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United States general surveillance radar stations include Army and USAF stations of various US air defense networks (in reverse chronological order):
Joint Surveillance System (JSS), with radar stations controlled by joint FAA/USAF ROCCs beginning in 1980
SAGE radar stations , for the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment network prior to the JSS (the 1st SAGE squadrons were designated in 1958)
Alaska Ring radar net , the radar stations of Alaskan Air Command
Permanent System radar stations , the Air Defense Command manual network of radar stations prior to deployment of SAGE
Pinetree Line , a series of
radar stations located across southern Canada at about the
50th parallel north .
Lashup Radar Network radar stations, the radar stations deployed 1950-2 when the "Radar Fence" Plan was not approved
Temporary radar net , the "five-station radar net" established in 1948
Army Radar Stations , World War II installations of the
Aircraft Warning Service with radars (
cf. filter centers, Ground Observer Corps stations, etc.)
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