4683d Air Defense Wing
The 4683d Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force (USAF) organization. Its last assignment was with Aerospace Defense Command (ADC)'s Goose Air Defense Sector at Thule Air Base, Greenland, where it was discontinued in 1965.
| 4683d Air Defense Wing | |
|---|---|
Convair F-102 of the wing's 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Thule Air Base | |
| Active | 1960-1965 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| Patch with 4683d Air Defense Wing emblem | |
The wing was organized in 1960 and assigned a fighter interceptor squadron and a squadron operating a radar for ground controlled interception. The 4683d also acted as the host organization at Thule until October, when support units were transferred to the 4683d Air Base Group, which was attached to the wing, but assigned to the 64th Air Division in Newfoundland. It supported the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System when the system was activated at Thule, but was discontinued when that mission supplanted the wing's traditional air defense mission.