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4721st Air Defense Group

Index 4721st Air Defense Group

The 4721st Air Defense Group is a discontinued group of the United States Air Force. [1]

26 relations: Aerospace Defense Command, AIM-9 Sidewinder, Anti-aircraft warfare, Data link, Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket, Group (military aviation unit), Interceptor aircraft, Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Larson Air Force Base, List of Lockheed F-104 Starfighter operators, List of Sabre and Fury units in the US military, List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, M61 Vulcan, Military Air Transport Service, North American F-86D Sabre, Radar, Semi-Automatic Ground Environment, Spokane Air Defense Sector, Squadron (aviation), Tactical Air Command, United States Air Force, 25th Air Division, 322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 9th Space Division.

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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AIM-9 Sidewinder

The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile developed by the United States Navy at China Lake, California, in the 1950s, and subsequently adopted by 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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Data link

In telecommunication a data link is the means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving digital information.

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Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket

The Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket (FFAR), also known as Mighty Mouse, was an unguided rocket used by United States military aircraft.

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Group (military aviation unit)

A group is a military aviation unit, a component of military organization and a military formation.

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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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Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base

Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Oregon Air National Guard's 173d Fighter Wing (173 FW).

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Larson Air Force Base

Larson Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Moses Lake, in Grant County, Washington.

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List of Lockheed F-104 Starfighter operators

The List of Lockheed F-104 Starfighter operators lists the countries and their air force units that operated the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.

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List of Sabre and Fury units in the US military

List of Sabre and Fury units in the US military identifies the aircraft models, military branches, military units, and service years.

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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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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which later became widely used as an attack aircraft.

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M61 Vulcan

The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate (typically 6,000 rounds per minute).

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Military Air Transport Service

The Military Air Transport Service (MATS) is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command.

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North American F-86D Sabre

The North American F-86D Sabre (sometimes called the "Sabre Dog" or "Dog Sabre") was a transonic jet all-weather interceptor of the United States Air Force and others.

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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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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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Spokane Air Defense Sector

The Spokane Air Defense Sector (SPADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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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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Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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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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25th Air Division

The 25th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force intermediate echelon command and control organization.

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322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

The 322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

The 538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive unit of United States Air Force.

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9th Space Division

The 9th Space Division (9th SD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4721st_Air_Defense_Group

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