Battle Control System-Fixed

Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) (2007-Present) - The current U.S./Canadian air defense system designed to replace the processing and display elements of the JSS System Regional Operations Control Centers (ROCC)s. As implemented in 2007 the system included two operations centers and a support center in the contiguous United states, one operations center in Canada and one each in Alaska and Hawaii. Rome Sector Operations Center The equipment under the designation FYQ-156 replaced the 1980s era FYQ-93 displays and processors, the AN/GSQ-235, ROCC - Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Digital Information Link (RADIL), the AN/FYQ-155, Advanced Interface Control Unit (AICU), and the NORAD Contingency Suite (NCS). Currently upgraded to release R3-3 (2013). The Canadians not only replaced the equipment but moved the facility from their underground command center to a new above ground command center. Location State Sector Region Facility Notes Tyndall AFB FL Southeast ADS (SEADS) CONUS NORAD Region (CONR) SEADS Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) Deactivate 2006 Rome NY Northeast ADS (NEADS) CONUS NORAD Region (CONR) NEADS Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) McChord AFB WA Western ADS (WADS) CONUS NORAD Region (CONR) WADS Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) Elmendorf AFB AK Alaskan ADS (AADS) Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR) Alaska Region Air Operations Center (AKRAOC) North Bay CFB ON Canadian ADS (CADS) Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) Canadian ADS Air Operations Centre Wheeler AAF HI Hawaii ADS (HADS) PACOM Hawaii Region Air Operations Center (HIRAOC) Tyndall AFB FL System Support Facility (SSF) Test Site Links: USAF - System Support Facility Fact Sheet 2009 Status Rel R3.1 Upgrade 2011 Status Rel R3.1 Upgrade 2013 Status Rel R3.2 Upgrade 2013 Rel R3.2 Announcement