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20th Air Division (United States)
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The 20th Air Division (20th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force
organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command
, being stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base
, Florida
. It was inactivated on 1 March 1983.
) within the CONUS
during the Cold War
era.
Initially activated as a command and control organization of the Central Air Defense Force
at Grandview (later, Richards-Gebaur) AFB in June 1955, the command was responsible for the interceptor and radar units within an area that covered parts of Nebraska
, Oklahoma
, Arkansas
, Illinois
, Iowa
, and virtually all of Kansas
and Missouri
.
On 1 October 1959, the 20th AD activated the Sioux City Air Defense Sector
and its Semi Automatic Ground Environment
(SAGE) DC-22 Direction Center. It also operated the Manual Control Center (MCC-2) at Richards-Gebaur. It was inactivated in 1960 when ADC reorganized it's structure with Air Defense Sectors, with the Kansas City Air Defense Sector
(Manual) and Chicago Air Defense Sector
(SAGE) taking over its former units.
It was reactivated in 1966 under Tenth Air Force
as a SAGE organization, assuming responsibility for the Chicago ADS and provided air defense from the Truax Field, Wisconsin DC-7/CC-2 SAGE blockhouse for parts of Wisconsin
, Minnesota
, Iowa
, Missouri
, Arkansas
, Tennessee
, Kentucky
, Indiana
, and all of Illinois
. Assumed additional designation of 20th NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at Cheyenne Mountain
, Colorado and reporting was transferred to NORAD from ADC at Ent AFB in April 1966.
In addition to the active duty interceptor and radar units, the 20th AD supervised Air National Guard
units that flew interception sorties using, among others, F-101
and F-106
aircraft, while at the same time controlling numerous radar squadrons. It was inactivated in 1967 as part of an ADC consolidation of intermediate level command and control organizations, driven by budget reductions required to fund USAF operations in Southeast Asia.
The 20th AD was activated for a third time in November 1969 under Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM). The command provided air defense for virtually all of the southeastern United States, except for most of Louisiana
from the SAGE DC-4 blockhouse at Fort Lee AFS, Virginia. Also in 1969 the Division controlled a CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile squadron near Langley AFB until its inactivation in October 1972.
ADCOM was reorganized on 1 October 1979. The atmospheric defense resources (interceptors and warning radars) of ADCOM. including the 20th AD were reassigned to Tactical Air Command
(TAC). After 1981, it controlled units equipped with F-15
aircraft, while its subordinate units continued to participate in intensive academic training, numerous multi-region simulated (non-flying) exercises, and flying exercises.
The 20th AD was inactivated most recently in March 1983, with the 20th NORAD Region taking over its units and responsibilities.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
, being stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt Frank Benjamin Tyndall...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was inactivated on 1 March 1983.
History
The 20th AD was assigned to Air Defense Command (ADC) for most of its existence, primarily being a mid-level command and control echelon, controlling Fighter-Interceptor and Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) units over several different Areas of Operation (AORArea of responsibility
Area Of Responsibility is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to a Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan , that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force, or component commander...
) within the CONUS
Conus
Conus is a large genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, with the common names of cone snails, cone shells or cones. This genus is placed in the subfamily Coninae within the family Conidae. Geologically speaking, the genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent ...
during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
era.
Initially activated as a command and control organization of the Central Air Defense Force
Central Air Defense Force
The Central Air Defense Force 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 deactivated on July 1, 1960.-History:...
at Grandview (later, Richards-Gebaur) AFB in June 1955, the command was responsible for the interceptor and radar units within an area that covered parts of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, and virtually all of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
and Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
.
On 1 October 1959, the 20th AD activated the Sioux City Air Defense Sector
Sioux City Air Defense Sector
The Sioux City Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Sioux City Air Force Station , Iowa.-History:...
and its Semi Automatic Ground Environment
Semi Automatic Ground Environment
The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment was an automated control system for tracking and intercepting enemy bomber aircraft used by NORAD from the late 1950s into the 1980s...
(SAGE) DC-22 Direction Center. It also operated the Manual Control Center (MCC-2) at Richards-Gebaur. It was inactivated in 1960 when ADC reorganized it's structure with Air Defense Sectors, with the Kansas City Air Defense Sector
Kansas City Air Defense Sector
The Kansas City Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri...
(Manual) and Chicago Air Defense Sector
Chicago Air Defense Sector
The Chicago Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 30th Air Division, being stationed at Truax Field, Wisconsin...
(SAGE) taking over its former units.
It was reactivated in 1966 under Tenth Air Force
Tenth Air Force
The Tenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve Command . It is headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas....
as a SAGE organization, assuming responsibility for the Chicago ADS and provided air defense from the Truax Field, Wisconsin DC-7/CC-2 SAGE blockhouse for parts of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, and all of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Assumed additional designation of 20th NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain is a mountain located just outside the southwest side of Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S., and is home to the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station and its Cheyenne Mountain Directorate, formerly known as the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center .Throughout the Cold War and...
, Colorado and reporting was transferred to NORAD from ADC at Ent AFB in April 1966.
In addition to the active duty interceptor and radar units, the 20th AD supervised Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
units that flew interception sorties using, among others, F-101
F-101 Voodoo
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic military jet fighter which served the United States Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force...
and F-106
F-106 Delta Dart
The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it has proven to be the last dedicated interceptor in USAF service to date...
aircraft, while at the same time controlling numerous radar squadrons. It was inactivated in 1967 as part of an ADC consolidation of intermediate level command and control organizations, driven by budget reductions required to fund USAF operations in Southeast Asia.
The 20th AD was activated for a third time in November 1969 under Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM). The command provided air defense for virtually all of the southeastern United States, except for most of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
from the SAGE DC-4 blockhouse at Fort Lee AFS, Virginia. Also in 1969 the Division controlled a CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile squadron near Langley AFB until its inactivation in October 1972.
ADCOM was reorganized on 1 October 1979. The atmospheric defense resources (interceptors and warning radars) of ADCOM. including the 20th AD were reassigned to Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
(TAC). After 1981, it controlled units equipped with F-15
F-15 Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is considered among the most successful modern fighters with over 100 aerial combat victories with no losses in dogfights...
aircraft, while its subordinate units continued to participate in intensive academic training, numerous multi-region simulated (non-flying) exercises, and flying exercises.
The 20th AD was inactivated most recently in March 1983, with the 20th NORAD Region taking over its units and responsibilities.
Lineage
- Established as 20 Air Division (Defense) on 8 June 1955
- Activated on 8 October 1955
- Inactivated on 1 January 1960
- Reactivated on 20 January 1966
- Organized on 1 April 1966 by redesignation of Chicago Air Defense SectorChicago Air Defense SectorThe Chicago Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 30th Air Division, being stationed at Truax Field, Wisconsin...
- Assumed additional designations 20th NORAD/CONRAD Region, 1 April 1966
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 31 December 1967
- Re-established and activated on 19 November 1969
- Assumed additional designation 20th ADCOM Region, 8 December 1978
- Inactivated on 1 March 1983, assets transferred to Southeast Air Defense SectorSoutheast Air Defense SectorThe Southeast Air Defense Sector , was a unit of the US Air Force located at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida. It provided air defense and surveillance of the southeastern region of the US...
.
Assignments
- Central Air Defense ForceCentral Air Defense ForceThe Central Air Defense Force 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 deactivated on July 1, 1960.-History:...
, 8 October 1955-1 January 1960 - Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966
- Tenth Air ForceTenth Air ForceThe Tenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Reserve Command . It is headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas....
, 1 April 1966-31 December 1967 - Aerospace Defense CommandAerospace Defense CommandAerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active...
, 19 November 1969 - Tactical Air CommandTactical Air CommandTactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
(ADTAC), 1 October 1979-1 March 1983.
Stations
- Grandview (later, Richards Gebaur) AFB, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, 8 October 1955 – 1 January 1960. - Truax Field, WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1967 - Fort Lee AFS, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, 19 November 1969 - Tyndall AFB, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, 1 March 1983 – 1 March 1983.
Groups
- 53d Fighter Group: 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960
- Sioux Gateway AirportSioux Gateway Airport-History:The construction of Sioux City Army Air Base began in March 1942, about three months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Opened on 5 July 1942, it became a major training center during World War II for crew members of B-24 Liberators and B-17 Flying Fortresses...
, IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
- 327th Fighter Group327th Fighter GroupThe 327th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, being stationed at Truax Field, Wisconsin...
: 1 April – 25 June 1966
- 327th Fighter Group
- Truax FieldDane County Regional Airport-Statistics:-External links:* Dane County Regional Airport: * Wisconsin Airport Directory: * * - Listen live to Madison's Air Traffic Control...
, WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
- 328th Fighter Group: 1 March 1956 – 1 January 1960
- Richards-Gebaur AFB, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
- 678th Air Defense Group678th Air Defense GroupThe 678th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 20th Air Division, being stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 Mar 1983.-History:...
: 1 March 1970 – 1 March 1983
- 678th Air Defense Group
- Tyndall AFB, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
- 701st Air Defense Group701st Air Defense GroupThe 701st Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with 20th Air Division, being stationed at Fort Fisher AFS, North Carolina...
: 1 March 1970 – 17 January 1974
- 701st Air Defense Group
- Fort Fisher AFS, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
Fighter-Interceptor
- 48th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron48th Flying Training SquadronThe 48th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training.-History:...
: 19 November 1969 – 1 March 1983
- Langley AFB, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
- 85th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron85th Test and Evaluation SquadronThe 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron is part of the 53d Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. It conducts testing and evaluation for the F-15C, F-15E, and F-16CG/CJ airframes.-Mission:...
: 1 March 1956 – 1 July 1959
- 85th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Scott AFB, IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
- 95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 19 November 1969 – 31 January 1973
- Dover AFS, DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
Missile
- 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC): 19 November 1969 – 31 October 1972
- Langley AFB, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
Radar
- 630th Radar Squadron630th Radar SquadronThe 630th Radar Squadron is a previous designation of a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Air Combat Command, and was last stationed at Howard AFB, Panama...
, 1 August 1972-31 December 1977
- Houston Intercontinental Airport, Texas
- 632d Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969-30 September 1978
- Roanoke Rapids AFS, North Carolina
- 634th Radar Squadron634th Radar SquadronThe 634th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana...
, 1 January 1973-1 July 1974
- 634th Radar Squadron
- Lake Charles AFS, Louisiana
- 635th Radar Squadron635th Radar SquadronThe 635th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Dauphin Island Air Force Station, Alabama. It was inactivated on 1 July 1974...
, 1 January 1973-1 June 1974
- 635th Radar Squadron
- Dauphin Island AFS, Alabama
- 644th Radar Squadron644th Radar SquadronThe 644th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Richmond Air Force Station, Florida...
, 19 November 1969-1 April 1978
- 644th Radar Squadron
- Homestead AFB, Florida
- 645th Radar Squadron645th Radar SquadronThe 645th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida...
, 19 November 1969-1 April 1976
- 645th Radar Squadron
- Patrick AFB, Florida
- 649th Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969-30 June 1975
- Bedford AFS, Virginia
- 650th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1956-8 October 1957
- Dallas Center AFS, Iowa
- 657th Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969-30 September 1970
- Bedford AFS, Virginia
- 660th Radar Squadron660th Radar SquadronThe 660th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th NORAD Region , Tactical Air Command, stationed at MacDill AFB, Florida...
, 19 November 1969-15 November 1980
- 660th Radar Squadron
- MacDill AFB, Florida
- 671st Radar Squadron671st Radar SquadronThe 671st Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida...
, 19 November 1969-30 September 1979
- 671st Radar Squadron
- NAS Key West, Florida
- 676th Radar Squadron, 1 April 1966-1 December 1967
- Antigo AFS, Wisconsin
- 678th Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969-1 Mar 1983
- Tyndall AFB, Florida
- 679th Radar Squadron679th Radar SquadronThe 679th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida...
, 19 November 1969 – 1 February 1974
- 679th Radar Squadron
- NAS Jacksonville, Florida
- 680th Radar Squadron680th Radar SquadronThe 680th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Palermo Air Force Station, New Jersey...
, 19 November 1969 – 30 May 1970
- 680th Radar Squadron
- Palermo AFS, New Jersey
- 691st Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 30 September 1970
- Cross City AFS, Florida
- 693d Radar Squadron693d Radar SquadronThe 693d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Dauphin Island Air Force Station, Alabama...
, 19 November 1969 – 30 September 1970
- 693d Radar Squadron
- Dauphin Island AFS, Florida
- 701st Radar Squadron, 1 April 1966-1 March 1970
- Fort Fisher AFS, North Carolina
- 702d Radar Squadron702d Radar SquadronThe 702d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia...
, 19 November 1969 – 9 June 1979
- 702d Radar Squadron
- Savannah AFS, Georgia
- 725th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1956-1 January 1960
- Walnut Ridge AFS, Arkansas
- 738th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1956-1 January 1960
- Olathe AFS, Kansas
- 755th Radar Squadron755th Radar SquadronThe 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...
, 1 April 1966 – 1 December 1967
- 755th Radar Squadron
- Williams Bay AFS, Wisconsin
- 770th Radar Squadron770th Radar SquadronThe 770th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland...
, 19 November 1969 – 1 February 1974
- 770th Radar Squadron
- Fort George G. MeadeFort George G. MeadeFort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation that includes the Defense Information School, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, and the Defense Courier Service...
, Maryland- 771st Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 1 February 1974
- Cape Charles AFS, Virginia
- 782d Radar Squadron, 1 April-25 June 1966
- Rockville AFS, Indiana
- 787th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 January 1959-1 January 1960
- Chandler AFS, Minnesota
- 788th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron, 1 March 1956-15 October 1958; 1 April 1966-1 December 1967
- Waverly AFS, Iowa
- 789th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1956-1 January 1960
- Omaha AFS, Nebraska
- 790th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron, 1 March 1956-1 April 1959; 1 April 1966-1 December 1967
- Kirksville AFS, Missouri
- 791st Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron, 1 March 1956-15 October 1958; 1 April 1966-1 December 1967
- Hanna City AFS, Illinois
- 792d Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 8 December 1978
- North Charleston AFS, South Carolina
- 793d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1956-1 January 1960
- Hutchinson AFS, Kansas
- 796th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1956-1 June 1961
- Bartlesville AFS, Oklahoma
- 797th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1956-1 June 1961
- Fordland AFS, Missouri
- 798th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron, 1 March 1956-1 January 1960
- Belleville AFS, Illinois
- 810th Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 31 July 1978
- Winston-Salem AFS, North Carolina
- 861st Radar Squadron, 19 November 1969 – 30 June 1975
- Aiken AFS, South Carolina
- 4638th Air Defense Squadron (SAGE, 1 January 1972
- Redesignated: 20th Air Defense Squadron (SAGE), 1 January 1975-1 October 1979
- Fort Lee AFS, Virginia
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter SquadronsAerospace Defense Command Fighter SquadronsThe second iteration of Aerospace Defense Command was established on 21 March 1946 as a component of the United States Army Air Forces, with the mission of planning for and executing the air defense of the United States...