Minot SAGE Direction Center DC-19

 (1959-1963) - A Cold War SAGE System Direction Center first established in 1959 on Minot Air Force Base, Minot, Ward County, North Dakota. Named Minot SAGE Direction Center after the location. Assigned a Sage ID of DC-19. Deactivated as a SAGE Direction Center in 1963.

History of Minot SAGE Direction Center
Established in April 1959 and became operational on 15 Feb 1960 as Minot SAGE Direction Center DC-19. A SAGE Command Center was also slated for Minot but the associated FSQ-8 was never installed.

The Minot SAGE Direction Center was deactivated on 1 Dec 1963 as one of the first six direction centers to be closed in the first round of consolidation. Five of the radar sites connected to the Minot SAGE DC-19 were switched to the Malmstrom SAGE Direction Center DC-20, one was switched to the Sioux City SAGE Direction Center DC-22 and one closed before the close of DC-19.

Current Status
Sage Direction Center blockhouse repurposed on Minot Air Force Base in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota.

See Also:
 * Permanent System Radar Sites
 * SAGE System
 * Sioux City SAGE Direction Center DC-22
 * Malmstrom SAGE Direction Center DC-20

Sources:

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