4620th Air Defense Wing
| 4620th Air Defense Wing
Air Defense Command |
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The 4620th Air Defense Wing (Air Def Wg) is a discontinued
groups
continued the SAGE training mission until 1962.
History
The 4620th Air Defense Wing was established to implement the
air defense control systems that were being replaced by SAGE.[1]
The 4620th was originally located with
IM-99 Bomarc surface-to-air missiles into the SAGE system.[7]
Preceded by extensive planning and testing of almost three years, the first SAGE air defense sector (New York) became operational on 26 June 1958.[8] The first SAGE division (New York) became operational on 1 January 1959.[9] As the SAGE system was becoming fully operational in 1961,[10] the 4620th Wing had completed its mission and was discontinued.[4]
Lineage
- Designated and organized as 4620th Air Defense Wing (SAGE Experimental) on 1 June 1955[4]
- Discontinued on 1 February 1961[4]
Assignments
- Air Defense Command, 1 June 1955 – 1 February 1961[4]
Components
- 4620th Air Defense Group (SAGE Programming and Training), 8 May 1957 – 1 July 1958
- Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri[5]
Stations
- Lexington, Massachusetts, 1 June 1955 – 8 August 1958[4]
- Santa Monica, California, 8 August 1958 – 1 February 1961[4]
Commanders
- Col. Robert J. Stevenson, by July 1958 – 24 June 1959[6]
- Lt Col. George R. Kauffman, 24 June 1959 – 1 July 1959[11]
- Col. Samuel C. Galbreath, 1 July 1959 – 1 February 1961[11]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b c "Abstract, History 4620 Air Defense Wing, Oct–Dec 1958". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Winkler & Webster, p. 32
- ^ Winkler & Webster, p. 89
- ^ a b c d e f g Cornett & Johnson, p. 65
- ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 87
- ^ a b "Abstract, History 4620 Air Defense Wing, Jul–Sep 1958". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Abstract, History 4620 Air Defense Wing, Jan–Dec 1960". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Leonard, p. 311
- ^ Leonard, p. 312
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 34
- ^ a b "Abstract, History 4620 Air Defense Wing, Jan–Dec 1959". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-4379-2131-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF). Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013.
Further reading
- Grant, Clement Leonard (1957). The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954 (PDF). USAF Historical Study No. 126. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University USAF Historical Division.
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. I. 1945–1955. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-4379-2131-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- Redmond, Kent C.; Smith, Thomas M. (2000). From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of The SAGE Air Defense Computer. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-18201-0.
