The 10th Aerospace Defense Group is an inactive United States Air Force

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 9th Air Division

9th Air Division

Several air forces and space forces have included a 9th Air Division:*9th Air Division, of the Luftwaffe*9th Anti-Missile Defence Division of the Russian Space Forces*9th Assault Ropshinskaya red banner, Order of Ushakov Air Division of Soviet Naval Aviation...

, being stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately northwest of Lompoc, California. It is under the jurisdiction of the 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command ....

, California. It was inactivated on 31 December 1971.

It replaced the 10th Aerospace Defense Squadron

10th Aerospace Defense Squadron

The United States Air Force's 10th Air Defense Squadron was an air defense unit located at Wheeler AFS, Hawaii. However, the 10 ADS is historically known as the sole operator of the United States' second nuclear-tipped anti-satellite weapon, Program 437.-Emblem description and significance:On a...

 as ADC command and control organization for Program 437

Program 437

Program 437 was the second anti-satellite weapons program of the U.S. military. The US anti-satellite weapons program began development in the early 1960s and was officially discontinued on 1 April 1975. Program 437 was approved for development by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara on...

 anti-satellite weapons operations program.

Lineage

• Established as 10th Aerospace Defense Group on 1 January 1967

Inactivated on 31 December 1971

Assignments

• 9th Air Division
  9th Air Division
  Several air forces and space forces have included a 9th Air Division:*9th Air Division, of the Luftwaffe*9th Anti-Missile Defence Division of the Russian Space Forces*9th Assault Ropshinskaya red banner, Order of Ushakov Air Division of Soviet Naval Aviation...
  
  , 1 January 1967
• Air (later Aerosapce) Defense Command, 1 July 1968 – 31 December 1971

Components

Possible components, organization's complete history and units are classified Secret by USAFHRA (2009)

• 10th Aerospace Defense Squadron
  10th Aerospace Defense Squadron
  The United States Air Force's 10th Air Defense Squadron was an air defense unit located at Wheeler AFS, Hawaii. However, the 10 ADS is historically known as the sole operator of the United States' second nuclear-tipped anti-satellite weapon, Program 437.-Emblem description and significance:On a...
  
  , 1 January 1967 – 31 December 1971
• 12th Missile Warning Squadron, Thule AB, Greenland
• 13th Missile Warning Squadron, Clear AFS, Alaska
• Det #1 to 24, 10th Air Defense Squadron, Johnston Atoll.
• 16th Aerospace Surveillance Squadron, Shemya AFS, Alaska
• 18th Aerospace Surveillance Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, California

Numerous sensor units stationed throughout the world.