Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center DC-04

 (1957-1983) - A Cold War SAGE System Direction Center first established in 1957 on Fort Lee Air Force Station near Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia. Named Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center after the Air Force Station where it was located. Assigned a Sage ID of DC-04. Deactivated as a SAGE Direction Center in 1983.

History of Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center
Established in 1957 and became operational on 1 Feb 1958 as Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center DC-04.

The Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center was one of six direction centers designated as a SAGE Regional Control Centers (RCCs) in 1966 and it remained operational, still using the vacuum tube FSQ-7 computer, until 1 Mar 1983.

Current Status
Sage Direction Center blockhouse repurposed as Von Steuben Hall on Fort Lee in Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia.

See Also:
 * Permanent System Radar Sites
 * SAGE System
 * Fort Lee

Sources:
 * , page 162
 * , page 59

Links:
 * Radomes - Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center
 * Wikipedia - Fort Lee Air Force Station
 * Wikipedia - Washington Air Defense Sector