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The Aerospace Defense Command (ADC), was created by the War Department as the Air Defense Command on 26 February 1940 . As a component of the U.S. First Army , its mission was to plan for and execute the air defense of the continental United States . During World War II , the ADC operated four distinct air defense districts within the US. As the threat of an attack by enemy forces on the US homeland dimished it was decided such a structure was no longer needed and the districts were abolished in Mid-1944 . The first iteration of the ADC vanished as well. The second iteration of the ADC was established on 21 March 1946 as a component of the United States Army Air Forces , again with the mission of planning for and executing the air defense of the United States. On 1 December 1948 , the ADC became a subordinate component of the Continental Air Command . The ADC was renamed the Aerospace Defense Command on 15 January 1968 . The ADC lasted throughout most of the Cold War . But as the air defense of the US shifted more to the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve , the need for the ADC diminished. In 1980 , the duties of the ADC were split among Tactical Air Command and Strategic Air Command . The ADC was inactivated on 31 March 1980. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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