Air Defense Wings

Selected Air Defense Wings (1950-1960) 4700th Air Defense Wing 1 Sep 1958 - Activated at Geiger Field, WA and assigned to 25th Air Division 15 May 1960 - Transferred to Spokane Air Defense Sector 1 Jul 1960 - Inactivated 4702nd Defense Wing 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Hamilton AFB, CA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force Nov 1952 - Transferred to 25th Air Division 7 Nov 1952 - Moved to Geiger Field, WA 8 Oct 1954 - Discontinued 4703rd Defense Wing 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Larson AFB, WA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force 7 Apr 1952 - Discontinued when Larson AFB was transferred to TAC. 4704th Defense Wing 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at McChord AFB, WA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force Dec 1952 - Transferred to 25th Air Division 8 Oct 1954 - Discontinued 4705th Defense Wing 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Norton AFB, CA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force 1 Mar 1952 - Discontinued 4706th Air Defense Wing 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL, as the 4706th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 30th Air Division 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4706th Air Defense Wing 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 37th Air Division 8 Jul 1956. - Discontinued 4707th Air Defense Wing 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Otis AFB, MA, as the 4707th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 32d Air Division 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4707th Air Defense Wing 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 26th Air Division 4708th Air Defense Wing 1 February 1953 - Activated at Selfridge AFB, MI, as the 4708th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 30th Air Division 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4708th Air Defense Wing 8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued == 4709th Air Defense Wing activated 1 February 1952 at McGuire AFB, NJ, as the 4709th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 26th Air Division 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4709th Air Defense Wing. 18 Oct 1956 - Discontinued 4710th Air Defense Wing 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at New Castle AFB, DE, as the 4710th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 26th Air Division 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4710th Air Defense Wing 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 37th Air Division with reduced manning and moved to O'Hare International Airport, IL 8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued 4711th Air Defense Wing 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Presque Isle AFB, ME, as the 4711th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 32d Air Division 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4711th Air Defense Wing 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 30th Air Division with reduced manning and moved to Selfridge AFB, MI 8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued Sources: Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf, page 67-68.