Eastern Air Defense Sector
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The Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) is a United States Air Force
unit and a component of the New York Air National Guard
. It is stationed at the former Griffiss Air Force Base
in Rome, New York
.
(NORAD) and the Continental NORAD Region
for peacetime air sovereignty, strategic air defense, and airborne counter-drug operations in the continental United States. The other sector is the Western Air Defense Sector
(WADS).
It operates a Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) at Rome, New York, as part of the Joint Surveillance System
(JSS) which had replaced SAGE in 1983. This system enjoins state-of-the-art air defense systems and cutting-edge computer technology to significantly increase surveillance and identification capabilities, and better protect the nation's airways from intrusion and attack. It relies on digitized radar inputs from Air Route Surveillance Radar
(ARSR) sites jointly operated by the Federal Aviation Administration
and the Air Force, and tethered aerostat radar balloons. It is fully integrated with the E-3A
Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system and the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (E-8 Joint STARS
).
The SOCC employs 27 NORAD contingency suites, and 31 Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) displays. A next-generation air sovereignty system, BCS-F fuses data from airborne, ground and naval elements and civil air traffic sensors into an integrated air picture. This allows commanders to surveil and monitor the airspace above, beyond and within U.S. and Canadian borders, providing a major component for homeland defense.
It also incorporates a newly-developed situational awareness system that gives EADS unprecedented tools and technology to assist state and local responders in dealing with natural disasters. It has the redundant capability to cover the WADS if the call arises.
EADS is a New York Air National Guard
unit which reports directly to AFNORTH/1st Air Force
at Tyndall AFB, Florida. The Sector reports to Air Combat Command
(ACC) and to NORAD headquarters, in Colorado Springs, Colorado
in its federal role. NORAD is a bi-national United States
and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America
.
Other NORAD air defense organizations include the Western Air Defense Sector
(WADS), the Hawaii Region Air Operations Center (HIRAOC), the Alaska Region Air Operations Center (AKRAOC) and the Canada Air Defense Sector (CADS).
east to the Atlantic Ocean
, and from the Canadian border south to the Gulf of Mexico
.
The EADS air sovereignty and executes counter-air operations over the eastern United States. Directs the employment of 178 sensors, 8 fighter alert locations, AWACS aircraft, a Battle Control Center (BCC), and joint air defense artillery assets to defend one million square miles, 16 major cities, and adjacent seas. Supports NORAD's Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment, NORTHCOM Homeland Defense Mission. It works closely with other federal agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), Secret Service
and U.S. Customs Service as well as its sister military services – the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard.
As part of the New York Air National Guard, EADS reports to the Governor through the New York National Guard offices when directed by state authorities. It provides protection of life and property, and preserves peace, order and public safety. State missions, which are funded by the state, include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires; search and rescue; protection of vital public services; and support to civil defense.
units aligned under 1AF (AFNORTH)
with an air defense mission under EADS are:
On 1 April 1956 the 4709th ADW was replaced by the 4621st Air Defense Wing due to a realignment of the parent 26th Air Division region boundaries. It operated a Manual Air Direction Center (MDC) at Roslyn AFS, New York. It was re-designated as the New York Air Defense Sector (NYADS) on 1 October. The sector's mission was to train and maintain tactical flying units in state of readiness in order to defend Northeast United States while initially continuing to operate the MDC.
The organization was in large part responsible for one of the foundational projects of the computer era: the development of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) air defense system, from its first test at Bedford, Massachusetts
, in 1951, to the installation of the first unit of the New York Air Defense Sector of the SAGE system, in 1958.
The idea for SAGE grew out of Project Whirlwind, a World War II
computer development effort, when the War Department realized that the Whirlwind computer might anchor a continent-wide advance warning system. Developed during the 1950s by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) engineers and scientists for the U.S. Air Force, SAGE monitored North American skies for possible attack by manned aircraft and missiles for twenty-five years. Aside from its strategic importance, SAGE set the foundation for mass data-processing systems and foreshadowed many computer developments of the 1960s. The heart of the system, the IBM
AN/FSQ-7
computer, was the first computer to have an internal memory composed of "magnetic cores," thousands of tiny ferrite rings that served as reversible electromagnets. SAGE also introduced computer-driven graphic displays, online keyboard terminals, time sharing, high-availability computation with a redundant AN/FSQ-7 to fail over if the primary system went down, digital signal processing, digital transmission over leased telephone lines, digital track-while-scan, digital simulation, computer networking, and duplex computing.
The SAGE Direction Center DC-01 40°01′51"N 074°34′32"W was activated on 1 July 1958, the first sector to achieve this status. In a ceremony marking this achievement, Gen. Curtis E. LaMay was the guest speaker. He described SAGE as, "A system centralizing many air defense functions, minimizing manual tasks and allowing electronic devices to perform hundreds of complex computations accurately and simultaneously to improve air defense capability."
On 1 April 1966, the NYADS was inactivated, as did the other 22 sectors in the country. The SAGE system remained active until replaced in 1983 by newer technology (JSS). The 3-story DC-01 SAGE building, with reinforced 3' concrete walls and roof now hosts the Headquarters, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Air Mobility Command
at McGuire AFB.
The ADTAC Air Divisions were inactivated.
The Air Defense Sectors were reassigned to the Air National Guard
. All reported to First Air Force
.
On 1 November 2005, the NEADS and SEADS consolidated, giving the Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) the responsibility of providing detection and air defense for the entire eastern half of the United States. NEADS was officially re-designated the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) on 15 July 2009.
The Continental NORAD Region
(CONR) has responsibility for the Western Air Defense Sector and Eastern Air Defense Sector. It is headquartered at Tyndall AFB, Florida.
TSgt Paul Roddy Exceptionally Qualified (EQ), Interface Control Coordinator, transferred to AFRC in 2010
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...
unit and a component of the New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard
The New York Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New York. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission...
. It is stationed at the former Griffiss Air Force Base
Griffiss Air Force Base
Griffiss Air Force Base, is a former United States Air Force base, located in Rome, New York, about NW of Utica. Missions at Griffiss AFB included fighter interceptors, electronic research, installation, and support activities, aerial refueling, and bombers...
in Rome, New York
Rome, New York
Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but...
.
Overview
The Eastern Air Defense Sector is one of two Sectors responsible to the North American Aerospace Defense CommandNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado...
(NORAD) and the Continental NORAD Region
Continental NORAD Region
The Continental NORAD Region is a component of the North American Aerospace Defense Command that provides airspace surveillance and control and directs air sovereignty activities for the continental United States ....
for peacetime air sovereignty, strategic air defense, and airborne counter-drug operations in the continental United States. The other sector is the Western Air Defense Sector
Western Air Defense Sector
The Western Air Defense Sector is a United States Air Force unit and a component of the Washington Air National Guard. It is stationed at McChord Field, Washington-Overview:...
(WADS).
It operates a Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) at Rome, New York, as part of the Joint Surveillance System
Joint Surveillance System
The Joint Surveillance System is a joint United States Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration system for the atmospheric air defense of North America...
(JSS) which had replaced SAGE in 1983. This system enjoins state-of-the-art air defense systems and cutting-edge computer technology to significantly increase surveillance and identification capabilities, and better protect the nation's airways from intrusion and attack. It relies on digitized radar inputs from Air Route Surveillance Radar
Air Route Surveillance Radar
The Air Route Surveillance Radar is used by the United States Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration to control airspace within and around the borders of the United States....
(ARSR) sites jointly operated by the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and the Air Force, and tethered aerostat radar balloons. It is fully integrated with the E-3A
E-3 Sentry
The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system developed by Boeing as the prime contractor. Derived from the Boeing 707, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, and is used by the United States Air Force , NATO, Royal Air Force , French Air Force...
Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system and the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (E-8 Joint STARS
E-8 Joint STARS
The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System is a battle management and command and control aircraft of the United States Air Force...
).
The SOCC employs 27 NORAD contingency suites, and 31 Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) displays. A next-generation air sovereignty system, BCS-F fuses data from airborne, ground and naval elements and civil air traffic sensors into an integrated air picture. This allows commanders to surveil and monitor the airspace above, beyond and within U.S. and Canadian borders, providing a major component for homeland defense.
It also incorporates a newly-developed situational awareness system that gives EADS unprecedented tools and technology to assist state and local responders in dealing with natural disasters. It has the redundant capability to cover the WADS if the call arises.
EADS is a New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard
The New York Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New York. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission...
unit which reports directly to AFNORTH/1st Air Force
First Air Force
The First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
at Tyndall AFB, Florida. The Sector reports to Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
(ACC) and to NORAD headquarters, in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
in its federal role. NORAD is a bi-national United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Other NORAD air defense organizations include the Western Air Defense Sector
Western Air Defense Sector
The Western Air Defense Sector is a United States Air Force unit and a component of the Washington Air National Guard. It is stationed at McChord Field, Washington-Overview:...
(WADS), the Hawaii Region Air Operations Center (HIRAOC), the Alaska Region Air Operations Center (AKRAOC) and the Canada Air Defense Sector (CADS).
Mission
The Sector’s primary mission is Guarding America’s Skies. This 24/7 guardian role involves the use of radar and communications systems to monitor air traffic from the Mississippi RiverMississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
east to the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, and from the Canadian border south to the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
.
The EADS air sovereignty and executes counter-air operations over the eastern United States. Directs the employment of 178 sensors, 8 fighter alert locations, AWACS aircraft, a Battle Control Center (BCC), and joint air defense artillery assets to defend one million square miles, 16 major cities, and adjacent seas. Supports NORAD's Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment, NORTHCOM Homeland Defense Mission. It works closely with other federal agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
(FAA), Secret Service
Secret Service
Secret Service may refer to:* Secret service, umbrella term for various kinds of police or intelligence organizationsAny of the following specific organizations:* Australian Secret Intelligence Service, intelligence agency...
and U.S. Customs Service as well as its sister military services – the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard.
As part of the New York Air National Guard, EADS reports to the Governor through the New York National Guard offices when directed by state authorities. It provides protection of life and property, and preserves peace, order and public safety. State missions, which are funded by the state, include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires; search and rescue; protection of vital public services; and support to civil defense.
Units
Air National GuardAir 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 aligned under 1AF (AFNORTH)
First Air Force
The First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
with an air defense mission under EADS are:
- 187th Fighter Wing187th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 187th Fighter Wing is a unit located at Dannelly Field, Alabama.-Mission:To provide the state Governor, National Command Authority, and Combatant Commanders with a superbly equipped and trained general purpose F-16C+ Block 30 Aviation Package, associated Expeditionary...
(F-16C), Alabama ANG, Montgomery, Alabama - 125th Fighter Wing125th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 125th Fighter Wing is a unit of the Florida Air National Guard, operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command . Its primary installation is Jacksonville Air National Guard Base at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida...
(F-15C), Florida ANG, Jacksonville, Florida - 183d Fighter Wing183d Fighter WingThe 183d Fighter Wing is an Illinois Air National Guard unit located at Capitol Airport in Springfield, Illinois. The history of this unit spans over 60 years and five aircraft...
(F-16C), Illinois ANG, Springfield, Illinois - 122d Fighter Wing122d Fighter WingThe 122d Fighter Wing is an Indiana Air National Guard fighter unit, part of the United States Air Force. It is located at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station in Fort Wayne, Indiana.-Overview:...
(F-16C), Indiana ANG, Fort Wayne, Indiana - 159th Fighter Wing159th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 159th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at NAS New Orleans, Louisiana.-Mission:The mission of the 159th Fighter Wing is to:* Provide mission-ready, deployable forces...
, (F-15C), Louisiana ANG, New Orleans, Louisiana - 104th Fighter Wing104th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at Barnes Airport, Massachusetts.-Mission:To maintain highly trained, well equipped, and motivated military forces in order to provide combat ready F-15C Eagles aircraft and support elements in response...
(F-15C), Massachusetts ANG, Westfield, Massachusetts - 148th Fighter Wing148th Fighter WingThe 148th Fighter Wing is a unit of the Minnesota National Guard based at Duluth International Airport. It falls under 1st Air Force and Air Combat Command...
(F-16C), Minnesota ANG, Duluth, Minnesota
- 177th Fighter Wing177th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 177th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at Atlantic City IAP, New Jersey.-Mission:Federal Mission: provide combat-ready citizen airmen, aircraft and equipment for worldwide deployment in support of United States Air Force objectives.State...
(F-16C), New Jersey ANG, Egg Harbor, New Jersey - 178th Fighter Wing178th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 178th Fighter Wing is an F-16 Fighting Falcon flying training organization assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard and operationally-gained by the Air Education and Training Command...
(F-16C), Ohio ANG, Springfield, Ohio - 180th Fighter Wing180th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 180th Fighter Wing is an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter organization assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard and located at the Toledo Express Airport, Ohio.-Mission:...
(F-16C), Ohio ANG, Swanton ANGB, Ohio - 169th Fighter Wing169th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 169th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at McEntire Joint National Guard Station, South Carolina...
(F-16C), South Carolina ANG, Eastover, South Carolina - 192d Fighter Wing192d Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 192d Fighter Wing is a fighter organization of the Virginia Air National Guard located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.-Mission:...
(F-22A), Virginia ANG, Hampton, Virginia - 158th Fighter Wing158th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 158th Fighter Wing is a fighter unit located at Burlington International Airport, in Burlington, Vermont.-Mission:...
(F-16C), Vermont ANG, South Burlington, Vermont - 115th Fighter Wing115th Fighter WingThe United States Air Force's 115th Fighter Wing is an Air National Guard fighter unit located at Truax Field, Wisconsin.-Mission:The 115th Fighter Wing provides multi-role fighter support including air-to-air, close air support and precision guided bombing...
(F-16C), Wisconsin ANG, Madison, Wisconsin
History
Cold War
The sector's history begins on 1 February 1952 with the activation of the Air Defense Command 4709th Defense Wing. The 4709th ADW replaced the 52d Fighter-Interceptor Wing at McGuire AFB, New Jersey operating aircraft interceptor units and Ground Intercept Radar (GCI) radar units.On 1 April 1956 the 4709th ADW was replaced by the 4621st Air Defense Wing due to a realignment of the parent 26th Air Division region boundaries. It operated a Manual Air Direction Center (MDC) at Roslyn AFS, New York. It was re-designated as the New York Air Defense Sector (NYADS) on 1 October. The sector's mission was to train and maintain tactical flying units in state of readiness in order to defend Northeast United States while initially continuing to operate the MDC.
The organization was in large part responsible for one of the foundational projects of the computer era: the development of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) air defense system, from its first test at Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, in 1951, to the installation of the first unit of the New York Air Defense Sector of the SAGE system, in 1958.
The idea for SAGE grew out of Project Whirlwind, a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
computer development effort, when the War Department realized that the Whirlwind computer might anchor a continent-wide advance warning system. Developed during the 1950s by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
(MIT) engineers and scientists for the U.S. Air Force, SAGE monitored North American skies for possible attack by manned aircraft and missiles for twenty-five years. Aside from its strategic importance, SAGE set the foundation for mass data-processing systems and foreshadowed many computer developments of the 1960s. The heart of the system, the IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
AN/FSQ-7
AN/FSQ-7
The AN/FSQ-7 was a computer model developed and built in the 1950s by IBM in partnership with the US Air Force. Fifty-two were built and used for command and control functions for the Semi Automatic Ground Environment air-defense system...
computer, was the first computer to have an internal memory composed of "magnetic cores," thousands of tiny ferrite rings that served as reversible electromagnets. SAGE also introduced computer-driven graphic displays, online keyboard terminals, time sharing, high-availability computation with a redundant AN/FSQ-7 to fail over if the primary system went down, digital signal processing, digital transmission over leased telephone lines, digital track-while-scan, digital simulation, computer networking, and duplex computing.
The SAGE Direction Center DC-01 40°01′51"N 074°34′32"W was activated on 1 July 1958, the first sector to achieve this status. In a ceremony marking this achievement, Gen. Curtis E. LaMay was the guest speaker. He described SAGE as, "A system centralizing many air defense functions, minimizing manual tasks and allowing electronic devices to perform hundreds of complex computations accurately and simultaneously to improve air defense capability."
On 1 April 1966, the NYADS was inactivated, as did the other 22 sectors in the country. The SAGE system remained active until replaced in 1983 by newer technology (JSS). The 3-story DC-01 SAGE building, with reinforced 3' concrete walls and roof now hosts the Headquarters, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis....
at McGuire AFB.
Modern era
On 1 July 1987, four of the previous ADCOM Air Defense sectors were reactivated, re-designated, assigned and co-located with the four remaining air divisions.- The Montgomery Air Defense Sector (MOADS) became the Southeast Air Defense Sector or SEADS; assigned to 23d Air Division
- The Los Angeles Air Defense Sector (LAADS) became the Southwest Air Defense Sector or SWADS; assigned to 26th Air Division
- The Seattle Air Defense Sector (SEADS) became the Northwest Air Defense Sector or NWADS; assigned to 25th Air Division
- The New York Air Defense Sector (NYADS) became the Northeast Air Defense Sector NEADS; assigned to 24th Air Division
The ADTAC Air Divisions were inactivated.
- On 1 July 1987, 23d Air Division inactivated; 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...
. - On 30 September 1990, 26th Air Division inactivated; assets transferred to Southwest Air Defense SectorSouthwest Air Defense SectorThe Southwest Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, being stationed at March Air Force Base, California...
. - On 30 September 1990, 25th Air Division inactivated; assets transferred to Northwest Air Defense Sector.
- On 30 September 1990, 24th Air Division inactivated; assets transferred to Northeast Air Defense Sector.
The Air Defense Sectors were reassigned to the 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...
. All reported to First Air Force
First Air Force
The First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
.
- On 1 December 1994, the Northeast Air Defense Sector was reassigned to the New York Air National GuardNew York Air National GuardThe New York Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New York. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission...
; NEADS re-designated Northeast Air Defense Sector (ANG) - On 1 January 1995, the NWADS and SWADS consolidated to become the Western Air Defense SectorWestern Air Defense SectorThe Western Air Defense Sector is a United States Air Force unit and a component of the Washington Air National Guard. It is stationed at McChord Field, Washington-Overview:...
, assigned to First Air ForceFirst Air ForceThe First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
. - On 1 October 1995, the Southeast Air Defense Sector was reassigned to the Florida Air National GuardFlorida Air National GuardThe Florida Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Florida. It is, along with the Florida Army National Guard, an element of the Florida National Guard...
; SEADS re-designated Southeast Air Defense Sector (ANG) - On 1 October 1997 the Western Air Defense Sector was reassigned to the Washington Air National GuardWashington Air National GuardThe Washington Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Washington. It is, along with the Washington Army National Guard, an element of the Washington National Guard...
; WADS re-designated Western Air Defense Sector (ANG)
On 1 November 2005, the NEADS and SEADS consolidated, giving the Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) the responsibility of providing detection and air defense for the entire eastern half of the United States. NEADS was officially re-designated the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) on 15 July 2009.
The Continental NORAD Region
Continental NORAD Region
The Continental NORAD Region is a component of the North American Aerospace Defense Command that provides airspace surveillance and control and directs air sovereignty activities for the continental United States ....
(CONR) has responsibility for the Western Air Defense Sector and Eastern Air Defense Sector. It is headquartered at Tyndall AFB, Florida.
Lineage
- Established as 4709th Defense Wing on 1 February 1952
- Redesignated as 4709th Air Defense Wing on 1 September 1954
- Activated as 4621st Air Defense Wing, 1 April 1956
- 4709th ADW assets reassigned to 4621st ADW
- 4709th ADW Discontinued on 18 October 1956
- Discontinued and re-designated as New York Air Defense Sector on 1 October 1956
- Inactivated on 30 September 1968
- Re-designated as Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) and activated, 1 July 1987
- Re-designated as Northeast Air Defense Sector (ANG), 1 December 1994
- Re-designated as Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS), 15 July 2009
Assignments
- Eastern Air Defense ForceEastern Air Defense ForceThe Eastern Air Defense Force is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960.-History:...
, 1 February 1952 - 26th Air Division, 16 February 1953-1 October 1966
- First Air ForceFirst Air ForceThe First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
, 1 April 1966-30 September 1968 - 24th Air Division, 1 July 1987
- First Air ForceFirst Air ForceThe First Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida....
, 30 September 1990-31 December 1994
Stations
- McGuire AFB, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, 1 February 1952-30 September 1968 - Griffiss AFB, New York, 1 July 1997
- Rome, New YorkRome, New YorkRome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is located in north-central or "upstate" New York. The population was 44,797 at the 2010 census. It is in New York's 24th congressional district. In 1758, British forces began construction of Fort Stanwix at this strategic location, but...
, 30 September 1995 – Present
Wing
- 52d Fighter Wing52d Fighter WingThe 52d Fighter Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.-Mission:The 52 FW maintains, deploys and employs F-16CJ and A/OA-10 aircraft and TPS-75 radar systems in support of NATO and the national defense directives...
(Air Defense)
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, 1 July 1963-1 April 1966
Groups
- 52d Fighter Group (Air Defense)
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, 18 August 1955-1 March 1956; 8 July 1956-1 July 1963
- 329th Fighter Group (Air Defense)
- Stewart AFB, New York, 18 August 1955-8 July 1956
- 519th Air Defense Group519th Air Defense GroupThe 519th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 4709th Air Defense Wing, being stationed at Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York...
- 519th Air Defense Group
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, 18 February 1953-18 August 1955
- 568th Air Defense Group568th Air Defense GroupThe 568th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 4709th Air Defense Wing, being stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey...
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 1 February 1952-8 July 1954
- 4700th Air Defense Group
- Stewart AFB, New York, 20 September 1954-18 August 1955
- 4730th Air Defense Group4730th Air Defense GroupThe 4730th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the New York Air Defense Sector, being stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey...
- 4730th Air Defense Group
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 8 February 1957 – 1 August 1959
Interceptor Squadrons
- 2d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 6 February 1952-16 February 1953; 8 July 1954-18 August 1955
- 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 6 February 1952-16 February 1953; 8 July 1954-18 August 1955
- 45th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, 1 November 1952-16 February 1953
- 46th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Dover AFB, Delaware, 1 March 1956-8 February 1957
- 75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, 14 October 1952-16 February 1953
- 95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Andrews AFB, Maryland, 1 November 1952-1 March 1956
- 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron98th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command New York Air Defense Sector stationed at Suffolk County AFB, New York. It was inactivated on September 30, 1968....
- Dover AFB, Delaware, 8 March 1956-8 February 1957; 1 July 1958-1 February 1959; 1 July 1961
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, 1 July 1963-30 September 1968
- 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron330th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 329th Fighter Group, stationed at Stewart AFB, New York...
- 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Stewart AFB, New York, 27 November 1952-20 Sep 1954
- 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron332d Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 4683rd Air Defense Wing, stationed at Thule AB, Greenland. It was inactivated on May 31, 1965.-History:...
- 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 18 August 1955-8 February 1957
- 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron539th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air Defense Sector, stationed at McGuire AFB, New Jersey. It was inactivated on August 31, 1967.-History:...
- 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 18 August 1955-8 February 1957;1 August 1959-23 August 1967
Missile Squadrons
- 6th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC-A)
- Suffolk County AFB, New York, 1959-1964
- 46th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC-A/B)
- McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 1959-1968
Radar Squadrons
- 646th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron
- Highlands AFS, New Jersey, 16 February 1953-1 April 1966
- 648th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Benton AFS, Pennsylvania, 30 July 1953-8 July 1956
- 770th Aircraft Control and Warning (later 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...
- 770th Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron
- Palermo AFS, New Jersey, 1 March-1 October 1961
- 773d Aircraft Control and Warning (later Radar) Squadron
- Montauk AFS, New York, 16 February 1953-1 March 1956; 8 July 1956-1 April 1966
Notable personnel
MSgt Tom Pitera retired in 2011TSgt Paul Roddy Exceptionally Qualified (EQ), Interface Control Coordinator, transferred to AFRC in 2010
See also
- List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
- 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...
- Alaskan Air Defense Sector
- Hawaii Region Air Operations Center
- North American Aerospace Defense CommandNorth American Aerospace Defense CommandNorth American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado...
- Western Air Defense SectorWestern Air Defense SectorThe Western Air Defense Sector is a United States Air Force unit and a component of the Washington Air National Guard. It is stationed at McChord Field, Washington-Overview:...
- 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...