64th Air Division (United States)
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The 64th Air Division (64th AD) 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 1 July 1963
as an air defense command and control wing assigned to First Air Force
at Mitchel Field, New York.
By February 1943, it was clear that no German planes were heading to attack the East Coast, and the organization was realigned to become a command and control organization for Twelfth Air Force, engaged in combat as part of the North African Campaign
. The wing moved to North Africa in February 1943 and supported combat operations with a warning and control system, and, occasionally, augmenting the operations section of the XII Air Support Command in the Tunisian campaign.
During the Sicilian and Italian campaigns (1943–1944), it administered fighter and fighter-bomber support to ground forces in a wide range of operations that included cover patrols, battle-area patrols, invasion coverage, escort missions, dive bombing missions, and reconnaissance. In Italy, the 64th directed close air support operations against enemy objectives in advance of Allied troops. Its primary targets included enemy gun positions, road junctions, traffic concentrations, assembly areas, bridges, and targets of opportunity.
In August 1944 during the invasion of southern France, wing personnel, applying techniques developed in the invasion of Sicily and Italy, controlled air operations while aboard ships patrolling the assault beaches. With the landing of troops, a beachhead control unit directed aircraft to hit enemy strong points, ammunition dumps, troop concentrations, road intersections, supply lines, and communications. As Allied forces advanced northward along the Rhone valley, the wing implemented a plan to give more rapid support to the ground troops. Forward control units, equipped with the latest in air ground communications, directed sector air ground support. During the operations in France and Germany (1944–1945), the 64th continued to coordinate the close air-ground support of its fighter aircraft.
After the end of hostilities in May 1945, the wing served in the occupation of Germany as part of the XII Tactical Air Command
, United States Air Forces in Europe
. In Occupied Germany the wing performed many occupation duties such as destroying captured enemy aircraft, repairing roads, bridges and processing Prisoners of War. It also commanded combat units which were inactivating and sending their aircraft to storage, disposal or return to the United States. It was inactivated in Germany on 5 June 1947.
(NEAC), being stationed at Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland in December 1952. NEAC had taken over the former Newfoundland Base Command atmospheric forces and ground air and radar stations in Newfoundland, Northeastern Canada and Greenland upon the former commands inactivation. The 64th Air Division was NEAC's command and control echelon of command over these assets.
It's mission was the administration, training and providing air defense combat ready forces within its designated geographic area of responsibility, exercising command jurisdiction over its assigned units, installations, and facilities. In addition, the division and its subordinate units under its control participated in numerous exercises. NEAC was inactivated in April 1957, and its mission was reassigned to Air Defense Command (ADC).
The 64th AD continued its operations under ADC at Pepperrell AFB including the operational control of the Distant Early Warning Line
(DEW Line) and Air Forces Iceland. In January 1960, it activated the Goose Air Defense Sector
(Manual) at Goose AFB. On 26 May 1960, the division headquarters moved from Newfoundland to Stewart AFB, New York, when part of its mission was taken over by the 26th Air Division (SAGE) in a realignment of forces.
The Division was reassigned to Stewart AFB, New York, where it assumed the mission of training and providing air defense combat ready forces for the aerospace defense of a 6,000,000 square miles (16,000,000 km2) region of North America, including New Jersey, New York, New England north of Massachusetts, Eastern Canada, and atmospheric forces in Greenland.
The Division was inactivated in July 1963 with the phasedown of ADC at Stewart AFB, it's mission being taken over by First 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 Air Defense Command, being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on 1 July 1963
World War II
The organization was established during the early days of World War IIWorld 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...
as an air defense command and control wing assigned 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....
at Mitchel Field, New York.
By February 1943, it was clear that no German planes were heading to attack the East Coast, and the organization was realigned to become a command and control organization for Twelfth Air Force, engaged in combat as part of the North African Campaign
North African campaign
During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia .The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had...
. The wing moved to North Africa in February 1943 and supported combat operations with a warning and control system, and, occasionally, augmenting the operations section of the XII Air Support Command in the Tunisian campaign.
During the Sicilian and Italian campaigns (1943–1944), it administered fighter and fighter-bomber support to ground forces in a wide range of operations that included cover patrols, battle-area patrols, invasion coverage, escort missions, dive bombing missions, and reconnaissance. In Italy, the 64th directed close air support operations against enemy objectives in advance of Allied troops. Its primary targets included enemy gun positions, road junctions, traffic concentrations, assembly areas, bridges, and targets of opportunity.
In August 1944 during the invasion of southern France, wing personnel, applying techniques developed in the invasion of Sicily and Italy, controlled air operations while aboard ships patrolling the assault beaches. With the landing of troops, a beachhead control unit directed aircraft to hit enemy strong points, ammunition dumps, troop concentrations, road intersections, supply lines, and communications. As Allied forces advanced northward along the Rhone valley, the wing implemented a plan to give more rapid support to the ground troops. Forward control units, equipped with the latest in air ground communications, directed sector air ground support. During the operations in France and Germany (1944–1945), the 64th continued to coordinate the close air-ground support of its fighter aircraft.
After the end of hostilities in May 1945, the wing served in the occupation of Germany as part of the XII Tactical Air Command
XII Tactical Air Command
The XII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe, based at Bad Kissingen, Germany...
, United States Air Forces in Europe
United States Air Forces in Europe
The United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces...
. In Occupied Germany the wing performed many occupation duties such as destroying captured enemy aircraft, repairing roads, bridges and processing Prisoners of War. It also commanded combat units which were inactivating and sending their aircraft to storage, disposal or return to the United States. It was inactivated in Germany on 5 June 1947.
Cold War
Reactivated as an Air Division under Northeast Air CommandNortheast Air Command
The Northeast Air Command was a short-lived organization in the United States Air Force tasked with the operation and defense of air bases in Greenland, Labrador and Newfoundland. It was formed in 1950 from the facilities of the United States established during World War II in Northeast Canada,...
(NEAC), being stationed at Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland in December 1952. NEAC had taken over the former Newfoundland Base Command atmospheric forces and ground air and radar stations in Newfoundland, Northeastern Canada and Greenland upon the former commands inactivation. The 64th Air Division was NEAC's command and control echelon of command over these assets.
It's mission was the administration, training and providing air defense combat ready forces within its designated geographic area of responsibility, exercising command jurisdiction over its assigned units, installations, and facilities. In addition, the division and its subordinate units under its control participated in numerous exercises. NEAC was inactivated in April 1957, and its mission was reassigned to Air Defense Command (ADC).
The 64th AD continued its operations under ADC at Pepperrell AFB including the operational control of the Distant Early Warning Line
Distant Early Warning Line
The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in addition to the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland...
(DEW Line) and Air Forces Iceland. In January 1960, it activated the Goose Air Defense Sector
Goose Air Defense Sector
The Goose Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division, being stationed at Goose Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and replaced by the 37th Air Division.-History:Command and control...
(Manual) at Goose AFB. On 26 May 1960, the division headquarters moved from Newfoundland to Stewart AFB, New York, when part of its mission was taken over by the 26th Air Division (SAGE) in a realignment of forces.
The Division was reassigned to Stewart AFB, New York, where it assumed the mission of training and providing air defense combat ready forces for the aerospace defense of a 6,000,000 square miles (16,000,000 km2) region of North America, including New Jersey, New York, New England north of Massachusetts, Eastern Canada, and atmospheric forces in Greenland.
The Division was inactivated in July 1963 with the phasedown of ADC at Stewart AFB, it's mission being taken over by 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....
.
Lineage
- Established as 3d Air Defense Wing on 12 December 1942
- Activated on 12 December 1942
- Redesignated 64th Fighter Wing on 24 July 1943
- Inactivated on 5 June 1947
- Redesignated 64th Air Division (Defense) on 17 March 1952
- Activated on 8 April 1952
- Inactivated on 20 December 1952
- Organized on 20 December 1952
- Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 July 1963
Assignments
- I Fighter CommandI Fighter CommandThe I Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the First Air Force, based at Mitchel Army Airfield, New York...
, 12 Dec 1942-c. 7 Feb 1943 - Army Service ForcesArmy Service ForcesThe Army Service Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces. They were created on February 28, 1942 by Executive Order Number 9082 "Reorganizing the Army and the War Department"...
, c. 7 Feb 1943 - XII Fighter Command, 22 Feb 1943
- XII Air Support Command (later, XII Tactical Air Command)XII Tactical Air CommandThe XII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe, based at Bad Kissingen, Germany...
- Attached First Tactical Air Force [Provisional], 27 Nov 1944 – May 1945), 9 Mar 1943 – 5 Jun 1947
- Northeast Air CommandNortheast Air CommandThe Northeast Air Command was a short-lived organization in the United States Air Force tasked with the operation and defense of air bases in Greenland, Labrador and Newfoundland. It was formed in 1950 from the facilities of the United States established during World War II in Northeast Canada,...
, 8 Apr 1952 - Air Defense Command, 1 Apr 1957 – 1 Jul 1963.
- Northeast Air Command
Stations
- Mitchel Field, New York, 12 December 1942 – 23 January 1943
- Oran Es Sénia AirportOran Es Sénia AirportOran Es Sénia Airport is an airport located 4.7 nm south of Oran, near Es Sénia, in Algeria.-History:During World War II, La Sénia Airport was first used by the French Air Force as a military airfield, first by the Armée de l'Air, and after June 1940, by the Armistice Air Force of the Vichy...
, Algeria, 22 February 1943 - Thelepte AirfieldThelepte AirfieldThelepte Airfield is an airfield in Tunisia, located about 20 km southwest of Kasserine. It currently is active and in use.It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1943 during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps...
, Tunisia, 1 March 1943 - SbeitlaSbeitlaSbeitla is a small town in north-central Tunisia. Nearby are the Roman ruins of Sufetula, containing the best preserved Forum temples in Tunisia...
, Tunisia, 18 March 1943 - Le Sers AirfieldLe Sers AirfieldLe Sers Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, about 3 km of As Sars; 130 km southwest of Tunis. It was a temporary airfield constructed by Army Engineers using compacted earth for its runway, parking and dispersal areas, not designed for heavy aircraft or...
, Tunisia, 12 April 1943 - Korba AirfieldKorba AirfieldKorba Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, located about 3 km west of Hamadet Bir Messaouda in Nabul provience; 13 km north of Korbra, and 60 km east-southeast of Tunis....
, Tunisia, 18 May 1943 - Ponte Olivo AirfieldPonte Olivo AirfieldPonte Olivo Airfield is an abandoned pre-World War II airport and later wartime military airfield in Sicily, 3 km north of Gela. Its last known use was by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force in 1944 during the Italian Campaign.-History:...
, Sicily, 12 July 1943 - Milazzo AirfieldMilazzo AirfieldMilazzo Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield on Sicily, located in the southern suburbs of Milazzo, on the northern tip of the island....
, Sicily, 1 September 1943 - FrattamaggioreFrattamaggiore-Geography:It is located in the Afragola hinterland. At the 2001 census the municipality had a population of 32,731 inhabitants and a land area of 5.32 km² . It is bordered by Afragola, Cardito, Crispano, Frattaminore, Grumo Nevano, and Sant'Arpino....
, Italy, 7 October 1943 - San Felice CirceoSan Felice CirceoSan Felice Circeo is a town and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy.It is included in that Circeo National Park...
, Italy, 1 June 1944 - Rocca di PapaRocca di PapaRocca di Papa is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani about 25 km south east of Rome on the Alban Hills. It is bounded by the other communes of Velletri, Rocca Priora, Monte Compatri, Grottaferrata, Albano and Marino...
, Italy, 7 June 1944 - OrbetelloOrbetelloOrbetello is a town and comune in the province of Grosseto , Italy. It is located c. 35 km south of Grosseto, on the eponymous lagoon, which is home to an important Natural Reserve.-History:...
, Italy 19 June 1944
- Santa Maria Capua VetereSanta Maria Capua Vetere-External links:*...
, Italy 19 July 1944 - St Tropez, France, 15 August 1944
- ALG Y-7 Dôle/TavauxDôle-Tavaux AirportDole – Jura Airport , also known as Franche-Comté Regional Airport , is an airport serving Dole, a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The airport is located southwest of Dole, and southeast of Tavaux...
, France 19 September 1944 - LudresLudresLudres is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are called Ludréens. In the past, inhabitants of Ludres were known by their neighbours as rôtisseurs , having once turned out en masse to watch their adulterous priest burned at the stake.-External...
, France, 3 November 1944 - A-96 Toul/OcheyNancy - Ochey Air BaseNancy-Ochey Air Base is a front-line French Air Force ) base located approximately 11 km west-southwest of Neuves-Maisons in the Département de Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.-Units:...
, France, 15 January 1945 - EdenkobenEdenkobenEdenkoben is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It lies approximately halfway between Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Edenkoben is one of the towns situated along the German Wine Route...
, Germany, 1 April 1945 - Schwäbisch HallSchwäbisch HallSchwäbisch Hall is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is located in the valley of the river Kocher in the north-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg....
, Germany, 29 April 1945 - AAF Station Darmstadt/Griesheim, Germany, 7 July 1945
- AAF Station Bad Kissingen, Germany, 1 December 1945 – 5 June 1947
- Pepperrell AFB, NewfoundlandNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, 20 December 1952 - Stewart AFB, New York, 1 July 1960 – 1 July 1963
Groups
- 27th Fighter Bomber (later, 27 Fighter) Group27th Special Operations GroupThe 27th Special Operations Group is the flying component of the 27th Special Operations Wing, assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command...
- c. 28 May 1943 – c. 22 October 1945; c. 13 August 1946 – 5 June 1947
- 31st Fighter Group: 1 September 1943 – 31 March 1944
- 33d Fighter Group: c. 9 March 1943 – 14 February 1944
- 36th Fighter Group: 15 November 1945 – 15 February 1946
- 50th Fighter Group: c. 29 September 1944 – 22 June 1945
- 52d Fighter Group: 9 November 1946 – 5 June 1947
- 69th Tactical Reconnaissance Group: c. 22 March – 30 June 1945
- 79th Fighter Group79th Fighter GroupThe 79th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Air Defense Command 30th Air Division, being assigned to Youngstown Air Force Base, Ohio. It was inactivated on 1 March 1960.-World War II:...
: 18 January – 29 September 1944 - 86th Fighter-Bomber (later, 86th Fighter) Group
- c. 31 July – c. 31 December 1943; 10 March 1945 – c. 15 February 1946; 20 August 1946 – 5 June 1947
- 324th Fighter Group324th Fighter GroupThe 324th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with XII Air Support Command, stationed at Fliegerhorst Stuttgart-Echterdingen , Germany. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
: 22 August 1943 – c. 5 March 1944; 30 April – 14 August 1945 - 354th Fighter Group: 4 July 1945 – c. 15 February 1946
- 355th Fighter Group: c. 15 April – 1 August 1946
- 358th Fighter Group358th Fighter GroupThe 358th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Second Air Force stationed at La Junta Army Air Field , Colorado. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
: c. 30 May – 18 July 1945 - 363d Reconnaissance Group: 18 May – 20 November 1945
- 366th Fighter Group: 4 July 1945 – 20 August 1946
- 370th Fighter Group: 27 June – 17 September 1945
- 404th Fighter Group404th Fighter GroupThe 404th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with III Fighter Command, stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 9 November 1945....
: 23 June – 2 August 1945 - 406th Fighter Group: 5 August 1945 – 20 August 1946
Squadrons
- 14th Liaison Squadron14th Liaison SquadronThe 14th Liaison Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 7150th Air Force Composite Wing, stationed at Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany...
: 10 July 1946 – 1 May 1947 - 47th Liaison Squadron47th Liaison SquadronThe 47th Liaison Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command, stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
: 4 March 1946 – 1 May 1947 - 111th Reconnaissance Squadron: attached June – September 1943
- 155th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron: 1 August – 24 November 1945
- 415th Night Fighter Squadron415th Night Fighter SquadronThe 415th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 49th Fighter Wing stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico...
- Attached c. 3 September – 5 December 1943
- Assigned 5 December 1943 – 15 February 1946
- 416th Night Fighter Squadron: 15 August – 9 November 1946
- 417th Night Fighter Squadron: 24 March – 17 May 1945; 26 June 1945 – 9 November 1946.
Force
- Air Forces Iceland
- Keflavik Airport, Iceland, 1 July 1962 – 1 July 1963
Sector
- Goose Air Defense SectorGoose Air Defense SectorThe Goose Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division, being stationed at Goose Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and replaced by the 37th Air Division.-History:Command and control...
- Goose AFB, Newfoundland, 1 April 1960 – 1 July 1963
Wings
- 4083d Air Base Wing (SAC),
- Thule AB, Greenland, 1 July 1960
- Replaced by: 4683d Air Defense Wing4683d Air Defense WingThe 4683d Air Defense Wing is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Aerospace Defense Command, being stationed at Thule Air Base, Greenland. It was inactivated on 31 March 1977.-History:...
(ADC), 1 July 1960 – 1 July 1963
- 6604th Air Base Group (NEAC)
- Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland, 8 April 1952
- Re-designated 6604th Air Base Wing, 1 June 1954
- Re-designated 4737th Air Base Wing (ADC), 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958
- 6602d Air Base Group (NEAC)
- Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 8 April 1952
- Re-designated 6605th Air Base Wing, 1 June 1954
- Re-assigned to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)
- 6603d Air Base Group (NEAC)
- Goose AFB, Labrador, 8 April 1952
- Re-designated 6606th Air Base Wing, 1 June 1954
- Re-assigned to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)
- 6612th Air Base Group (NEAC)
- Thule AB, Greenland, 8 April 1952
- Re-designated 6607th Air Base Wing, 1 June 1964
- Re-assigned to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)
- 4061st Support Wing
- ParamusParamus, New JerseyParamus is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 26,342. A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located between 15–20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately west of Upper Manhattan.Paramus is one of...
, New Jersey, 1 October 1960 – 1 July 1963
- 4602d Support Wing
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1 January 1961 – 1 July 1963
Groups
- 4684th Air Base Group
- Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, 1 July 1960 – 1 July 1963
- 4737th Air Base Group
- Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland, 1 May 1958 – 1 September 1960
- 4731st Air Defense Group4731st Air Defense GroupThe 4731st Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division, being stationed at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base, Newfoundland, Canada. It was last active 1 July 1960.-History:...
- 4731st Air Defense Group
- Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 1 April 1957 – 1 July 1960
- 4732d Air Defense Group
- Goose AFB, Labrador, 1 April 1957 – 1 July 1960
- 4733d Air Defense Group4733d Air Defense GroupThe 4733d Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division, being stationed at Frobisher Bay AB, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. It was last active on 1 May 1958...
- 4733d Air Defense Group
- Frobisher Bay AFB, Northwest Territories, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958
- 4734th Air Defense Group4734th Air Defense GroupThe 4734th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division, being stationed at Thule Air Base, Greenland...
- 4734th Air Defense Group
- Thule AB, Greenland, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958
- 6611th Air Base Group (NEAC)
- Narsarsuaq AB, Greenland, 8 April 1952
- Re-assigned to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)- 6621st Air Base Group (NEAC)
- Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, 8 April 1952
- Re-assigned to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)- 6614th Air Transport Group (NEAC)
- Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland, 8 April 1952
- 6622d Air Transport Squadron, Torbay Airport NF
- 6614th Air Ttransport Squadron, Harmon AB, NF
- 6615th Air Transport Squadron, Goose Bay AFB, LB
- Transferred to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)
Squadrons
- 6614th Air Transport Squadron (NEAC)
- Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 8 April 1952
- Transferred to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)- 6615th Air Transport Squadron (NEAC)
- Goose AFB, Labrador, 8 April 1952
- Transferred to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)- 6622d Transportation Squadron (NEAC)
- Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland, 8 April 1952
- Transferred to Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 1 April 1957 (Inactivated)
- 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Goose AFB, Labrador, 28 October 1952 – 31 December 1966
- 61st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 6 August 1953 – 17 Oct 1957
- 74th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Thule AB, Greenland, 20 August 1954 – 25 June 1958
- 318th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Thule AB, Greenland, 1 July 1953 – 5 August 1954
- 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron327th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division stationed at Thule AB, Greenland. It was inactivated on March 25, 1960-History:...
- 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- Thule AB, Greenland, 3 July 1958 – 25 March 1960
- 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron639th Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronThe 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Lowther Air Station, Ontario, Canada...
- Lowther AS, Ontario, 15 November 1958 – 1 April 1959
- 105th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Fed ANG) (NEAC)
- Stephenville AS, Newfoundland, 8 April 1952
- Re-designated: 640th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 Jan 1953 (NEAC)
- Reassigned to Air Defense Command, 1 November 1957 – 6 June 1960
- 642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Red Cliff AS, Newfoundland, 1 January 1953 – 1 October 1961
- 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron920th Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronThe 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Goose Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Resolution Island Air Station, Northern Territories, Canada...
(NEAC)
- 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Resolution Island AS, Northwest Territory, 19 January 1952 – 1 April 1957
- 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (NEAC)
- Saint Anthony AS, Labrador, 1 October 1953 – 1 April 1957
- 923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (NEAC)
- Hopedale AS, Labrador, 1 October 1953 – 1 April 1957
- 924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (NEAC)
- Saglek AS, Labrador, 1 October 1953 – 1 April 1957
- 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron926th Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronThe 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Goose Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Frobisher Bay Air Base, Northwest Territories, Canada...
(NEAC)
- 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Frobisher Bay AB, Northwest Territory, 1 October 1953 – 1 April 1957
- 931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Thule AS, Greenland, 1 May 1958 – 1 July 1960
See also
- List of United States Air Force air divisions
- 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...
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations