00461734 4-4250-1 UNCLASSIFIED 2436570 01-01-1959 2436934 12-31-1959

WING/4620/AIR DEFENSE, EX SAGE (EXPERIMENTAL SEMI

HISTORY K-WG-4620-HI 10885 P0159 1348 1403 51 2448346 03-30-1991 STATION: 2500 COLORADO AVE, SANTA MONICA, CA. COMMANDER: COL ROBERT J. STEVENSON. LT COL GEORGE R. KAUFFMAN ASSUMED COMMAND 24 JUN 59 PENDING ARRIVAL OF COL GALBREATH. COL SAMUEL C. GALBREATH ASSUMED COMMAND EFFECTIVE 1 JUL 59; DEPUTY COMMANDER: COL R. H. DAMICO (EFFECTIVE 1 SEP 59); LT COL GEORGE R. KAUFFMAN ASSIGNED EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EFFECTIVE 1 SEP 59) . COLONEL SAMUEL C. GALBREATH AWARDED LEGION OF MERIT 24 SEP 59. MISSION: INSURE THAT SAGE COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SAGE MANUAL SYSTEM TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON APPROVED PLANS AND OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS OF HEADQUARTER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND (HQ ADC). ACTS AS FIELD AGENCY FOR HQ ADC, PROVIDES OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE TO AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH IMPLEMENTATION, INSTALLATION, TEST AND UTILIZATION OF SAGE COMPUTER PROGRAMS. DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING ESTABLISHED; LT COL E. R. SIMON ASSIGNED DIRECTOR. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ENVIRONMENTAL AND WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT. ACTIVITIES OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING DIRECTORATE INCLUDED ADAPTATION, IMPLEMENTATION, PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT. 4620 ADC GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 9, DATED 1 OCT 59, PROVIDED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF WING DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING PLUS TWO DIVISIONS WITHIN DIRECTORATE KNOWN AS: TRAINING DEVELOPMENT DIVISION AND TRAINING PRODUCTION AND FIELD UTILIZATION DIVISION; LT COL E. R. SIMON DESIGNATED DIRECTOR. FUNCTIONS WERE TO INITIATE ACTION TO PREPARE STUDY FOR ADC OF COMPUTER OPERATION AT SEMI AUTOMATIC GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SAGE) COMBAT AND DIRECTION CENTERS. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (SDC) PREOPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS WERE COMPLETED. EQUIPMENT FOR HANDLING CLASSIFIED MESSAGES INSTALLED IN SDC COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. INCLUDES QUARTERLY INCREMENTS OF HISTORY. NONE CONTAINS ORDERS, CITATION/LEGION OF MERIT AWARD (HERMAN M. FARMER, MAJ HUBERT C. VANTREASE), PHOTOGRAPHS.