34th NORAD Division SAGE Center - Springfield, MI - Nike Missile Sites on Waymarking.com

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SAGE, the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment, was an automated control system used by NORAD for collecting, tracking and intercepting enemy bomber aircraft from the late 1950s into the 1980s. In later versions, the system could automatically direct aircraft to an interception by sending commands directly to the aircraft's autopilot.

By the time it was fully operational the Soviet bomber threat had been replaced by the Soviet missile threat, for which SAGE was entirely inadequate. Nevertheless, SAGE was tremendously important; it led to huge advances in online systems and interactive computing, real-time computing, and data communications using modems. It is generally considered to be one of the most advanced and successful large computer systems ever developed.

From the Battle Creek Enquirer: (visit link)

Up to 1,000 men continued at the Air Force Station, home to the 34th North American Air Defense Division. There's an eerie reminder at Fort Custer of NORAD's controversial Semi-Automated Ground Environment network in the form of a large, windowless "blockhouse" near the corner of Base and Major Streets. It was there that a NORAD commander and his staff could wage a defensive war against enemy aircraft approaching the Great Lakes region.

The SAGE building had 600 telephone stations and two computers that weighed 700 tons apiece. Today, the building serves as a warehouse.

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