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4710th Air Defense Wing

Index 4710th Air Defense Wing

The 4710th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued unit of the United States Air Force. [1]

49 relations: Aerospace Defense Command, Air National Guard, Andrews Air Force Base, Anti-aircraft warfare, Brigadier general, Cape Charles Air Force Station, Claysburg Air Force Station, Combat readiness, Dover Air Force Base, Eastern Air Defense Force, Far East Air Force (United States), Fighter aircraft, Ground Equipment Facility QRC, Hobson Plan, Interceptor aircraft, Korean War, Langley Air Force Base, List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force, List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons, List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons, Lockheed F-94 Starfire, Manassas Air Force Station, Military air base, New Castle Air National Guard Base, North American F-86 Sabre, O'Hare International Airport, Palermo Air Force Station, Radar, Republic F-84 Thunderjet, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Semi-Automatic Ground Environment, Squadron (aviation), United States Air Force, Wing (military aviation unit), World War II, 113th Wing, 121st Fighter Squadron, 142d Airlift Squadron, 148th Fighter Squadron, 26th Air Division, 37th Air Division, 46th Fighter Training Squadron, 48th Flying Training Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, 525th Air Defense Group, 82d Operations Group, 85th Air Division, 95th Fighter Squadron, 96th Flying Training Squadron.

Aerospace Defense Command

Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Forces, responsible for continental air defence.

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Air National Guard

The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force as well as the militia air force of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Andrews Air Force Base

Andrews Air Force Base is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force.

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Anti-aircraft warfare

Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action."AAP-6 They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons).

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Brigadier general

Brigadier general (Brig. Gen.) is a senior rank in the armed forces.

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Cape Charles Air Force Station

Cape Charles Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station.

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Claysburg Air Force Station

Claysburg Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-63) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station.

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Combat readiness

Combat readiness is a condition of the armed forces and their constituent units and formations, warships, aircraft, weapon systems or other military technology and equipment to perform during combat military operations, or functions consistent with the purpose for which they are organized or designed, or the managing of resources and personnel training in preparation for combat.

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Dover Air Force Base

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware.

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Eastern Air Defense Force

The Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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Far East Air Force (United States)

The Far East Air Force (FEAF) was the military aviation organization of the United States Army in the Philippines just prior to and at the beginning of World War II.

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Fighter aircraft

A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, as opposed to bombers and attack aircraft, whose main mission is to attack ground targets.

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Ground Equipment Facility QRC

Ground Equipment Facility QRC (FUDS C03PA046300: "Benton Air Force Communications Annex") is an FAA radar station that was part of a Cold War SAGE radar station (Benton Air Force Station, call sign: Oppose) for aircraft control and warning "from Massachusetts to southern Virginia, and as far out to sea as possible." Benton AFS was also the first operational "regional data processing center" for the GE 477L Nuclear Detection and Reporting System.

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Hobson Plan

The Hobson Plan was an organizational structure established by the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1948.

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Interceptor aircraft

An interceptor aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to attack enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft, as they approach.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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Langley Air Force Base

Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located adjacent to Hampton and Newport News, Virginia.

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List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force

This is a list of Major Air Command (MAJCOM) Wings of the United States Air Force (USAF), a designation system in use from the summer of 1948 to the mid-1990s.

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List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons

The second iteration of Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) 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.

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List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons

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Lockheed F-94 Starfire

The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet aircraft of the United States Air Force.

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Manassas Air Force Station

Manassas Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-55 NORAD ID: Z-55) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station.

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Military air base

A military air base (sometimes referred to as a military airfield, military airport, air force station, air force base or short air base) is an aerodrome (military base) used by a military force for the operation of military aircraft.

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New Castle Air National Guard Base

New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation under the control of the Delaware Air National Guard, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware.

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North American F-86 Sabre

The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft.

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O'Hare International Airport

O'Hare International Airport, usually referred to as O'Hare Airport, Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is an international airport located on the far Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois, northwest of the Loop business district, operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation and covering.

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Palermo Air Force Station

Palermo Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-54, NORAD ID: Z-54) is a closed United States Air Force (USAF) General Surveillance Radar station.

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Radar

Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects.

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Republic F-84 Thunderjet

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft.

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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II era fighter aircraft produced by the United States from 1941 through 1945.

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Semi-Automatic Ground Environment

The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE, a name selected to mean "wise") was a system of large computers and associated networking equipment that coordinated data from many radar sites and processed it to produce a single unified image of the airspace over a wide area.

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Squadron (aviation)

A squadron in air force, army aviation, or naval aviation is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Wing (military aviation unit)

In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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113th Wing

The 113th Wing is a unit of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Camp Springs, Maryland.

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121st Fighter Squadron

The 121st Fighter Squadron (121 FS) is a unit of the District of Columbia Air National Guard 113th Wing located at Joint Base Andrews, Camp Springs, Maryland.

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142d Airlift Squadron

The 142d Airlift Squadron (142d AS) is a unit of the 166th Airlift Wing located at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware.

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148th Fighter Squadron

The 148th Fighter Squadron (148 FS) is a unit of the Arizona Air National Guard 162d Fighter Wing located at Tucson Air National Guard Base, Arizona.

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26th Air Division

The 26th Air Division (26th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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37th Air Division

The 37th Air Division (37th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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46th Fighter Training Squadron

The 46th Fighter Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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48th Flying Training Squadron

The 48th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

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4th Fighter Wing

The 4th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Ninth Air Force.

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525th Air Defense Group

The 525th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization.

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82d Operations Group

The 82d Operations Group (82 OG) is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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85th Air Division

The 85th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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95th Fighter Squadron

The 95th Fighter Squadron is a United States F-22 Raptor squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base.

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96th Flying Training Squadron

The 96th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 340th Flying Training Group and is the reserve associate to the 47th Flying Training Wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4710th_Air_Defense_Wing

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