The 35th Air Division (35th AD) is an inactive

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organization. Its last assignment was with

Air Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command was a major command (military formation), command of the United States Air Force, responsible for continental air defense. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air Defense Command, was est ...

, assigned to

First Air Force The First Air Force (Air Forces Northern; 1 AF-AFNORTH) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Its primary mission is the air defense of the Co ...

, at Hancock Field, New York. It was inactivated on 19 November 1969.

History

Assigned to

(ADC) for most of its existence, from July 1951 – November 1969, the 35th "equipped, administered, and trained its assigned and attached units and placed those forces in a maximum state of readiness for use in air defense. Initially, its area of responsibility included all or part of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi". 35thAD - Map - 1966-1969

"In 1966, the area changed to include most of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and southern Maine when the division assumed the responsibilities of the inactivated

Boston Air Defense Sector The Boston Air Defense Sector (BADS) is an inactive United States Air Force Air Defense Command (ADC) organization. Its last assignment was with the ADC 26th Air Division at Hancock Field, New York. History BADS was established in 1956 at Ste ...

. " Assumed additional designation of 35th NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at the

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, Colorado and reporting was transferred to

NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD ), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection ...

from ADC at

Ent Air Force Base Ent Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Knob Hill neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado. A tent city, established in 1943 during construction of the base, was initially commanded by Major General Uzal Girard ...

in April 1966. "The division participated in numerous live and simulated exercises such as Apache Brave, Mohawk Echo, and Desk Top." Inactivated in November 1969 as ADC phased down its interceptor mission as the chances of a Soviet bomber attack on the United States seemed remote, its mission being consolidated into

North American Aerospace Defense Command North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD ), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection ...

(NORAD).

Lineage

* Established as the 35 Air Division (Defense) on 11 June 1951 : Activated on 1 July 1951 : Inactivated on 1 February 1952 * Organized on 1 February 1952The simultaneous activation and inactivation in February 1952 represents a change between a table of organization unit and a table of distribution unit : Inactivated on 15 November 1958 * Redesignated 35 Air Division and activated on 20 January 1966 (not organized) : Organized on 1 April 1966 : Inactivated on 19 November 1969

Assignments

Central Air Defense Force The Central Air Defense Force (CADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960. History C ...

, 1 July 1951 – 10 April 1955 *

Eastern Air Defense Force The Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960. History EADF was ...

, 10 April 1955 – 15 November 1958 * Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966 (not organized) *

, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969

Stations

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, 1 July – 1 September 1951 *

Dobbins Air Force Base Dobbins Air Reserve Base or Dobbins ARB is a United States Air Force reserve air base located in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb about northwest of Atlanta. Originally known as Dobbins Air Force Base, it was named in honor of Captain Charles M. ...

, Georgia, 4 September 1951 – 15 November 1958 * Hancock Field, New York, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969

Components

Sector

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Gunter Air Force Base Gunter Annex is a United States Air Force installation located in the North-northeast suburbs of Montgomery, Alabama. The base is named after former Montgomery mayor William Adams Gunter. Until 1992 it was known as Gunter Air Force Base or Gu ...

, Alabama, 8 September 1957 – 15 November 1958

Wing

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(Air Defense) :

Suffolk County Air Force Base Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base is an air defense military installation located at civilian public-use Francis S. Gabreski Airport, located just north of Westhampton Beach, New York. It is currently the home base of the New York Air ...

, New York, 1 December 1967 – 30 September 1968

Groups

* 52d Fighter Group : Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 30 September 1968 1966 – 31 December 1969 *

355th Fighter Group 355th may refer to: Aviation * 355th Fighter Squadron, an inactive United States Air Force unit * 355th Fighter Wing, a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command's Twelfth Air Force * 355th Tactical Airlift Squadron, a U.S. Ai ...

: McGhee-Tyson MAP, Tennessee, 18 August 1955 1966 – 1 March 1956 *

516th Air Defense Group The 516th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 35th Air Division at McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955. The group was originally activated as a ...

: McGhee-Tyson MAP, Tennessee, 16 February 1953 1966 – 18 August 1955

Interceptor squadron

27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 27th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force 1st Operations Group located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia. The 27th is equipped with the F-22 Raptor. The 27th Fighter Squadron is the oldest active fighter squadr ...

Loring Air Force Base Loring Air Force Base was a United States Air Force installation in northeastern Maine, near Limestone and Caribou in Aroostook County. It was one of the largest bases of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command during its existence, and was t ...

, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969

Missile squadrons

* 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) :

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, Massachusetts, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) :

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, New York, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 46th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) :

McGuire Air Force Base McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, approximately south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the j ...

, New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 1 October 1972

Radar squadrons

* 609th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Eufaula Air Force Station, Alabama, 1 September 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958 *

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: Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, 24 December 1953 1966 – 1 July 1956 *

627th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 627th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 32d Air Division, Air Defense Command (ADC), stationed at Crystal Springs Air Force Station, Mississippi. It was inactivated on 8 September 1968. ...

Crystal Springs Air Force Station Crystal Springs Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. It was closed in 1968. Crystal Springs Air Force Station came into existence as part of Pha ...

, Mississippi, 1 September 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 632d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-117 NORAD ID: Z-117) was a United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is southwest of Gaston, North Carolina, near the closed Halifax County Airport. It was closed in 1978. Histor ...

, North Carolina, 20 May 1953 1966 – 1 March 1956 * 648th Radar Squadron : Benton Air Force Station, Pennsylvania, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 655th Radar Squadron :

Watertown Air Force Station Watertown Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Watertown, New York. Prior to the Air Defense squadron inactivating on 1 November 1979, the station was ...

, New York, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 656th Radar Squadron :

Saratoga Springs Air Force Station Saratoga Springs (Also known as Schuylerville) Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-50, NORAD ID: Z-50) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located southeast of Saratoga Springs, New York. It was closed by t ...

, New York, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Houma Air Force Station, Louisiana, 10 April 1955 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 660th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida. The "host wing" for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW), assig ...

, Florida, 18 June 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Lake City Air Force Station Lake City Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-42) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Lake City, Tennessee. It was closed in 1960. History Originally designed as Cross Mountain ...

, Tennessee, 5 August 1952 1966 – 1 March 1956 * 678th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron :

Tyndall Air Force Base Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 ...

, Florida, 1 February 1956 1966 – 1 April 1957 *

679th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 679th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. It was inactivated on 31 July 1981. The unit was ...

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, Florida, 24 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 680th Radar Squadron :

Palermo Air Force Station Palermo Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-54, NORAD ID: Z-54) is a closed United States Air Force (USAF) General Surveillance Radar station. It was located in Palermo, New Jersey, north of Sea Isle City, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States ...

, New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 1 April 1968 * 691st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Cross City Air Force Station Cross City Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force facility, located east of Cross City, Florida. Overview Originally a small civil airport, during World War II it was active as a training base for the Army Air Forces School of ...

, Florida, 1 December 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958 *

693d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 693d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Dauphin Island Air Force Station, Alabama. It was inactivated on 30 September 1970. The un ...

Dauphin Island Air Force Station Dauphin Island Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Dauphin Island, Alabama, near historic Fort Gaines (Alabama). It was closed in 1980. Beginning in September 1982, ...

, Alabama, 1 April 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 698th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Thomasville Air Force Station Thomasville Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-197, NORAD ID: Z-197) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northwest of Thomasville, Alabama. It was closed in 1969. History Thomasville Air Fo ...

, Alabama, 1 December 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 701st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Fort Fisher Air Force Station Fort Fisher Air Force Station was a United States Air Force installation located on the Atlantic coast southwest of Kure Beach, North Carolina. Its primary mission was as a radar complex. It was closed on 30 June 1988 by the Air Force, and tu ...

, North Carolina, 1 December 1953 1966 – 1 March 1956 *

702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 702d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia. It was inactivated on 5 June 1979. The unit was a Gen ...

Hunter Air Force Base Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/ antler, ...

, Georgia, 1 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 762d Radar Squadron :

North Truro Air Force Station North Truro Air Force Station (AFS) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of North Truro, Massachusetts. Most of the site was inactivated by 1994 and turned over to the National Park Servic ...

, Massachusetts, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 763d Radar Squadron :

Lockport Air Force Station Lockport may refer to: Places ;In Canada: * Lockport, Manitoba, an unincorporated community * Lockport, Newfoundland and Labrador, an abandoned fishing village ;In the United States: * Lockport, Illinois, a city ** Lockport Historic District * ...

, New York, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 764th Radar Squadron :

Saint Albans Air Force Station In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

, Vermont, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 765th Radar Squadron : Charleston Air Force Station, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 766th Radar Squadron :

Caswell Air Force Station Caswell Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Limestone, Maine. It was closed in 1980. History Caswell was one of twenty-eight stations built as part of the second ...

, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 772d Radar Squadron : Gibbsboro Air Force Station, New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 773d Radar Squadron :

Montauk Air Force Station Montauk Air Force Station was a US military base at Montauk, New York, Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York (state), New York. It was decommissioned in 1981 and is now owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation a ...

, New York, 1 December 1967 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Guthrie Air Force Station, West Virginia, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Snow Mountain Air Force Station Snow Mountain Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-82, NORAD ID: Z-82) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Godman Army Airfield, Kentucky. It was closed in 1968. History Snow Mounta ...

, Kentucky, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 792d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : North Charleston Air Force Station, South Carolina, 24 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Joelton Air Force Station Joelton Air Force Station (ADC ID: SM-145) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west of Goodlettsville, Tennessee. It was closed in 1960. History Joelton Air Force Station (AFS) was initially ...

, Tennessee, 1 September 1958 1966 – 1 June 1961 * 810th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Winston-Salem Air Force Station Winston-Salem Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-130 NORAD ID: Z-130) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located southeast of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was closed in 1970. History Winston-Salem ...

, North Carolina, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 861st Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron :

Aiken Air Force Station Aiken Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northeast of Aiken, South Carolina. It was closed in 1975. During World War II, the site was originally constructed by the Un ...

, South Carolina, 8 April 1955 1966 – 15 November 1958 * 867th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Flintstone Air Force Station Flintstone may refer to: * Flint, a type of stone, sometimes called flintstone * Flintstone, Georgia * Flintstone, Maryland * Flintstone, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * ''The Flintstones'', an animated television show and related productions ...

, Georgia, 1 October 1955 1966 – 1 March 1956; 15 November 1958 1966 – 25 July 1960 * 907th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Bucks Harbor Air Force Station Bucks may refer to: Places * Buckinghamshire, England, abbreviated Bucks * Bucks, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community * Bucks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Bucks, Michigan, an unincorporated community ...

, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 908th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Marietta Air Force Station Marietta may refer to: Places in the United States *Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida *Marietta, Georgia, the largest US city named Marietta * Marietta, Illinois * Marietta, Indiana *Marietta, Kansas * Marietta, Minnesota *Marietta, Mississippi * ...

, Georgia, 25 September 1954 1966 – 15 November 1958

References

Notes

Bibliography

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