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Grand Forks Air Defense Sector

Index Grand Forks Air Defense Sector

The Grand Forks Air Defense Sector (GFADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. [1]

28 relations: Aerospace Defense Command, AN/FSQ-7 Combat Direction Central, Central Air Defense Force, CFS Beausejour, Chandler Air Force Station, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Convair F-106 Delta Dart, Finley Air Force Station, Gettysburg Air Force Station, Grand Forks Air Force Base, List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons, Lockheed F-94 Starfire, Minnesota, Minot Air Defense Sector, North Dakota, Radar, Semi-Automatic Ground Environment, South Dakota, United States, United States Air Force, United States general surveillance radar stations, Wadena Air Force Station, Willmar Air Force Station, 18th Aggressor Squadron, 29th Air Division, 31st Air Division, 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing, 916th Aircraft Control and Warning 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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AN/FSQ-7 Combat Direction Central

The AN/FSQ-7 Combat Direction Central, referred to as the Q7 for short, was a computerized command and control system for Cold War ground-controlled interception used in the USAF Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense network.

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Central Air Defense Force

The Central Air Defense Force (CADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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CFS Beausejour

Canadian Forces Station Beausejour (ADC ID: C-17) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station.

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Chandler Air Force Station

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

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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft that was built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s.

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Convair F-106 Delta Dart

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s.

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Finley Air Force Station

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

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Gettysburg Air Force Station

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

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Grand Forks Air Force Base

Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern North Dakota, located north of Emerado and west of Grand Forks.

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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-94 Starfire

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

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Minot Air Defense Sector

The Minot Air Defense Sector (MADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a U.S. state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States.

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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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South Dakota

South Dakota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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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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United States general surveillance radar stations

United States general surveillance radar stations include Army and USAF stations of various US air defense networks (in reverse chronological order).

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Wadena Air Force Station

Wadena Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-17, NORAD ID: Z-17) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station.

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Willmar Air Force Station

Willmar Air Force Station (ADC ID: SM-139) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station.

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18th Aggressor Squadron

The 18th Aggressor Squadron is a subordinate unit of the 354th Fighter Wing based at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, and flies the Block 30 General Dynamics F-16C/D aircraft.

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29th Air Division

The 29th Air Division (29th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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31st Air Division

The 31st Air Division (31st AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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478th Aeronautical Systems Wing

The 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force which was last based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where it was inactivated in 2009.

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916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

The 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks_Air_Defense_Sector

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