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A TAOC established by MACS-1 in Alaska supporting Exercise Northern Edge 11. The Tactical Air Operations Center (TAOC) is the principal air defense agency of the United States Marine Corps' Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The TAOC provides real time aerial surveillance of assigned airspace, and its personnel identify, and control the ...
Alaska's military importance in the Pacific region was further recognized when the F-15E Strike Eagle-equipped 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron was reassigned to Elmendorf AFB from Clark Air Base in the Philippines in May 1991. The Pacific Regional Medical Center moved from Clark to Elmendorf and construction of a new, greatly expanded hospital ...
Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (PAZA/ZAN) is an Area Control Center operated by the Federal Aviation Administration and is located just outside the main gate of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at 700 North Boniface Parkway in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The Anchorage ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the ...
In the early 1980s, construction began on a new NORAD Region Operations Control Center (ROCC) at Elmendorf AFB, which would be responsible for managing all air defense operations in Alaska, making all manned remote radar sites redundant. The 744th ACWS was selected to man the ROCC, which achieved full operational status on 15 September 1983.
320th AAF/Air Force Base Unit; Dyess AFB, Texas (15 October 1969 – 1 December 1974) 516th Tactical Airlift Wing (1969–1972) 463d Tactical Airlift Wing (1972–1974) Alexandria/England AFB, Louisiana (21 March 1946 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1950 – 1 June 1992) 366th Fighter Wing (1953–1959) 1st Air Commando/Special Operations Wing ...
It is assigned to the Eleventh Air Force, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The center is responsible for the program management, operation, and quality assurance of the Alaska Radar System, consisting of 17 long-range and 3 short-range radar sites; the forward operation locations at Galena Airport, King Salmon Airport, and ...
176th Operations Group; The Operations Group comprises the units that directly execute the wing's missions: tactical airlift, strategic airlift, air control, and combat search and rescue. These subsidiary units are: 144th Airlift Squadron Established in 1952, it is the senior unit of the Alaska Air National Guard.
The United States has 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC). [1] They are operated by and are part of the Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.