SAGE radar stations


The SAGE radar stations of Air Defense Command were the military installations operated by USAF squadrons using the 1st automated air defense environment and networked by the SAGE System, a computer network. Most of the radar stations used the Burroughs AN/FST-2 Coordinate Data Transmitting Set to automate the operator environment and provide radar tracks to sector command posts at SAGE Direction Centers, e.g., the Malmstrom Z-124 radar station was co-located with DC-20. The sector/division radar stations were networked by DCs and Manual Control Centers to provide command, control, and coordination for ground-controlled interception of enemy aircraft by interceptors such as the F-106 developed to work with the SAGE System.

Background

Post-World War II radar stations included those of the 1948 "five-station radar net" and the Lashup network completed in 1950, followed by the "Priority Permanent System" with the initial radar stations completed in 1952 as a "manual air defense system" with Manual ADCCs Several Lashup stations became permanent stations and in 1951 some new Permanent System stations similarly designated LP-2, LP-16, etc., instead of using newly deployed radars, were outfitted with older radars such as the January 1945 GE AN/CPS-5 radar, 1948 Western Electric AN/TPS-1B Radar, Bendix AN/TPS-1C radar. The MX-1353 and other programs developed the AN/FPS-6, AN/MPS-10, and other Cold War radars
"At the end of 1957, ADC operated 182 radar stations…32 had been added during the last half of the year as low-altitude, unmanned gap-filler radars. The total consisted of 47 gap-filler stations, 75 Permanent System radars, 39 semimobile radars, 19 Pinetree stations,…1 Lashup single Texas Tower". SAGE System groundbreaking was at McChord Air Force Base for DC-12 in 1957 where the "electronic brain" began arriving in November 1958 for the Seattle Air Defense Sector, and the post-war Ground Observation Corps was disbanded in 1959.

Description

Radar station personnel monitored systems and at most radar stations, used CDTS equipment such as the antenna control unit and the Range Height Indicator—CDTS range precision was. Also part of the SAGE Air Defense System were radar stations in sectors with Manual Control Centers which provided radar tracks by voice communication, and 4th floor consoles of SAGE Direction Centers in adjacent sectors could input those stations' tracks in the "Manual Inputs" room adjacent to the "Communication Recording-Monitoring and VHF" room. Squadrons at some radar stations were the parent organizations for detachments at other stations, e.g., the 666th RADSQ at Mill Valley Z-38 was the parent of Detachment 2 at the Mather AFB radar station, and the 771st RADSQ at Cape Charles Z-56 was responsible for 3 gap-filler annexes in Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Most radar stations were part of the preceding Permanent System and some SAGE stations had Ground Air Transmit Receive equipment for radioing command guidance by TDDL automated data link to autopilots of equipped interceptors for vectoring to targets In addition to a squadron operations building, structures at the radar station included the radar pedestals, a squadron headquarters building, electrical generator and fuel storage structures, etc. Notable remaining structures of SAGE radar stations include the radar tower at the Selfridge Military Air Museum, the Walker AFS quonset hut next to the Arctic Tower, and the former SAGE barracks usad for the McChord AFB museum.

SAGE upgrades

Air Defense Command radar squadrons were renamed as personnel were assigned with training for the automated CDTS, e.g., the "609th Radar Squadron " was designated on September 1, 1958. The Air Defense Command reorganization when the SAGE System was deployed included the redesignation of Air Divisions to Air Defense Sectors in 1959, e.g., the 27th Air Division was renamed between February 1, 1959 and April 1, 1966, as the Los Angeles Air Defense Sector followed by the inactivation of units such as the Air Defense Forces and some Numbered Air Forces. Radar station tracks were used for 1958 CIM-10 "BOMARC test firings at Patrick, Gunter, and McGuire", and a SAGE Radar Station was used for the 1st Bomarc intercept of a Cape Canaveral drone on August 7, 1958. A few SAGE radar stations provided radar tracks for use with the 8 operational Bomarc complexes, e.g., for 28 Upper Peninsula launch shelters, 56 shelters in New Jersey, and 56 Long Island shelters near the "FOX" mainland site.
Of the 8 Permanent System stations that closed from 1959–1964 with squadrons relocating to stations with "RP" designations, 2 were the last remaining stations with the "LP" designation:. From 1959–1962, three NORAD radar stations were added for the SAGE Radar Network : Key West Z-209, Richmond Z-210, Patrick Z-211 in 1962. One SAGE radar station also provided gap-filler radar coverage for Nike Hercules: San Pedro Hill Z-39 for the 1963–74 Integrated Fire Control area of Malibu Nike battery LA-78 on San Vicente Mtn.
A few Permanent System stations continued operations without being redesignated with Z-xx "NORAD identification codes", e.g., 1952 Duncanville P-79 until 1964, 1958 Cottonwood SM-150 until 1965, and 1948 Hamilton P-48 until 1973. In 1963 when NORAD/ADC command operations moved from Ent AFB to the nearby Chidlaw Building's Combined Operations Center with SAGE-automation, on July 31 the SAGE radar stations were redesignated with the Z-xx codes. Some sector assignments were redesignated and by the end of 1963 nearly all of the Permanent System radar stations not used for SAGE had closed. In 1966, Chidlaw Building operations transferred to the Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker, SAGE's 1st BUIC II II CCCS was deployed, and NORAD/ADC reorganized the Air Defense Sectors back to Air Divisions.

JUSS radar stations

The joint-use site system was completed after the resolved the surface-to-air missile dispute: both the US Army & USAF SAMs would be deployed and their computers were integrated with each CCCS netting the USAF sector or Army region radar stations. The SAGE System used crosstelling of "SAGE reference track data" from the BOMARC AN/FSQ-7 to the NIKE Hercules AN/FSG-1's "two surveillance and entry consoles", and the 9 bunker sites had been selected by June 1957 for coordinating Army batteries' intercept of targets within an interior NIKE Defense Area of the USAF sector. Deployment of JUSS resulted in several "LP" Permanent System stations closing, and the squadrons relocated to new JUSS "RP" radar stations at most of the 9 sites where Army Missile Master bunkers were being constructed through December 14, 1960. Construction of the Highlands Army Air Defense Site for NY-55DC began adjacent to the 1948 Highlands P-9 to use the existing equipment as "Missile Master organic radars" and in 1961, the 770th Radar Squadron at Palermo LP-54 moved to the existing Ft Meade Nike AADCP. Squadrons moving to new JUSS radar stations included the 635th RADSQ on May 15, 1960, to the 1st completed Missile Master bunker, and 2 JUSS installations used geographically-separate radar stations and Missile Master bunkers: the new San Pedro Hill RP-39 was TBD miles from the Ft MacArthur bunker, and the new Gibbsboro RP-63 in 1961 later provided 1966 radar tracks to replace the Nike radars at Pedricktown PH-64DC, away. As at San Pedro Hill, the JUSS radar station at Fort Heath B-21DC also had a 1959 ARSR-1 radar of the FAA in addition to 2 USAF and 2 Army height finder radars.

Locations

;Codes for Aerospace Defense Command radar stations in the United States
;Codes for Aerospace Defense Command radar stations outside the United States
Perm
ID
SAGE
ID
LocationSTCoordinatesSquadronActivatedInactivated
C-21Saskatoon Mountain ASAB919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531963Spokane/25th
TM-196Z-196
Z-249
Dauphin Island AFSAL693d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron; 635th Radar Squadron
OL-G 630th Radar Squadron; OL-E 678th Air Defense Group
1959
1972

1980
TM-199Z-199Eufaula AFSAL609th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581968-
TM-197Z-197Thomasville AFSAL698th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581969-
M-91 Z-91Texarkana AFSAR703d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551968-
SM-143Walnut Ridge AFSAR725th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561963-
TM-181Z-181Ajo AFSAZ612th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581969-
M-128Kingman AFSAZ659th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551958-
M-92 Z-92Mount Lemmon AFSAZ684th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561969-
SM-162Vincent AFBAZ864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551963-
M-93Winslow AFSAZ904th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551963-
C-20Baldy Hughes ASBC918th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551963-
C-153Kamloops ASBC825th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581962-
C-19Puntzi Mountain ASBC917th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521962-
M-96 Z-96Almaden AFSCA682d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571980-
P-59 Z-59Boron AFSCA750th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521975-
P-2 Z-2Cambria AFSCA775th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511980-
P-48Hamilton AFBCA724th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19461973San Francisco/28th
P-33 Z-33Klamath AFSCA777th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511981-
RP-15 Z-15Lompoc AFSCA669th Radar Squadron19631968-
P-74 Z-74Madera AFSCA774th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511966-
P-58Mather AFBCA668th AC&W Sq until 1961, later 666th Radar Squadron 19511966-
P-38 Z-38Mill Valley AFSCA666th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511980
P-76 Z-76Mount Laguna AFSCA751st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521981Los Angeles/27th
P-37 Z-37Point Arena AFSCA776th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511998 -
SM-157Z-157Red Bluff AFSCA859th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561970-
P-39CA670th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511960-
RP-39 Z-39San Pedro Hill AFSCA670th Radar Squadron19611997 Los Angeles
P-15Santa Rosa Island AFSCA669th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521963-
TM-200Z-200Cross City AFSFL691st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581970Montgomery
M-114Z-114Jacksonville NASFL679th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571981Montgomery
Z-209Key West NASFL671st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19621988Montgomery
M-129Z-129MacDill AFBFL660th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541980Montgomery
Z-211Patrick AFBFL645th Radar Squadron19611988Montgomery
Z-210Richmond AFSFL644th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19591988Montgomery
TM-198Z-198Tyndall AFBFL678th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561983Montgomery
Thorshavn ASFO932d Air Control Squadron19922006-
M-87Dobbins AFBGA908th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511958-
M-111Z-111Marietta AFSGA908th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561968Montgomery/35th
M-112Z-112Hunter AFBGA702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551979-
SM-165Flintstone AFSGA867th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551960-
G-32Thule ASGL931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521965-
G-33Thule ASGL931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 19521965-
G-34Thule ASGL931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 19521965-
M-122Dallas Center AFSIA650th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551957Sioux City/30th
P-83 Z-83Waverly AFSIA788th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511969Sioux City/30th
SM-150Cottonwood AFSID822d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581965-
RP-31 Z-31Arlington Heights AFSIL755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19601969Chicago
P-70 Z-70Belleville AFSIL798th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511968Chicago
SM-137Carmi AFSIL704th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551957-
P-85 Z-85Hanna City AFSIL791st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511968-
P-53 Z-53Rockville AFSIN782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511966-
H-3Hofn ASIS19511992-
H-1AKeflavik ASIS932d Air Control Squadron19922006-
NAS KeflavikIS932d Air Control Squadron19922006-
H-2Langanes ASIS667th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521960-
H-2ALanganes ASIS667th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19922006-
H-4ALatrar ASIS934th Air Control Squadron19922006-
H-1Rockville ASIS932d AC&W, Air Defense, & Air Control squadrons19511992-
H-4Straumnes ASIS934th AC&W, Air Defense, & Air Control squadrons19511992-
P-47 Z-47Hutchinson AFSKS793d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511968-
P-72 Z-72Olathe AFSKS738th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511968-
M-131Owingsville AFSKY809th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541957-
P-82 Z-82Snow Mountain AFSKY784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511968-
M-125England AFBLA653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541963-
M-126Z-126Houma AFSLA657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531970-
TM-194Z-248Lake Charles AFSLA812th AC&W Sq, 630th RADSQ OL-F, 634th RADSQ, 678th ADG OL-D19581995-
MM-1Fort HeathMA820th Radar Squadron 19591962-
P-10 Z-10North Truro AFSMA762d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511995
C-17Beausejour ASMB916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531961-
SM-171Andrews AFBMD19551960Washington/85th
RP-54Z-227Ft MeadeMD770th Radar Squadron19611979Washington
P-13 Z-13Brunswick AFSME654th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511965Bangor/36th
M-110Z-110Bucks Harbor AFSME907th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561988Bangor/36th
P-80 Z-80Caswell AFSME766th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521979Bangor/36th
P-65 Z-65Charleston AFSME765th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521979Bangor/36th
M-105Alpena AFSMI677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541957-
P-16 Z-16Calumet AFSMI665th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511988Duluth/29th
P-67 Z-67Custer AFSMI781st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511969-
P-34 Z-34Empire AFSMI752d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511978-
M-109Grand Marais AFSMI906th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541957-
P-61 Z-61Port Austin AFSMI754th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511988-
P-66 Z-66Sault Ste. Marie AFSMI753d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521979-
P-20 Z-20Selfridge AFBMI661st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511974-
P-23Willow Run AFSMI704th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551960tbd/30th
SM-132Z-132Baudette AFSMN692d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581979
P-18 Z-18Chandler AFSMN787th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511969Duluth/23rd
P-69 Z-69Finland AFSMN756th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511984-
SM-138Grand Rapids AFSMN707th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561963-
M-101Rochester AFSMN808th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551957-
P-36Snelling AFSMN673rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551961tbd/31st
P-17 Z-17Wadena AFSMN739th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531970-
SM-139Willmar AFSMN721st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561961-
P-68Fordland AFSMO797th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511961-
SM-169Grandview AFBMO31st Air Division19551961-
P-64 Z-64Kirksville AFSMO790th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511968-
TM-195Z-195Crystal Springs AFSMS627th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581968-
P-24 Z-24Cut Bank AFSMT681st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511965Great Falls
P-25 Z-25Havre AFSMT778th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511979Great Falls
TM-179Z-179Kalispell AFSMT716th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19591978Great Falls
TM-178Z-178Lewistown AFSMT694th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581971Great Falls
SM-147Z-147Malmstrom AFBMT801st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron1956–1969Great Falls
M-98 Z-98Miles City AFSMT902d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541968Great Falls
P-26 Z-26Opheim AFSMT779th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511979Great Falls
P-11Yaak AFSMT680th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511960Great Falls
M-116Cherry Point MCASNC614th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571963-
M-115Z-115Fort Fisher AFSNC701st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551997
M-117Z-117Roanoke Rapids AFSNC632d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561978-
M-130Z-130Winston-Salem AFSNC810th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561970-
TM-177
TM-177B
Z-177
n/a
Dickinson AFS
Alexander
ND
706th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron1958
1960
1965
1967
-
P-29 Z-29Finley AFSND785th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511979-
P-27 Z-27Fortuna AFSND780th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511984
P-28
P-28A
P-28D
Z-28Minot AFS
Niobe
Regan
ND
786th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron1952-04
1957-10
1959-01
1979-07-01
1968-06
1968-06
-
SM-133Z-133Hastings AFSNE625th Radar Squadron19621968Sioux City/30th
P-71 Z-71Omaha AFSNE789th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron1951196830th
M-104Rye AFSNH644th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561957-
P-9 Z-9Highlands AFSNJ646th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19481966New York/21st
RP-63 Z-63Gibbsboro AFSNJ772d Radar Squadron19611994New York/21st
P-54 Z-54Palermo AFSNJ770th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 680th Radar Squadron19511970New York/21st
N-27Cartwright ASNL922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531968-
N-28Hopedale ASNL923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531957-
N-24Melville ASNL641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531971-
N-22Red Cliff ASNL642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531961-
N-26Saint Anthony ASNL921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531968-
N-23Stephenville ASNL640th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531971-
N-29Saglek ASNL924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531970-
P-7Continental Divide AFSNM769th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511961-
P-41Kirtland AFBNM690th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541962Albuquerque/34th
M-95Las Cruces AFSNM685th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541963-
P-51Moriarty AFSNM768th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511961-
P-8Tierra Amarilla AFSNM767th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511959-
M-90Walker AFBNM686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531963-
M-94 Z-94West Mesa AFSNM687th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561968-
C-102Barrington ASNS672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561962-
N-31Frobisher Bay ABNT926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531961-
N-30Resolution Island ASNT920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511961-
SM-156Z-156Fallon AFSNV858th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561975Reno
SM-163Z-163Las Vegas AFSNV865th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561969-
SM-164Z-164Tonopah AFSNV866th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561970 Reno
M-127Z-127Winnemucca AFSNV658th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561968-
P-21 Z-21Lockport AFSNY763d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511979Syracuse
P-45 Z-45Montauk AFSNY773d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19481981-
P-3Roslyn AFSNY645th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511958New York/26th
P-50 Z-50Saratoga Springs AFSNY656th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511977-
P-49 Z-49Watertown AFSNY655th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511979Syracuse
P-73 Z-73Bellefontaine AFSOH664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron1951-041969-
SM-170Wright-Patterson AFBOH58th Air Division19551958-
P-77Bartlesville AFSOK796th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511961-
P-52 Z-52Oklahoma City AFSOK746th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511969Oklahoma City/31st
P-62Brookfield AFSOH662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511959-
C-15Armstrong ASON914th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521962-
C-119Lowther ASON639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561963-
C-14Pagwa ASON913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521963-
C-10Ramore ASON912th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521962-
C-16Sioux Lookout ASON915th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521962-
SM-149Z-149Baker AFSOR821st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19591968-
M-118Z-118Burns AFSOR634th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551970-
P-32 Z-32Condon AFSOR636th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511970-
TM-180Z-180Keno AFSOR827th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571979
M-100Z-100Mount Hebo AFSOR689th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571979-
P-12 Z-12North Bend AFSOR761st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511980-
P-30 Z-30Benton AFSPA648th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511975-
P-63Claysburg AFSPA772d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511961-
RP-62 Z-62Oakdale AFSPA662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19591969-
SM-159Z-159Aiken AFSSC861st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551975-
M-113Z-113North Charleston AFSSC792d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551980-
M-97Ellsworth AFBSD740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19531962-
M-99 Z-99Gettysburg AFSSD903d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561968-
SM-134Z-134Pickstown AFSSD695th Radar Squadron19611968-
P-42Lake City AFSTN663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521961-
SM-145Joelton AFSTN799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561961-
M-88 Z-88Amarillo AFBTX688th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541968-
P-78Duncanville AFSTX745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19521964-
TM-188Eagle Pass AFSTX733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571963-
P-79 Z-79
Z-240
Ellington AFBTX747th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
OL-C 630th Radar Squadron
19521979-
TM-192Killeen AFSTX814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571961-
P-75 Z-75
Z-241
Lackland AFBTX741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
OL-D 630th Radar Squadron
1953
1972
1969
1976
-
TM-193Lufkin AFSTX815th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571961-
TM-187Ozona AFSTX732d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511963-
RP-78 Z-78Perrin AFSTX745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19641969-
TM-190Port Isabel AFSTX811th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581961-
TM-186Pyote AFSTX697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581963-
TM-192Rockport AFSTX813th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19581963-
M-89 Z-89Sweetwater AFSTX683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561969-
TM-189Zapata AFSTX742d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19571961-
M-121Z-121Bedford AFSVA649th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541975-
P-56
P-56A
P-56B
P-56C
Z-56
Z-56A
Z-56B
Z-56C
Cape Charles AFS
Temperanceville
Bethany Beach
Elizabeth City
VA
VA
DE
NC

771st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
1951
1981
-
RP-55 Z-55Manassas AFSVA647th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19551965Washington
M-103Lyndonville AFSVT911th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561963-
P-14 Z-14Saint Albans AFSVT764th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511979-
P-46 Z-46Blaine AFSWA757th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511979-
P-60Colville AFSWA760th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511961-
P-6Curlew AFSWA638th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511959-
RP-1Fort Lawton AFSWA635th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19601963-
SM-172Geiger FieldWA19541958Spokane/9th
L-29Larson AFBWA637th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19501952-->-
P-44 Z-44Makah AFSWA758th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511982-
P-1McChord AFBWA635th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511960Seattle/25th
SM-151Z-151Mica Peak AFSWA823d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19561975-
P-57 Z-57Naselle AFSWA759th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511966-
P-40 Z-40Othello AFSWA637th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511975
P-19 Z-19Antigo AFSWI676th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511977-
P-35 Z-35Osceola AFSWI674th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511975-
M-106Two Creeks AFSWI700th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19541957Chicago/20th
P-31Williams Bay AFSWI755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511960-
P-43 Z-43Guthrie AFSWV783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron19511968-
TM-201Z-201Sundance AFSWY731st Radar Squadron19601968-
TT-2Texas Tower No. 2762d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 19581963New York/21st
TT-3Texas Tower No. 3773d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 19581963New York/21st
TT-4Texas Tower No. 4646th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 19591961New York/21st

Replacement

Many of the SAGE radar stations, particularly the locations with Air Route Surveillance Radars were retained when the SAGE System was replaced by the Joint Surveillance System for which the USAF declared full operational capability of the 1st 7 Regional Operational Control Centers on December 23, 1980. SAGE radar stations discontinued in 1980 included Almaden, Cambria. Dauphin Island, MacDill, Mill Valley, North Bend, and North Charleston ; and stations eventually transferring to the Federal Aviation Administration included Mill Valley Air Force Station.