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. NORAD command headquarters is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado. Rome Sector Operations Center The equipment under the designation FYQ-156 replaced the 1980s era FYQ-93 displays and processors, the GSQ-235, ROCC - Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Digital Information Link (RADIL), the FYQ-155, Advanced Interface Control Unit (AICU), and the NORAD Contingency Suite (NCS). While each of the two mainland sectors is assigned about half the county as an area of operations it is possible for either sector to assume control of the whole country. Release R3-3 (2013) increased system capacity to 15,000 system tracks in support of the single sector continental U.S. operations. The Canadians have a single operations center at North Bay but it handles two sectors, Canada East and Canada West. They not only replaced the equipment but moved the facility from their underground command center to a new, above ground command center. The command headquarters is located in Winnipeg. {"selectable":false,"height":"400","width":"800"} Location State Sector Region Facility Notes Peterson AFB CO NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center HQ NORAD/USNORTHCOM Cheyenne Mountain AFS CO NORAD and USNORTHCOM Alternate Command Center Tyndall AFB FL Southeast ADS (SEADS) CONUS NORAD Region (CONR) SEADS Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) Deactivate 2006 Rome ANGB NY Eastern ADS (EADS) CONUS NORAD Region (CONR) EADS Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) Formerly Northeast ADS (NEADS) 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 See Also: Permanent System Radar Sites (includes SAGE and BUIC radar sites) Defense Installations Portal Links: NORAD - Cheyenne Mountain Complex Fact Sheet USAF - System Support Facility Fact Sheet BCS-F 2009 Status Rel R3.1 Upgrade BCS-F 2011 Status Rel R3.1 Upgrade BCS-F 2013 Status Rel R3.2 Upgrade BCS-F 2013 Rel R3.2 Announcement