Eastern Air Defense Sector

43°12′59.8″N 75°24′17.4″W / 43.216611°N 75.404833°W / 43.216611; -75.404833

Eastern Air Defense Sector
Unit emblem
Active1 April 1956 (1956-April-01) – 1 April 1966
1 July 1987 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeJoint bi-national unit
RoleAir defense command and control
Size≈ 400 personnel
Part ofNew York Air National Guard and First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)
LocationGriffiss Business and Technology Park, Rome, New York
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Joseph F. Roos

The Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) is a United States Air Force unit of Air Combat Command (ACC), permanently assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). A joint, bi-national military organization, EADS is composed of US and Canadian military forces, federal civilians and contractors. It is located at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, New York, the former Griffiss Air Force Base. EADS is a subordinate command of the First Air Force and Continental NORAD Region, located at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.

Its mission is to counter all air threats to EADS' assigned Area of Operations through vigilant detection, rapid warning and precise tactical control of NORAD and NORTHCOM forces.