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Winston-Salem Air Force Station

Index Winston-Salem Air Force Station

Winston-Salem Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-130 NORAD ID: Z-130) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. [1]

18 relations: Aerospace Defense Command, AN/FPS-24 Radar, AN/FPS-26 Radar, Andrews Air Force Base, Bendix AN/FPS-18 Radar, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Fort Lee Air Force Station, General Electric AN/FPS-6 Radar, General Electric AN/FPS-8 Radar, Semi-Automatic Ground Environment, United States Air Force, United States general surveillance radar stations, Washington Air Defense Sector, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 20th Air Division, 32d Air Division, 33rd Air Division (United States), 85th Air 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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AN/FPS-24 Radar

The AN/FPS-24 Radar was a Long Range Search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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AN/FPS-26 Radar

The Avco AN/FPS-26 Radar was an Air Defense Command height finder radar developed in the Frequency Diversity Program with a tunable 3-cavity power klystron for electronic counter-countermeasures (e.g. to counter jamming).

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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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Bendix AN/FPS-18 Radar

The AN/FPS-18 was a medium-range search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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Dobbins Air Reserve Base

Dobbins Air Reserve Base or Dobbins ARB is a United States Air Force reserve air base located in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb about northwest of Atlanta.

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Fort Lee Air Force Station

Fort Lee Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force station.

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General Electric AN/FPS-6 Radar

The AN/FPS-6 Radar was a long-range height finding radar used by the United States Air Force's Air Defense Command.

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General Electric AN/FPS-8 Radar

The AN/FPS-8 Radar was a Medium-Range Search Radar used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command.

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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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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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Washington Air Defense Sector

The Washington Air Defense Sector (WaADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. With a 2015 estimated population of 241,218, it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and the 5th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 89th-most populous city in the United States. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center. Winston-Salem is called the "Twin City" for its dual heritage and "City of the Arts and Innovation" for its dedication to fine arts and theater and technological research. "Camel City" is a reference to the city's historic involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally based R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's Camel cigarettes. Many locals refer to the city as "Winston" in informal speech. Another nickname, "the Dash," comes from the (-) in the city's name, although technically it is a hyphen, not a dash; this nickname is only used by the local minor league baseball team, the Winston-Salem Dash. In 2012, the city was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the U.S. by CBS MoneyWatch.

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20th Air Division

The 20th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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32d Air Division

The 32d Air Division (32d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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33rd Air Division (United States)

The 33rd Air Division (33d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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85th Air Division

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

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Redirects here:

810th Airborne Control and Warning Squadron, 810th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 810th Radar Squadron, Winston-Salem AFS.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston-Salem_Air_Force_Station

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