Central Air Defense Force
Central Air Defense Force
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 North Amerian F-86D Sabre at the National Museum of the United States Air Force assigned to the 97th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during the mid-1950s. | |
| Active | 1951–1960 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
The Central Air Defense Force (CADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri. It was deactivated on July 1, 1960.
CADF was responsible for the air defense of the Central and Southcentral United States (1951–1960). CADF's area was essentially the area east of the Rocky Mountains to the west of the Appalachian Mountains, from the Canadian border south to the Gulf of Mexico.
In August 1957, Canadian and United States officials announced the establishment of an integrated command in Colorado Springs, Colorado which would centralize operational control of continental air defense. On September 12, 1957, NORAD Headquarters operations commenced at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado. On May 12, 1958, the Canadian and US governments formally exchanged diplomatic notes which constituted the NORAD Agreement. The Central Air Defense Force was inactivated on July 1, 1960 when the NORAD Air Defense Sectors were established.
History
Lineage
- Established as Central Air Defense Force and organized February 5, 1951.
- Organized March 1, 1951
- Inactivated July 1, 1960
Assignments
- Air Defense Command, February 1, 1951 – July 1, 1960
Stations
- Kansas City, Missouri, February 5, 1951
- Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, February 24, 1954 – July 1, 1960
Components
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Active-Duty bases hosting CADF units
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See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1)
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9
