Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons

The second iteration of Aerospace Defense Command (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 played important roles in the United States' airspace defense. ADC squadrons were very mobile, and were transferred, redesignated and inactivated/reactivated frequently.

2nd through 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons

* 2nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1947-1969, 1971-1973, 1974-1979)
Mitchel AFB 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-101, F-102)
Wurtsmith AFB MI (1971-1973) (F-106)
Tyndall AFB FL (1974-1979) (as 2d FITS) (F-106)

* 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1947-1979)
Mitchel AFB NY (1947-1949) (P-61, P-82)
McGuire AFB NJ (1949-1955) (F-86, F-94)
Suffolk County AFB NY (1955-1960) (F-86D, F-102)
Minot AFB, ND (1960-1979) (F-106)

* 11th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1968)
Duluth AFB MN (F-51, F-86D, F-89H/J, F-102, F-106)
Redesignated 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1968-1979)
Duluth AFB MN (F-106)

* 13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 14th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1960)
Sioux City AP IA (F-86D/L)

* 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1964)
Davis-Monthan AFB AZ (F-86D/L, F-89J, F-101B)

* 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)
* 29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1968)
Great Falls/Malmstrom AFB MT (F-94C, F-101B)

* 31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1957)
Larson AFB WA (1953-1956) (F-86D)
Wurtsmith AFB MI (1956-1957) (F-102)

* 37th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 42d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1958)
O'Hare AP IL (1953-1955) (F-86D)
Pittsburgh AP PA (1955-1958) (F-86L)

* 45th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1953)
Suffolk County AFB NY (F-47N, F-86D)
* 46th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1958)
Dover AFB DE (F-94C)

* 47th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1960)
Niagara Falls AP NY (F-47D/N, F-86F/D/L, F-102)
* 48th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1946-1949, 1952-1991)
Dow AAF/AFB ME (1946-1949) (P-47N, P/F-84B)
Grenier AFB NH (1952-1953) (F-47D/N)
Langley AFB VA (1953-1991) (F-84G, F-94C, F-102, F-106, F-15)

* 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

54th through 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons

* 54th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1960)
Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB SD (F-51D, F-86G/D, F-89)

* 56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1960)
Selfridge AFB MI (1952-1955) (F-86F/D)
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (1955-1960) (F-86D/L, F-104A/B)

* 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1979)
Presque Isle AFB ME (1953-1954) (F-89C)
Keflavik AP Iceland (1954-1979) (F-89, F-102, F-4C/E)

* 58th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1948-1960)
Otis AFB MA (1948-1959) (F-84B, F-86A, F-94B, F-89D/H/J)
Walker AFB NM (1959-1960) (F-89J)

* 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 60th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 61st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1948-1971)
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)

* 63d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1948-1958)
Selfridge AFB MI (1948-1951) (F-80, F-86A)
Oscoda/Wurtsmith AFB MI (1951-1955) (F-86A/F/D)
Deactivated Name Transferred
O'Hare AP IL (1955-1958) (F-86D/L)

* 64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1957-1966)
McChord AFB WA (1957-1960) (F-102)
Paine AFLD WA (1960-1966) (F-102)

* 65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1957-1958)
Richards-Gebaur AFB MO (Not Equipped)

* 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1957-1958)
Oxnard AFB CA (Not Equipped)

* 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 74th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1951-1958)
Presque Isle AFS ME (1951-1953) (F-86A/E, F-89C, F-94B)
Thule AB, Greenland (1953-1958) (F-89B/D)

* 75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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 MI (1968-1969) (F-101B/F)
* 76th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 82d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1947-1966)
Mitchel AFB 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)

* 83d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1947-1979)
Mitchel AFB 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)

* 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1947-1979)
Mitchel AFB 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)

* 85th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1959)
Scott AFB IL (F-51D/H, F-86D/L)

* 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1960)
Youngstown AP OH (F-84C, F-102)

* 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 91st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1949-1951)
Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A)

* 92d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1949-1951)
Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A)

* 93d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1949-1960)
Kirtland AFB NM (F-80, F-86A/L)

* 94th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 96th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 97th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1956-1968)
Dover AFB DE (1956-1963) (F-89D/H/J, F-101B)
Suffolk County AFB NY (1963-1958) (F-101B)

317th through 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons

* 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 318th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1947-1979)
Mitchel AFB 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)

* 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 321st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1955-1960)
Paine AFLD WA (F-89D/H/J)

* 322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1955-1968)
Larson AFB WA (1955-1959) (F-86D)
Kingsley AFLD OR (1959-1968) (F-101B)

* 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1955-1958)
Westover AFB MA (F-86D/L)

* 325th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1967)
Fairfax AFLD KS (1953-1954) (Not Equipped)
Grandview/Richards-Gebaur AFB MO (1954-1967) (F-86D, F-102)

* 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1955-1960)
George AFB CA (1955-1958) (F-86D, F-102)
Thule AB Greenland (1958-1960) (F-102)

* 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1955-1967)
George AFB CA (F-86D/L, F-102, F-106)

* 330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1959)
Stewart AFB NY (F-80, F-86A/F/D/L)

* 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)
* 334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1948-1950)
Langley AFB VA (1948-1950) (F-80, F-86A)
New Castle AP DE (1950) (F-86A)

* 335th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1948-1950)
Andrews AFB MD (1948-1949) (F-80)
Langley AFB VA (1949-1950) (F-80, F-86A)
Andrews AFB MD (1950) (F-86A)

* 336th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1948-1950))
Andrews AFB MD (1948-1949) (F-80)
Langley AFB VA (1949-1950) (F-80, F-86A)
Andrews AFB MD (1950) (F-86A)

* 337th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 354th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 357th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1953)
Portland AP OR (F-86F)

* 398th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1956-1957)
Hamilton AFB CA (Not Equipped)

* 413th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1954-1955)
Travis AFB CA (F-86D)

* 414th Night-Fighter Squadron (1946)
March AFB CA (Not Equipped)

* 425th Night-Fighter Squadron (1946-1947)
March AFB CA (1946) (Not Equipped)
McChord AAF WA (1946-1947) (P-61)

* 431st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1953)
Selfridge AFB MI (F-51D, F-86F)

* 432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1958)
Truax AFLD WI (1952-1955) (F-86F/D)
Designation Transferred
Minneapolis-St. Paul AP (1955-1958) (F-86D, F-89H)

* 433d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1954, 1955-1957)
Truax AFLD WI (1952-1954) (F-89C, F-94B)
Minot AFB ND (1955-1957) (Not Equipped)

* 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1968)
Kinross/Kincheloe AFB MI (1953-1968) (F-94B, F-102, F-106)
Redesignated 49th FIS
Griffiss AFB NY (1968) (F-106)

440th through 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons

* 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1954)
Geiger AFLD WA (F-86D)

* 444th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1954-1968)
Charleston AFB SC (F-86D/L, F-101B)

* 445th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1968)
Geiger AFLD WA (1953-1955) (F-86D)
Designation Transferred
Wurtsmith AFB NH (1955-1968) (F-89H/J, F-101B)

* 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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

* 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 465th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1960)
McChord AFB WA (1953-1955) (F-86D)
Griffiss AFB NY (1955-1959) (F-89D/H)
Hanscom AFB MA (1959-1960) (F-86L)

* 469th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1952-1957)
McGhee Tyson AP TN (1952-1957) (F-47D/N, F-86D)
* 482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1956-1965)
Seymour-Johnson AFB NC (F-102)
Homestead AFB FL (1965-1969) (F-104A/B)

* 484th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1956-1959)
KI Sawyer AFB MI (Not Equipped)

* 496th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1954)
Hamilton AFB CA (F-51D, F-86)

* 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1953-1958)
Portland AP OR (1953-1955) (F-94D, F-89A)
Designation Transferred
Geiger AFLD WA (1955-1958) (F-86D)

* 498th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (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)

* 518th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1955-1959)
George AFB CA (F-86D)

* 519th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1954-1955)
Sioux City AP IA (F-86D)

* 520th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1954-1955)
Geiger AFLD WA (F-86D)

* 538th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1955-1960)
Larson AFB WA (F-86D/L, F-104A, F-104A/B)

* 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (1954-1967)
Stewart AFB NY (1954-1955) (F-86D)
McGuire AFB NY (F-86L, F-106)

References

* USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).

External links

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/ Air Force Historical Research Agency]