Armstrong, Ontario

1961 – Historical Report – USAF Historical Division

Historical Record
914th AC&W Squadron
Armstrong, Ontario
1 October 1961 to 31 December 1961

Section I

REQUIRED DATA
  1. Unit and Location

914th AC&W Squadron (ADC)
Armstrong, Ontario, Canada
  1. Name and Grade of Commander

William H McKinney, Lt. Colonel, USAF
  1. Chain of Command (Superior Echelons)

    2. Headquarters United States Air Force
    Headquarters Air Defense Command
    Headquarters 30th Air Division (SAGE)
    Duluth Air Defense Sector
    914th AC&W Squadron (ADC)
  • Subordinate Units (Down to and including squadrons)

    • None
  • Mission (Give authority and brief statement of primary mission)

    • Authority: Duluth Air Defense Sector Regulation 24-6, dated 7 July 1959. To maintain and operate a Direction Center Facility as part of the integrated Air Defense System of the 30th Air Division (SAGE) for the purpose of conducting Air Defense Operations within this system.
  • Personnel
    		•
       

    Officers

    Airmen

    Civilians

    Total

    		  
     

    Assigned

    18

    149

    20

    187

    		  
     

    Attached

    1

    1

    0

    2

    		  
                 
  • Equipment (Give official nomenclature and quantity of mission-type equipment)
    •

    1 ea. AN/FPS-3C Prime Search Radar; 1 ea. AN/FPS-502 Back-up Search Radar; 1 ea. AN/TPS-502 Height Finder; 1 ea. AN/GPX-7A SIF; 1 ea. NE-612 Telephone Center Office; 1 ea. AN/GPS-T2 Target Simulator; 1 ea. AN/UPA-T5 Target Simulator; 1 ea. AN/UPA-37 Jamming Simulator; 4 ea. AN/UPA-35 PPI Scopes; 5 ea. GRC-27 VHF Radio; 2 ea. GRR-7 VHF Receivers; 2 ea. GRT-3 VHF Transmitters; 5 ea. VRG-60 VHF Receivers; 4 ea. FRT-501 HF Transmitters; 4 ea. CR-91A HF Receivers, 5 ea. FTR-503&2 VHF Transmitters; 4 ea. M-19&28 Teletypewriter; 1 ea. AN/FPS-6B Height Finder.

    Section II

    COMMENTARY

    Communications – Electronics:

    Construction of the SAGE Annex, Powerhouse Annex, TELCO Building, GATR Building and FD Radar Towers is in progress. No major problems have occurred and construction is on schedule.

    Radar maintenance personnel have extended the life of the AN/FPS-6B magnetron to 5400 radiate hours.

    Wire maintenance has begun rewiring the main distribution frame. Ten and five line units will be relocated and the wire maintenance efficiency increased as a result of this project.

    C&E personnel devoted many off duty hours to supply electrical power for the squadron ski-tow.

    Supply:

    The fourth "Project Money Tree" report was submitted. This unit was rated third by the 4602nd Support Wing.

    Traffic Management processed 37 outgoing and 46 incoming shipments.

    Supplies and equipment began arriving for the RCAF.

    Supplies and equipment are being accepted for the FST-2.

    Supplies and equipment are being accepted for the GATR Building.

    Operations:

    Three officers completed re-evaluation and one officer was upgraded to Combat Ready.

    There were two live exercises, Sky Shield II and Shock Wave. There were three regional and eleven Sector SSTMs.

    One rated officer completed Instrument school and his annual instrument check. 71:45 of 85 hours allocated were used. The L-20 aircraft completed periodic inspection.

    Special Services:

    Additional skiing and ice skating equipment was added to our property inventory. A rope type ski tow was added to the slope. A holiday bowling tournament was held with great success. 50% of personnel present for duty during the holiday period participated.

    Unit Administration:

    Detailed plans for transfer of the station to the RCAF were completed. Each airman was given individual consideration in deciding on extension or curtailment of tours.

    Typed Name and Grade of Commander

    William H McKinney, Lt. Colonel, USAF

    Signature