The second iteration of (ADC) was established on 21 March 1946 as a component of the United States Army Air Forces , with the mission of planning for and executing the air defense of the United States. Air Defense Command (as it was known until 1968), was headquartered at Mitchel Army Airfield , New York .
On 1 December 1948 , ADC became a subordinate component of the Continental Air Command and delegated supervision of the build-up of the air defense system. On 1 January 1951 , Air Defense Command was reestablished as a major air command at Ent AFB , Colorado .
During the 30-plus years of its existence the Air/Aerospace Defense Command underwent many changes. This is a brief list of all known the fighter interceptor squadrons assigned to the command as its alert force.
These are just the active Air Force Squadrons that have been in the command. Time and space does not allow the inclustion of the 76 Air National Guard Squadrons, several Naval Squadrons, radar squadrons, training squadrons and numerous support units that have played important roles in our nation's airspace defense. ADC squadrons were very mobile, and were transferred, redesignated and inactivated/reactivated frequently.
- (1947-1969, 1971-1973, 1974-1979)
Mitchell AAF NY (1947-1949) (P/F-61, F-82)
McGuire AFB NJ (1949-1955) (F-86, F-94)
Suffolk County AFB NY (1955-1969) (F-94, F-102)
Wurtsmith AFB NH (1971-1973) (F-106)
Tyndall AFB FL (1974-1979) (as 2d FITS) (F-106)
- (1947-1979)
Mitchell AAF NY (1947-1949) (P-61, P-82)
McGuire AFB NJ (1949-1955) (F-86, F-94)
Suffolk County AFB NY (1955-1960) (F-94, F-102)
Minot AFB, ND (1960-1979) (F-106)
- (1952-1968)
Duluth IAP MN (F-51, F-86D, F-106)
'''Redesignated 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron''' (1968-1979)
Duluth IAP MN (F-106)
- (1953-1968)
Selfridge AFB MI (1953-1955) (F-86D)
Sioux City AP IA (1955-1959) (F-86D/L)
Glasgow AFB MT (1959-1968) (F-101B)
- (1953-1960)
Sioux City AP IA (F-86D/L)
- (1953-1964)
Davis-Monthan AFB AZ (F-86D/L, F-89J, F-101B)
- (1952-1971)
Minneapolis-St. Paul AP MN (1952-1953)(F-51D, F-86A/F, F-89D)
Wurtsmith AFB MI (1953-1960) (F-102)
Grand Forks AFB ND (1960-1971) (F-101B)
- (1950-1971)
March AFB CA (1950) (F-86A)
Griffis AFB NY (1950-1959) (F-86A, F-89C, F-94C,F-102)
Loring AFB ME (1959-1971) (F-106)
- (1953-1968)
Great Falls/Malmstrom AFB MT (F-94C, F-101B)
- (1953-1957)
Larson AFB WA (1953-1956) (F-86D)
Wurtsmith AFB MI (1956-1957) (F-102)
- (1946-1949, 1952-1960)
Dow AAF/AFB ME (1946-1949) (P-47D, P/F-84B)
Burlington AP/Ethan Allen AFB VT (1952-1960) (F-51D, F-86D, F-102)
- (1953-1958)
O'Hare AP IL (1953-1955) (F-86D)
Pittsburgh AP PA (1955-1958) (F-86L)
- (1952-1953)
Suffolk County AFB NY (F-47N, F-86D)
- (1952-1958)
Dover AFB DE (F-94C)
- (1952-1960)
Niagara Falls AP NY (F-47D/N, F-86F/D/L, F-102)
- (1946-1949, 1952-1979)
Dow AAF/AFB ME (1946-1949) (P-47N, P/F-84B)
Grenier AFB NH (1952-1953) (F-47D/N)
Langley AFB VA (1953-1979) (F-84G, F-94C, F-102, F-106)
- (1946-1949, 1952-1979)
Dow AAF/AFB ME (1946-1949) (P-47D/N, P/F-84B)
Dow AFB ME (1952-1956) (F-86F/D)
Hanscom AFB MA (1956-1959) (F-86L)
'''Redesignated 465th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron'''
Hanscom AFB MA (1959-1960) (F-86L)
'''Redesignated 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron'''
Griffis AFB NY (1968-1979) (F-106)
- (1953-1960)
Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB SD (F-51D, F-86G/D, F-89)
- (1952-1960)
Selfridge AFB MI (1952-1955) (F-86F/D)
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (1955-1960) (F-86D/L, F-104A/B)
- (1953-1979)
Presque Isle AFB ME (1953-1954) (F-89C)
Keflavik AP Iceland (1954-1979) (F-89, F-102, F-4C/E)
- (1948-1960)
Otis AFB MA (1948-1959) (F-84B, F-86A, F-94B, F-89D/H/J)
Walker AFB NM (1959-1960) (F-89J)
- (1948-1968, 1968-1969)
Otis AFB MA (1948-1952) (F-84B, F-86A, F-94A/B)
Goose Bay AB Labrador Canada (1952-1967) (F-89D/J, F-102)
Bergstrom AFB TX (1967-1968) (F-102)
'''322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Redesignated as 59th FIS'''
Kingsley AFLD OR (1968-1969) (F-101B)
- (1948-1971)
Otis AFB MA (1948-1950) (F-84B)
Westover AFB MA (1950-1955) (F-86A/E/D)
Otis AFB MA (1955-1971) (F-94C, F-101B)
- (1948-1960)
Selfridge AFB MI (1948-1953) (F-80, F-86A, F-94B)
Harmon Air Base, Newfoundland Canada (1953-1957) (F-89D)
Truax AFLD WI (1957-1960) (F-102)
-
Selfridge AFB MI (1948-1950) (F-80, F-86A)
O'Hare AP IL (1950-1959) (F-86A/D/L)
K.I. Sawyer AFB MI (1959-1971 (F-101B)
- (1948-1958)
Selfridge AFB MI (1948-1951) (F-80, F-86A)
Oscoda/Wurtsmith AFB NH (1951-1955) (F-86A/F/D)
'''Deactivated Name Transferred'''
O'Hare AP IL (1955-1958) (F-86D/L)
- (1957-1966)
McChord AFB WA (1957-1960) (F-102)
Paine AFLD WA (1960-1966) (F-102)
- (1957-1958)
Richards-Gebaur AFB MO (Not Equipped)
- (1957-1958)
Oxnard AFB CA (Not Equipped)
- (1948-1971)
March AFB CA (1948-1950) (F-86A)
George AFB CA, Griffiss AFB NY) (1950) (F-86A)
Pittsburgh AP PA (1950-1953) (F-86A/D)
'''Deactivated Designation Transferred'''
Selfridge AFB MI (1953-1967) (F-86D/L, F-102, F-106)
Richards-Gebaur AFB (1967-1968) (F-106)
Malmstrom AFB MT (1968-1971) (F-106)
- (1951-1958)
Presque Isle AFS ME (1951-1953) (F-86A/E, F-89C, F-94B)
Thule AB, Greenland (1953-1958) (F-89B/D)
- (1951-1969)
Presque Isle AFB ME (1951-1952) (F-86A/E)
Suffolk County AFB NY (1952-1955) (F-86E/D)
'''Deactivated Designation Transferred'''
Presque Isle AFB ME (1955-1959) (F-89D/H)
Dow AFB ME (1959-1968) (F-101B)
'''Deactivated then Reactivated'''
Wurtsmith AFB NH(1968-1969) (F-101B/F)
- (1955-1963)
Presque Isle AFB ME (1955-1957) (F-89D)
Pine Castle/McCoy AFB FL (1957-1961) (F-89H/J)
Westover AFB MA (1961-1963) (F-89J, F-102)
- (1947-1966)
Mitchell AAF NY (1947-1948) (Not Equipped)
Hamilton AFB CA (1948-1952) (F-51D, F-84B/D)
Larson AFB WA (1952-1953) (F-94B)
Keflavik AP Iceland (1953-1954) (F-94B)
Presque Isle AFB ME (1954-1955) (F-94B)
'''Deactivated then Designation Transferred'''
Travis AFB CA (1955-1966) (F-86D, F-102)
- (1947-1979)
Mitchell AAF NY (1947-1948) (Not Equipped)
Hamilton AFB CA (1948-1969) (F-51D, F-84B/D, F-89A/B,
F-86F,F-94B/C, F-89D/H/J, F-104A, F-101B/F)
Castle AFB CA (1969-1979) (F-106)
- (1947-1979)
Mitchell AAF NY (1947-1948) (Not Equipped)
Hamilton AFB CA (1948-1969) (F-51D, F-84B/D, F-89A/B,
F-86F, F-94B/C, F-89D/H/J, F-104A, F-101B/F, F-106)
Castle AFB CA (1969-1979) (F-106)
- (1952-1959)
Scott AFB IL (F-51D/H, F-86D/L)
- (1952-1960)
Youngstown AP OH (F-84C, F-102)
- (1952-1954, 1956-1979)
Sioux City AP IA (1952-1954) (F-84C, F-102)
Lockbourne AFB (1956-1968) (F-86D, F-102, F-101B)
'''Deactivated. 11th FIS Redesignated 87th FIS'''
Duluth AP MN (1968-1971) (F-106)
K.I. Sawyer AFB MI (F-106)
- (1949-1951)
Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A)
- (1949-1951)
Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A)
- (1949-1960)
Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A/L)
- (1948-1969)
March AFB CA (1948-1950) (F-80, F-86A)
George AFB CA (1950-1955) (F-86A/D)
Selfridge AFB MI (1955-1969) (F-86D/L, F-106)
- (1949, 1952-1979)
Grenier AFS NH (1949) (F-51D/H)
Andrews AFB MD (1952-1963) (F-94B, F-86D/L, F-102, F-106)
Dover AFB DE (1963-1973) (F-106)
Tyndall AFB FL (1973-1979) (As 95th FITS) (F-106)
- (1947-1957)
Grenier AFB NH (1947-1949)(F-51D)
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (1950-1955) (F-86A/E/D)
Newcastle AP DE (1955-1957) (F-94C)
- (1949, 1950-1957)
Grenier AFB NH (1949) (F-51D)
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (1950-1955) (F-86E/D)
Newcastle AP DE (1955-1957) (F-94C)
- (1956-1968)
Dover AFB DE (1956-1963) (F-89D/H/J, F-101B)
Suffolk County AFB NY (1963-1958) (F-101B)
- (1947-1957)
McChord AAF WA (1947) (P-61)
Hamilton AFLD CA (1948) (F-82)
Moses Lake AFB WA (1948-1950) (F-82)
McChord AFB (1950-1957) (F-94A, F-102)
- (1947-1979)
Mitchell AAF NY (1947) (Not Equipped)
Hamilton AFB CA (1947-1948) (F-82)
McChord AFB WA (1948-1953) (F-94A)
Thule AB Greenland (1953-1954) (F-94A)
Presque Isle AFB ME (1954-1955) (F-94C)
McChord AFB WA (1955-1979) (F-86D, F-102, F-106)
- (1949-1952, 1955-1969, 1971-1972)
McChord AFB WA (1949-1952) (F-82)
'''Transferred to Suwon Air Base, South Korea,
under the Far East Air Force''' (1952-1955)
Bunker Hill AFB IN (1955-1959) (F-94C/J F-106)
Westover AFB MA (1959-1963) (F-104A/B)
Homestead AFB FL (1963-1969) (F-104A/B)
Malmstrom AFB MT (1971-1972) (F-106)
- (1955-1960)
Paine AFLD WA (F-89D/H/J)
- (1955-1968)
Larson AFB WA (1955-1959) (F-86D)
Kingsley AFLD OR (1959-1968) (F-101B)
- (1952-1960)
Larson AFB WA (1952-1955) (F-86D)
'''Designation Transferred'''
Truax AFLD WI (1955-1957) (F-102)
Harmon AFB Newfoundland (1957-1960) (F-102)
- (1955-1958)
Westover AFB MA (F-86D/L)
- (1953-1966)
Travis AFB CA (1953-1954) (F-86E)
Hamilton AFB CA (1954-1955) (F-86D)
'''Designation Transferred'''
Truax AFLD WI (1955-1966) (F-102)
- (1953-1967)
Fairfax AFLD KS (1953-1954) (Not Equipped)
Grandview/Richards-Gebaur AFB MO (1954-1967) (F-86D, F-102)
- (1955-1960)
George AFB CA (1955-1958) (F-86D, F-102)
Thule AB Greenland (1958-1960) (F-102)
- (1955-1967)
George AFB CA (F-86D/L, F-102, F-106)
- (1952-1959)
Stewart AFB NY (F-80, F-86A/F/D/L)
- (1953-1969)
Suffolk County AFB NY (1953-1955) (F-51D, F-86D)
Stewart AFB NY (1955-1958) (F-86D/L)
Webb AFB TX (1958-1959) (F-86L, F-102)
Westover AFB MA (1959-1963) (F-104A/B)
Homestead AFB FL (1963-1969) (F-104A/B)
- (1953-1965)
New Castle APT DE (1953-1955) (F-94C)
McGuire AFB NJ (1955-1959) (F-86D/L, F-102)
England AFB LA (1959-1960) (F-102)
Thule AB Greenland (1960-1965) (F-102)
- (1948-1950)
Langley AFB VA (1948-1950) (F-80, F-86A)
New Castle AP DE (1950) (F-86A)
- (1948-1950)
Andrews AFB MD (1948-1949) (F-80)
Langley AFB VA (1949-1950) (F-80, F-86A)
Andrews AFB MD (1950) (F-86A)
- (1948-1950))
Andrews AFB MD (1948-1949) (F-80)
Langley AFB VA (1949-1950) (F-80, F-86A)
Andrews AFB MD (1950) (F-86A)
- (1954-1960)
Minneapolis-St. Paul APT (1954-1955) (F-89D)
Westover AFB MA (1955-1958) (F-86D/L)
Hamilton AFB CA (1958-1960) (F-104A/B)
Patrick AFB FL (1960) (F-104A/B)
- (1952-1958)
Long Beach AP CA (1952) (F-51D)
Oxnard AFB CA (1952-1955) (F-51D, F-94C)
'''Designation Transferred'''
McGhee Tyson AP TN (1955-1958) (F-86D/L)
- (1952-1953)
Portland AP OR (F-86F)
- (1956-1957)
Hamilton AFB CA (Not Equipped)
- (1954-1955)
Travis AFB CA (F-86D)
- (1946)
March AFB CA (Not Equipped)
- (1946-1947)
March AFB CA (1946) (Not Equipped)
McChord AAF WA (1946-1947) (P-61)
- (1952-1953)
Selfridge AFB MI (F-51D, F-86F)
- (1952-1958)
Truax AFLD WI (1952-1955) (F-86F/D)
'''Designation Transferred'''
Minneapolis-St. Paul AP (1955-1958) (F-86D, F-89H)
- (1952-1954, 1955-1957)
Truax AFLD WI (1952-1954) (F-89C, F-94B)
Minot AFB ND (1955-1957) (Not Equipped)
- (1952-1968, 1968)
Otis AFB MA (1952-1956) (F-94C)
'''Designation Transferred'''
Oxnard AFB CA (1956-1968) (F-89D/H/J, F-101B)
'''Deactivated - 456th FIS Reactivated/Redesignated as 437th FIS'''
Oxnard AFB CA (1968) (F-106)
- (1953-1968)
Kinross/Kincheloe AFB MI (1953-1968) (F-94B, F-102, F-106)
'''Redesignated 49th FIS'''
Griffiss AFB NY (1968) (F-106)
- (1953-1954)
Geiger AFLD WA (F-86D)
- (1954-1968)
Charleston AFB SC (F-86D/L, F-101B)
- (1953-1968)
Geiger AFLD WA (1953-1955) (F-86D)
'''Designation Transferred'''
Wurtsmith AFB NH (1955-1968) (F-89H/J, F-101B)
- (1954-1968)
Truax AFLD WI (1954-1955) (F-86D)
'''Deactivated/Reactivated'''
Castle AFB CA (1955-1968) (F-86D, F-102, F-106)
'''Redesignated 437th FIS and Transferred to Oxnard AFB CA'''
- (1954-1966, 1968-1974)
McGhee Tyson APT TN (1954-1955) (F-86D)
'''Designation Transferred'''
Portland AP OR (1955-1966) (F-89D, F-102)
'''Deactivated/Reactivated'''
Oxnard AFB CA (1968-1969) (F-106)
Kingsley AFLD OR (1969-1971) (F-106)
Grand Forks AFB ND (1971-1974) (F-106)
- (1953-1960)
McChord AFB WA (1953-1955) (F-86D)
Griffiss AFB NY (1955-1959) (F-89D/H)
Hanscom AFB MA (1959-1960) (F-86L)
- (1952-1957)
McGhee Tyson AP TN (1952-1957) (F-47D/N, F-86D)
- (1956-1965)
Seymour-Johnson AFB NC (F-102)
Homestead AFB FL (1965-1969) (F-104A/B)
- (1956-1959)
KI Sawyer AFB MI (Not Equipped)
- (1953-1954)
Hamilton AFB CA (F-51D, F-86)
- (1953-1958)
Portland AP OR (1953-1955) (F-94D, F-89A)
'''Designation Transferred'''
Geiger AFLD WA (1955-1958) (F-86D)
- (1955-1968)
Geiger AFLD WA (1955-1963) (F-86D, F-102, F-106)
McChord AFB WA (1963-1966) (F-106)
Paine AFLD WA (1966) (F-106)
Hamilton AFB CA (1966-1968) (F-106)
- (1955-1959)
George AFB CA (F-86D)
- (1954-1955)
Sioux City AP IA (F-86D)
- (1954-1955)
Geiger AFLD WA (F-86D)
- (1955-1960)
Larson AFB WA (F-86D/L, F-104A, F-104A/B)
- (1954-1967)
Stewart AFB NY (1954-1955) (F-86D)
McGuire AFB NY (F-86L, F-106)
- USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).
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