The 87 FIS and their F-106 aircraft remained based and maintaining a 24/7/365 alert status at K. I. Sawyer AFB until finally departing in 1985 as the continental air defense mission in the United States was increasingly transferred to the Air National Guard.
The 87 FIS and their F-106 aircraft remained based and maintaining a 24/7/365 alert status at K. I. Sawyer AFB. However, due to budget cuts the conversion was cancelled and the squadron was scheduled for deactivation on October 1,1985 as the continental air defense mission in the United States was increasingly transferred to the Air National Guard.