McChord SAGE Direction Center DC-12

 (1958-1983) - A Cold War SAGE System Direction Center first established in 1958 on McChord AFB, Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington. Named McChord SAGE Direction Center after the location. Assigned a Sage ID of DC-12. Deactivated as a SAGE Direction Center in 1983.

History
Established 8 Jan 1958 as McChord SAGE Direction Center DC-12, Seattle Air Defense Sector (SeADS), one of four sectors then in the 25th Air Division headquartered at McChord AFB. The 25th Air Division operated Combat Center #3 (CC-3) to provide control over the four SAGE direction centers in the 25th Air Division. The four story DC-12 building is located adjacent to the three story CC-3 building on the base. This initial configuration changed as direction centers and radar sites were closed and sectors were realigned and consolidated.

DC-12 shut down the vacuum tube FSQ-7 computer in June 1983. CC-3 shut down the vacuum tube FSQ-8 computer on 1 Apr 1966.

Current Status
Sage Direction Center and Combat Center blockhouses now the Air National Guard (ANG), Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) on McChord AFB in Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington.

See Also:
 * Permanent System Radar Sites
 * SAGE System
 * McChord SAGE Combat Center CC-3
 * Adair SAGE Direction Center DC-13
 * Larson SAGE Direction Center DC-15
 * Stead SAGE Direction Center DC-16

Sources:

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