site built by RADC "particularly to communicate with ECHO II" was dedicated on 30 August 1963. In 1965 based on the USMC AN/MPQ-14, the "SKYSPOT RADC developmental program" designed the AN/MSQ-77 with ballistic computer for Vietnam War high-altitude, low-visibility (e.g., nighttime, inclement weather) strategic bombing missions, and which was also used as a "Close Air Support Bombing System". RTD assignment By June 1965, RADC was assigned to AFSC's Research and Technology Division and had a Communications Research Branch (an early 1960s plan to rename RADC to the Air Force Electromagnetics Laboratory was not implemented.) RADC's Program 673A research resulted in the 440L System Program Office for the Forward Scatter Over-the-Horizon network (AN/FRT-80 transmitters & AN/FSQ-76 receivers) being established on 1 July 1965 (RADC's "Data Reduction Center" processed 440L data transmitted to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. RADC developed a 1960s machine translation for Russian language documents and in the late 1960s, RADC coordinated the Ling-Temco-Vought AN/TRN-26 deployable TACAN development for the Vietnam War (1st units went to Israel and Camp David's "DVD" site.) In the 1970s War On Drugs, RADC COMPASS TRIP research investigated "multispectral reconnaissance techniques to locate opium poppy fields". By December 1977 RADC had developed the 322 watt "solid state transmitter and receiver module" while "responsible for [PAVE PAWS] design, fabrication installation, integration test, and evaluation" (through 1980). ESD assignment On 1 September 1975, RADC was reassigned to AFSC's Electronic Systems Division (ESD). At Hanscom AFB on 1 January 1976, RADC's Detachment 1 was activated for "Electronic Technology" with the personnel and equipment of the 1960 AFCRL's Microwave Physics and Solid State Sciences divisions ("RADC East" colloq.) In the 1980s and 1990s RADC funded a significant amount of research on software engineering, e.g., the Knowledge Based Software Assistant (KBSA) program. Rome Laboratory In 1990 RADC was redesignated Rome Laboratory which in October 1997 became part of the Air Force Research Laboratory. Rome Air Development Center annexes 1956-tbd: Floyd Test Annex -- from GAFB tbd: Newport Antenna Measurement Facility 1956-tbd: Verona Test Annex 1955-61: Laredo Test Site (to ADC) 1958-61: Trinidad Space Communication Facility (to Patrick AFB) tbd-62: Carrabelle Experimental Annex (to Eglin AFB) 1962-5: Syracuse BMEWS Test Facility Lineage Organizations assigned to 1997: AFMC Air Force Research Laboratory1975: AFSC Electronic Systems Division1965: AFSC Research and Technology Division1960: ARDC Air Force Command and Control Development Division References External links Research installations of the United States Air Force Rome, New