▁Field ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁D irection ▁Center ▁( DC - 0 3 ) ▁at ▁Sy rac use , ▁New ▁York ▁( oper ational ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 .) ▁ ▁The ▁F - 8 6 L ▁intercept ors ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁F - 1 0 2 ▁D elta ▁D ag gers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁( J une ). ▁N FA FB ' s ▁ 4 6 2 1 st ▁Air ▁Base ▁Group ▁was ▁the ▁host ▁unit ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁adjacent ▁ 1 9 6 1 - 9 ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls ▁Air ▁Force ▁Miss ile ▁Site ▁with ▁C IM - 1 0 ▁Bom arc ▁surface - to - air ▁miss iles . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁at ▁N FA FB , ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁F IS ▁was ▁re ass igned . ▁The ▁ 1 0 7 th ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Cris is ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁months . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁ 5 1 2 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Group ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁C - 1 1 9 ▁F lying ▁Box c ars ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁the ▁ 9 1 4 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Group ▁and ▁concurrent ly ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁at ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls . ▁In