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'''Gunter SAGE Direction Center DC-09''' (1958-1969) - A [[Cold War]] [[SAGE System]] Direction Center first established in 1958 on Gunter Air Force Base, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. Named Gunter SAGE Direction Center after the location. Assigned a Sage ID of DC-09. Deactivated as a SAGE Direction Center in 1969.
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== History of Gunter SAGE Direction Center ==
Established in 1958 and became operational 1 Jul 1958 as Gunter SAGE Direction Center DC-09.

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! Unit Designation
! From
! To
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| Montgomery Air Defense Sector || 1957-09-08 || 1966-04-01
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| 32nd Air Division || 1966-04-01 || 1969-12-31

The Gunter SAGE Direction Center remained operational, still using the vacuum tube FSQ-7 computers, until deactivated on 31 Dec 1969.

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== Current Status ==
Sage Direction Center blockhouse repurposed on Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama.

==Context==

{{Location|Gunter, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama.|32.40361|-86.24111|220}}
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'''See Also:'''
* [[Permanent System Radar Sites]]
* [[SAGE System]]

'''Sources:''' 
* {{Winkler}}.
* {{Cornett}}.
* {{Ulmann}}.

'''Links:''' 
* [[Bad Links]] Gunter+AFB%2C+AL Gunter SAGE Direction Center]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Air_Defense_Sector Wikipedia - Montgomery Air Defense Sector]

[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:SAGE Direction Centers]]
[[Category:FSQ-7]]
[[Category:Sites]]
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