Talk:Continental Air Defense Command

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For the Italian retailer chain, see Conad.

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The Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) is an ancestor of the Aerospace Defense Command

History

1 September 1954

The Continental Air Defense Command is established at Ent Air Force Base as a joint-service force, taking control of Air Force Air Defense Command forces, Army Anti-Aircraft Command forces, and Naval air defense forces

12 September 1957

The North American Air Defense Command is established at Ent Air Force Base as an international organization, taking operational control of Canadian Air Defense Command air defense units and United States Continental Air Defense Command air defense units

1 July 1973

Continental Air Defense Command and Aerospace Defense Command headquarters begins consolidation and streamlining

30 June 1974

Continental Air Defense Command dis-established

Direction

• John C. Meyer (1919–1975), has been a post-war director
• John Whittet (1928-1989) worked for it.
• Lucius D. Clay, Jr. (1919-1994) commander in chief
• List of United States Air Force four-star generals (links)
• Benjamin W. Chidlaw (1900-1977) commander in chief in 1954
• Earle E. Partridge (1900-1990) commander in chief in 1954
• Laurence S. Kuter (1905-1979) commander in chief

Trivia

Santa Claus tracking

In 1955, a Sears Roebuck store in Colorado Springs, Colorado, gave children a number to call a "Santa hotline". The number was mistyped and children called the Continental Air Defense Command on Christmas Eve instead. The Director of Operations, Col. Harry Shoup, received the first call for Santa and responded by telling children that there were signs on the radar that Santa was indeed heading south from North Pole. Since then tracking of Santa Claus is made by North American Aerospace Defense Command as one of Santa Claus rituals in Northern American culture.

Science Fiction Theatre episode

In a 1955 Science Fiction Theatre series episode CONAD is alerted about the fear that bats could have lost their sonar ability while colliding with skyscrapers.

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