Malmstrom Manual Direction Center P-83

 (1951-1960) - A Cold War Manual System Direction Center first established in 1951 on what was then Great Falls Air Force Base in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana. The base was renamed on 1 Oct 1955 after Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom who was killed in an aircraft accident near the base. The direction center assumed the name and became Malmstrom Manual Direction Center. Assigned a Permanent System ID of P-83. Deactivated as a Manual Direction Center in 1960.

History
The command center was established in 1951 and became operational on 1 Mar 1951 as the Great Falls Manual Direction Center P-83, under the command of the 29 Air Division. The 29th Air Division was activated on 1 Mar 1951 at Great Falls AFB, assigned to Western Air Defense Force and then transferred to Central Air Defense Force on 16 Feb 1953. Redesignated 29th Air Division (SAGE) on 1 Jan 1960 ending the role of the now Malmstrom Manual Direction Center P-83.

The Malmstrom Manual Direction Center P-83 remained operational until 1960 when the nearby Malmstrom SAGE Direction Center DC-20 became operational.

Current Status
The Malmstrom Manual Direction Center no longer exists on Malmstrom Air Force Base.

See Also:
 * Malmstrom SAGE Direction Center DC-20
 * Permanent System Radar Sites
 * Permanent Radar System Direction Centers
 * Manual System

Sources:
 * , page 55.

Links:
 * Radomes - Malmstrom Manual Direction Center