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4683rd Air Defense Wing (ADC) Headquarters building from an official postcard sold at the Thule Base Exchange in 1963 The4683d Air Defense Wing is a discontinuedUnited States Air Force (USAF) organization. Its last assignment was withAerospace Defense Command (ADC)'sGoose Air Defense Sector atThule Air Base ,Greenland , where it was discontinued in 1965.
Thewing was organized in 1960 and assigned afighter interceptor squadron and asquadron operating aradar forground controlled interception . The 4683d also acted as the host organization at Thule until October, when support units were transferred to the4683d Air Base Group , which was attached to the wing, but assigned to the64th Air Division in Newfoundland. It supported theBallistic Missile Early Warning System when the system was activated at Thule, but was discontinued when that mission supplanted the wing's traditionalair defense mission.
The 4683d Air Defense Wing was established in 1960 whenAir Defense Command (ADC) assumed host responsibility forThule Air Base fromStrategic Air Command .[ 1] [ 2] radar and afighter squadron in Greenland to provide forwardair defense of northeast North America.[citation needed Through the attached 4683rd Air Base Group, thewing also acted as theUnited States Air Force host organization for Thule. The wing also provided support for an ArmyNike Missile air defense unit.[ 2]
The931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron , already at Thule, was reassigned to the wing from the64th Air Division immediately upon organization of the wing.[ 3] [ 2] 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , flyingConvair F-102 Delta Dagger interceptor aircraft when the squadron moved to Thule fromEngland Air Force Base , Louisiana in September 1960.[ 4] [ 5] Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) when the system was activated at Thule.
The 332d was inactivated at the end of May 1965.[ 4] [ 1] [ 6] [ 3] [ 2]
Designated as the4683d Air Defense Wing and organized on 1 July 1960 Discontinued on 1 July 1965 64th Air Division, 1 July 1960 Goose Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1963 – 1 July 1965 Thule AB, Greenland, 1 July 1960 – 1 July 1965 Group
4683d Air Base Group (attached)[ 6] Designated, organized, assigned to Goose Air Defense Sector and attached to 4683d Air Defense Wing on 1 October 1960 Redesignated4683d Combat Support Group on 1 April 1963 Redesignated4683d Air Base Group on 1 July 1965 and relieved from attachment to 4683d Air Defense Wing Reassigned to the37th Air Division on 1 April 1966 Reassigned to the21st Air Division on 1 December 1969 Discontinued on 31 March 1977 Operational Squadrons
332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 September 1960 – 31 May 1965 931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 July 1960 – 1 July 1965 4683d Operations Squadron, 1 July 1960 – 1 October 1960 Support Units
4683d USAF Hospital, 1 July 1960 - 1 October 1960[ 7] 4683d Air Police Squadron, 1 July 1960 - 1 October 1960[ 7] 4683d Civil Engineering Squadron, 1 July 1960 - 1 October 1960[ 8] 4683d Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 1 July 1960 - 1 July 1965[ 9] 4683d Food Service Squadron, 1 July 1960 - 1 October 1960[ 7] 4683d Supply Squadron, 1 July 1960 - 1 October 1960[ 7] 4683d Transportation Squadron, 1 July 1960 - 1 October 1960[ 7]
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger, 1960-1965 Col. Chester L. Sluder, 1 July 1960 - 29 Oct 1960[ 2] Col. David B. Tudor, 20 Jul 1962-18 July 1963[ 2] [ 11] Col. James W. Lancaster, by Jan 1965 - 1 July 1965[ 12] ^a b 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. p. 65. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved11 February 2012 . ^a b c d e f Fletcher, Harry R (1993).Air Force Bases, Vol. II, Air Bases Outside the United States of America (PDF) . Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History. pp. 182– 185. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 21 May 2022. ^a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 105 ^a b Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969].Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 410.ISBN 0-405-12194-6 the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 127 ^a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 88 ^a b c d e See Fletcher, p. 185, list of units^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 108 ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 143 ^ AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits, Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 Jun 71 (Part 1)[1] Archived 2015-08-04 at theWayback Machine (Part 2), p. 547^ "Abstract, History 4683 Air Defense Wing Jan-Jun 1963" . Air Force History Index. Retrieved11 February 2012 .^ "Abstract, History 4683 Air Defense Wing Jan-Mar 1965" . Air Force History Index. Retrieved11 February 2012 .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 fromthe original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved11 February 2012 . Fletcher, Harry R (1993).Air Force Bases, Vol. II, Air Bases Outside the United States of America (PDF) . Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 21 May 2022. Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969].Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.ISBN 0-405-12194-6 the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits, Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 Jun 71 Further Reading
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