Air Defense Command

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Air Defense Command was a major United States Air Force organization responsible for the air defense of North America during much of the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf major command of the United States Air Force
activePeriod 1946–1968
Cold War era
linked to: Cold War
alliedWith Royal Canadian Air Force
conflict Cold War
cooperatedWith North American Air Defense Command
country United States
dateDisbanded 1941-06-09
dateFormed 1940-02-26
dateRedesignated 1948-12-01
dateReestablished 1946-03-21
followedBy Aerospace Defense Command
linked to: Air Defense Command

Air Combat Command
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Tactical Air Command
formedAs Air Defense Command (USAAF)
linked to: Air Defense Command
garrison Ent Air Force Base, Colorado
headquartersLocation Ent Air Force Base, Colorado
Mitchel Field, New York
Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
militaryBranch United States Air Force
notableCommander General Benjamin W. Chidlaw
General Earle E. Partridge
General John K. Gerhart
General Laurence S. Kuter
notableSystem SAGE Direction Centers
operated Distant Early Warning Line radars (in part)
Ground Observer Corps (in part)
linked to: Observer Corps

Semi-Automatic Ground Environment system
partOf United States Air Force
precededBy Air Defense Command (USAAF)
linked to: Air Defense Command
primaryMission detection of airborne threats
interception of hostile aircraft
operation of radar warning networks
redesignatedAs Air Defense Command (ADC)
linked to: Air Defense Command
reestablishedAs Air Defense Command (USAF)
linked to: Air Defense Command
responsibleFor air defense of Canada through NORAD
continental air defense of the United States
role air defense of North America
subordinateTo United States Air Force Headquarters
theater North America
usedAircraft Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Lockheed F-94 Starfire
linked to: F-94 Starfire

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
Northrop F-89 Scorpion
usedMissileSystem Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc
Nike surface-to-air missile system (in coordination with U.S. Army)

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Tyndall Air Force Base previousCommand Air Defense Command
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo laterOperatedBy Air Defense Command
Air Force Space Command precededBy Aerospace Defense Command
subject linked to: AFSPC
linked to: Air Defense Command
Otis Air Force Base partOf Air Defense Command
Continental Air Command precededBy Air Defense Command (first incarnation)
linked to: Air Defense Command
Air Defense Command formedAs Air Defense Command (USAAF)
linked to: Air Defense Command
Air Defense Command reestablishedAs Air Defense Command (USAF)
linked to: Air Defense Command
Air Defense Command redesignatedAs Air Defense Command (ADC)
linked to: Air Defense Command
Air Defense Command precededBy Air Defense Command (USAAF)
linked to: Air Defense Command
Air Defense Command followedBy Aerospace Defense Command
linked to: Air Defense Command
Century Series fighters primaryUser USAF Air Defense Command
linked to: Air Defense Command
Convair F-106 Delta Dart primaryUser Air Defense Command
F-101A designedForOperator United States Air Force Air Defense Command
linked to: Air Defense Command
Camp Hero military installation militaryBranch United States Air Defense Command
linked to: Air Defense Command