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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1957-1983) - A [[Cold War]] [[SAGE System]] Direction Center first established in 1957 on [[Fort Lee Air Force Station]] near Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia. Named Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center after the Air Force Station where it was located. Assigned a Sage ID of '''DC-04'''. Deactivated as a SAGE Direction Center in 1983.
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== History ==
Established in 1957 and became operational on 1 Feb 1958 as Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center DC-04.

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| Washington Air Defense Sector || 1957-01-08 || 1966-04-01
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| 33nd Air Division || 1966-04-01 || 1969-11-19
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| 20th Air Division || 1969-11-19 || 1983-03-01
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The Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center was one of six direction centers designated as a SAGE Regional Control Centers (RCCs) in 1966 and it remained operational, still using the vacuum tube FSQ-7 computer, until 1 Mar 1983.

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== Current Status ==
Sage Direction Center blockhouse repurposed as Von Steuben Hall on Fort Lee in Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia.
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(D) 37.25255, -77.32252, Fort Lee SAGE Direction Center DC-04
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'''Location:''' [[Fort Lee]] near Prince George in Prince George County, Virginia.

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* Elevation: 89'
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'''See Also:'''
* [[Permanent System Radar Sites]]
* [[SAGE System]]
* [[Fort Lee (4)|Fort Lee]]

'''Sources:''' 
* {{Winkler}}, page 162
* {{Cornett}}, page 59

'''Links:''' 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lee_Air_Force_Station Wikipedia - Fort Lee Air Force Station]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Air_Defense_Sector Wikipedia - Washington Air Defense Sector]

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