(U) 1956-1957 NORAD CONAD History.pdf - US Northern Command

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( UCLA IED would remain in etf'ect until a new agn!eJleDt cOUld be signed.2 A new agreement, dated 1 January 1957, vas signed by General Partridge and Air Vice Marshal 1.. E. wrq, C()IIIMnder ot the RCA!' ADC. It provided that the Are ReAl AIle would exercise operational control over all U. S. air detense torces in what waa terlled the Jortheast Area (see inBet) through CINCOBAD's subordinate cIWMmer in the area.3 'D1e air detense torces listed in the afPee.nt were squadrons, baaes, aircratt, ACW units, GOC units, antiaircrat't units, aDd ca..m1 cationa units • Operational control vas det1ned as the paver ot directing, coordinating, and controlling the operatiODal. activities ot deployed units. RedeplO)'Jlent ot units vas specifically excluded. flO,"," POLl '. CIltCOBAD 's arrangements vith COtIfEAC were interUi only, tor it vas planned by USAF that NEAC would also be abOl1S~as soon as possible. 1bis date vas set tor 1 April 1957. On this date, USAF discontinued NEAC.ADC took over the USAF air detense torces in the area lDcluding the one diviSion, the 64th Air D1vision (Detense) and possession ot Pepperrell AFB and all U. S. ACW atations. ADC also succeeded REAC in the responsibilities it held tor supporting and running the lEW line stations in eastern Canada and Greenland. 5 'lhe Arrtq ant1aircrat't group in the area, the 7th at 'lhule, vas relieved tram assigmaent ,to the First Ar7q and " o U I f'l 'ltv "FlED
, UI Cl .IE 17· assigned on 1 September 1956 to the U. S. ArtIly Air Defense COIIID9.lld.6 First ~ retained responsibility for logistic and adDdnistrative support. CONAD established the 64th Continental Air Defense Division on 1 April 1957 as its subordinate Joint air defense coonand in the Northeast to take REAC's place.7 Its area of responsib11ity was atill referred to as the Northeast Area and was the same as established tor the 64th Air Division (Defense y} It included the Northeast Area as defined by the COKAD-ReAF ADC Agreement j the portion ot the DEW line which REAC had had responsibilityj and Greenland in accordance with the terms ot the 1951 Danish-U. S. Agreement. 'nle coDll!mder of the 64th Air Division, Colonel Carroll W. M::Colpin, vas naaed cC'WIIIIA.nder of the 64th CONAD Division. As C~NAD's Joint ccmpeMer, Colonel McColpin vas responsible for conducting the air defense of the Northeast Area (outside the limits of the Canadian air defense areas) and exercising operational control of all air defense weapons systems assigned or otherwise JlBde available for air defense.9 He vas also responsible for complying with instructions of the A(X; ReAF ADC on operational control of U. S. air d~fense forces in the Canadian part of the Northeast Area and exerciSing operational control of air defense forces in this area. Finally, he was to exercise operational control of the Eastern portion of the DEW line, exclusive of the seaward extensions. ALASKA On 1 September 1956, CINCONAD also assumed operatiOD&l. control over all air defense forces assigned or othenrl.se JlBde available tor air defense of Alaska. 10 At the same tille, he designated C~erin-Chief Alaska (CINCAL) as the cODDander responsible to him for all air defense activities in the area and delegated to CINCAL the authority to exercise operational control of air defense forces in A1aska~ His control vas to continue to be exercised through the Commender Alaskan Air Command (the Air Force component cOlJlllB.nder). cmcAL was also responsible for operational control of the Western part of the DEW line, exclusive of the seaward extension. * ':the Alaskan CODIIBDd was a JCS unified cOlllllBnd. 'Jhe Department . I of the Air Force vas executive agency. Components of ALCOM were ~kan Air Command, U. S. Army Alaska, and Alaskan Sea Frontier. U CLAS F ED
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