▁This ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁arrangement ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁Av ro ▁Ar row . ▁Canada ▁would ▁le ase ▁ 6 6 ▁F - 1 0 1 ▁V ood oo ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁take ▁over ▁operation ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁P inet ree ▁rad ar ▁bases . ▁ ▁Upon ▁hand - over ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁operating ▁unit ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁ 2 3 ▁A ircraft ▁Control ▁& ▁Warning ▁Squadron ▁and ▁the ▁base ▁became ▁RC AF ▁Station ▁Bar r ington . ▁ ▁Rad ar ▁operations ▁at ▁ 2 3 ▁Squadron ▁were ▁autom ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Sem i ▁Autom atic ▁Gr ound ▁Environment ▁( SA GE ) ▁system , ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁became ▁a ▁long - range ▁rad ar ▁site . ▁It ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁guide ▁intercept ors ▁but ▁only ▁look ▁for ▁enemy ▁aircraft , ▁feed ing ▁data ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁S ector ▁S AGE ▁DC - 0 2 ▁D irection ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁N OR AD ▁Region . ▁ ▁The ▁facility ▁was ▁renamed ▁C FS ▁Bar r ington ▁with ▁the ▁un ification ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁ 2 1 3 ▁Rad ar ▁Squadron ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁N OR AD ▁Region ▁S AGE ▁DC - 0 3 ▁D