Syracuse Air Defense Sector
Syracuse Air Defense Sector
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| Active | 1956–1963 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |
 United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
The Syracuse Air Defense Sector (SADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command (ADC) 26th Air Division at Hancock Field, New York.
History
SADS was established in October 1956 as the 4624th Air Defense Wing, SAGE at Syracuse Air Force Station (AFS), New York, assuming control of former ADC Eastern Air Defense Force units primarily in western New York, most of Pennsylvania and a small portion of western Maryland and eastern West Virginia.[1] The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons.
On 15 August 1958 the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-03) and Combat Center (CC-01) became operational. 43°07′19″N 076°06′01″W / 43.12194°N 76.10028°W DC-03 was equipped with dual AN/FSQ-7 Computers. The day-to-day operations of the command were to train and maintain tactical units flying jet interceptor aircraft (F-89 Scorpion, F-101 Voodoo, F-102 Delta Dagger) and operating radars and interceptor missiles (CIM-10 Bomarc)in a state of readiness with training missions and a series of exercises with Strategic Air Command and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft. In early 1958, Syracuse AFS was renamed Hancock Field.
The Sector was inactivated on 4 September 1963 when the 26th Air Division headquarters moved to Hancock Field and the Syracuse Sector, in a realignment of sector boundaries, merged with the Boston Air Defense Sector.
Lineage
- Designated as 4624th Air Defense Wing, SAGE and organized on 1 October 1956
- Redesignated Syracuse Air Defense Sector on 8 January 1957
- Inactivated on 4 September 1963
Assignments
- 32nd Air Division, 1 October 1956
- 26th Air Division, 15 August 1958 – 4 September 1963
Stations
- Syracuse AFS, (later Hancock Field) New York, 1 October 1956 – 4 September 1963
Components
Group
- 15th Fighter Group (Air Defense)[2]
- Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, New York, 1 September 1958 - 1 July 1960
Interceptor Squadron
- Griffiss AFB, New York, 1 August 1959 - 4 September 1963
Missile Squadron
- 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)[5]
- Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site, New York, 1 June 1960 - 4 September 1963
Radar Squadrons
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Weapons Systems
- F-89J, 1959-1959
- F-101B, 1959-1963
- F-102A, 1958-1960
- IM-99 (later CIM-10), 1960-1963
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
- List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
Notes
- ↑ Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946-1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. 37 (Map).
- ↑ Factsheet, 15th Air Base Wing (accessed 5 Feb 2012)
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 213. ISBN 0-405-12194-6.
- ↑ Factsheet, 49th Fighter Training Squadron (accessed 5 Feb 2012)]
- ↑ Cornett & Johnson, p. 150
- 1 2 3 Cornett & Johnson, pp. 156-58
- 1 2 Cornett & Johnson, pp. 165-67
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). , Vol II, 1955-1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 9781437921311.
- Redmond, Kent C.; Smith, Thomas M. (2000). From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of The SAGE Air Defense Computer. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-18201-0.
- Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF). Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912.* Radomes.org Syracuse Air Defense Sector
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