Stewart SAGE Direction Center DC-02

 (1956-1969) - A Cold War SAGE Direction Center first established in 1956 on Stewart AFB, Newburgh, Orange County, New York. Named Stewart SAGE Direction Center after the location. Assigned a Sage ID of DC-02. Deactivated as a SAGE Direction Center in 1969.

History of Stewart SAGE Direction Center
Established in 1956 and became operational on 8 Jan 1957 as Stewart SAGE Direction Center DC-02. The direction center was housed in a purpose built, square four story reinforced concrete blockhouse.

Both DC-02/CC-04 were inactivated on 31 Dec 1969 when ADCOM shut down SAGE operations at Stewart AFB, with control being moved to Syracuse SAGE Direction Center DC-03 and SAGE Control Center CC-01 at Syracuse AFS. The SAGE blockhouses and Stewart AFB were transferred to the National Guard on 31 Dec 1969.

Current Status
Sage Direction Center blockhouse repurposed on Stewart AFB in Newburgh, Orange County, New York.

See Also:
 * Permanent System Radar Sites
 * SAGE System

Sources:

Links:
 * Radomes - Stewart SAGE Direction Center
 * Wikipedia - Stewart SAGE Direction Center