Air Defense Forces

Selected Air Defense Forces (1949-1983)

Central Air Defense Force

• 1 Mar 1951 - Activated at Kansas City, MO
• 10 Mar 1954 - Moved to Grandview Air Force Base, MO
• 27 Apr 1952 - Grandview Air Force Base redesignated Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, MO
• 1 Jan 1960 - Inactivated

Eastern Air Defense Force

• 1 Sep 1949 - Organized at Mitchel Air Force Base, NY
• 1 Jan 1951 - Moved to Stewart Air Force Base, NY, and assigned to ADC
• 1 Jan 1960 - Inactivated

Western Air Defense Force

• 1 Jan 1951 - Assigned to ADC at Hamilton Air Force Base, CA
• 1 Jul 1960 - Inactivated

Context

Sources:

• Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf, page 49.

Related:
Air Defense Organizations, Hamilton Air Force Base, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base,