS | WI | 45°02′54″N 089°14′02″W / 45.04833°N 89.23389°W | 676th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1977 | |
P-35 | Z-35 | Osceola AFS | WI | 45°15′05″N 092°38′34″W / 45.25139°N 92.64278°W | 674th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron | 1951 | 1975 | |
M-106 | Two Creeks AFS | WI | 44°19′28″N 087°34′45″W / 44.32444°N 87.57917°W | 700th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1954 | 1957 | Chicago/20th | |
P-31 | Williams Bay AFS | WI | 42°37′01″N 088°32′19″W / 42.61694°N 88.53861°W | 755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | 1951 | 1960 | ||
P-43 | Z-43 | WV | 38°26′35″N 081°40′50″W / 38.44306°N 81.68056°W | 1951 | 1968 | |||
TM-201 | Z-201 | Sundance AFS | WY | 44°28′43″N 104°27′06″W / 44.47861°N 104.45167°W | 731st Radar Squadron | 1960 | 1968 | |
TT-2 | Texas Tower No. 2 | 41°44′00″N 067°47′00″W / 41.73333°N 67.78333°W | 762d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron (Annex) | 1958 | 1963 | New York/21st | ||
TT-3 | Texas Tower No. 3 | 40°45′00″N 069°19′00″W / 40.75000°N 69.31667°W | 773d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron (Annex) | 1958 | 1963 | New York/21st | ||
TT-4 | Texas Tower No. 4 | 39°48′00″N 072°40′00″W / 39.80000°N 72.66667°W | 646th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Annex) | 1959 | 1961 | New York/21st |
Replacement[]
Many of the SAGE radar stations, particularly the locations with Air Route Surveillance Radars (e.g., San Pedro Hill Z-39) were retained when the SAGE System was replaced by the Joint Surveillance System for which the USAF declared full operational capability of the 1st 7 (ROCCs) on December 23, 1980[27] (the NORAD Command Center was also upgraded). SAGE radar stations discontinued in 1980 included Almaden (activated 1957), Cambria (1951). Dauphin Island (1959), MacDill (1954), Mill Valley (1951), North Bend (1951), and North Charleston (1955); and stations eventually transferring to the Federal Aviation Administration included .
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See also[]
- Permanent System radar stations
- Joint Surveillance System
References[]
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the SAGE block house was bulldozed in 1985.
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[LASHUP] Stations were undermanned, personnel lacked training, and repair and maintenance were difficult. This stop-gap system later would be replaced by a 75-station, permanent net authorized by Congress and approved by the President in 1949 … To be closer to ConAC, ARAACOM moved to Mitchel AFB, New York on 1 November 1950.
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In 1958 Air Defense Command established a Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) sector at Minot AFB, which was activated in June 1961. However, as SAC's mission continued to grow at Minot, ownership passed from ADC to SAC, and the SAGE center was deactivated in May 1963.
- ^ "Electronic Brain Slated To Arrive" (Google News Archive). Tri-City Herald. November 3, 1958. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ [floor-by-floor diagram of SAGE DC] (copy of military diagram in "the Atlantic"), publisher tbd, retrieved 2013-02-16
- ^ Jump up to: a b c compiled by Johnson, Mildred W (31 December 1980) [February 1973 original by Cornett, Lloyd H. Jr]. A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 – 1980 (PDF). Peterson Air Force Base: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. [verification needed]. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ Boston Harbor, Mass.; Fort Heath, Grovers Cliff (Map). Cartography by tbd. Revision of Feb 17, 1921 (edition of March 4, 1914). Check date values in:
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(help) - ^ "Arctic Tower at Walker AFB".
- ^ "Display site".
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Jacobs read a communication forwarded from the concerning meeting September 9th at Colorado Springs concerning tie-in of AAOCs with SAGE. …plans for BOMARC test firings at Patrick, Gunter, and McGuire. …ESS tests using live strike aircraft…to obtain quantitative data on the…improved tracking logic for SAGE. He emphasized the experimental nature of the tests and indicated the preference for console operation directly by Lincoln engineers rather than through Air Force operators.
CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Freeman, Paul (2013-01-22). "Eastern New Jersey". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Airfields-Freeman.com. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
the 12/3/59 Boeing "IM-99A Bases Manual"...depicted the facility in its original configuration with 56 individual BOMARC A "Model II Launcher Shelters". The Ground-to-Air Transmitter site which provided missile guidance was depicted one mile to the northwest.
- ^ Figure 3—1. Typical Situation Display ("CRT Faceplate" diagram), US military/contractor[specify], retrieved 2012-02-16,
PEN4…FAD…QUEZ…P BOX…34NY…FOX…PKMP…BED
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"BUIC II radar sites would be capable of incorporating data feeds from other radar sectors directly onto their radar screens.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Butler, Gerald W; Shaner, Mary; Shaner, Richard; Shaner, Richard (May 2001). The Guns of Boston Harbor. ISBN 9780759647305. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
In 1958, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) constructed long-range acquisition radar at Fort Heath. Commissioned in 1959, the ARSR-1 radar was used to track aircraft 220 miles distant for flight-following" purposes. ...the army and air force also used this surveillance radar for Air Defense Control and Coordination Systems (ADCCS).
- ^ "To Congress Today: Missile Master Plan is Readied" (Google News Archive). Sarasota Herald Tribune. June 12, 1959. Retrieved 2011-09-20. (Windsor Daily Star article: Peek Slated At Missile Master Plan Retrieved 2011-09-28)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Missile Master… (field manual)
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(help), FM44-1, United States Army, February 1963,AN/FSG-1 … f. Utilizes reference track data from local radars and voice communications with the NORAD sector direction center (NSDC) or GC 1 station when SAGE data is unavailable. … 22. Normal Tracking The S & E officers and the trackers monitor the SAGE reference track data …at NORAD SAGE direction centers…personnel operate the air defense artillery director (ADAD) consoles … An Army field grade officer serves as the ADA battle staff officer on the NORAD sector commander's operational staff. … 34. General … The two surveillance and entry consoles…are separated by a channel status unit … "Missile Master organic radars:" … SAGE SELECTOR two-position switch: Selects SAGE 1 or SAGE 2 (primary or secondary SAGE DC) as the source of SAGE data. … 45. Range-Height Subsystem a. Equipment. The range-height equipment consists of two RHI consoles (fig. 15) and two antenna control units
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"Base is Dedicated: 'Blue Room' at Missile Master Gives Eerie But Secure Feeling" (PDF). Red Bank Register. Red Bank, New Jersey. June 7, 1960. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2011-09-30.RADAR SCANNER at Missile Master atop Highlands hills tells the height of aircraft or other flying objects. It is one of the smaller pieces of radar equipment. …replaces a manuel [sic] operations center at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, where Gen.Hewitt's headquarters, the 52d Artillery Brigade Air Defense, also known as "the New York Defense… In addition to the New York area, Missile Master sites are now operational in the Baltimore-Washington area, Seattle and Boston. … A Detroit installation will open this week."
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Google map coordinates of remaining SAGE radar station structures, e.g., at Selfridge Military Air Museum (cf. the Missile Master bunker coordinates)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Information for Minot AFS, ND".
- ^ Proposed IAO/DTE Resource Availability (Report). c. 1970.
An Air Force radar facility at Tonopah, Nevada is being released by the Air Force to the Federal Aviation Agency. … ADC has a BUIC III radar facility installed and operating at Fallon. This semi-automated ground environment system permits several other radars to be tied into it.
- ^ "Information for Geiger Field, WA" (Radomes.org database webpage). Air Defense Radar Stations. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
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so-called Semi-Automatic Direction Center System, later known as…Semi-Automatic Ground Environment System, in essence, the Lincoln Transition System.
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