331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-104As 1964

The Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector (OCADS) is an inactive

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organization. Its last assignment was with the

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29th Air Division The 29th Air Division (29th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, being stationed at Duluth International Airport, Minnesota. It was inactivated on 15 November 1969. History ...

Oklahoma City Air Force Station Oklahoma City Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-52, NORAD-ID: Z-52) is a closed Cold War United States Air Force air defense and communications-electronics headquarters and radar station. It was located east-southeast of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, j ...

, Oklahoma.

History

Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector was established in 1960Cornett & Johnson, p. 58 as manual sector as part of phaseout of

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 ...

; it was discontinued 1 September 1961 and its personnel and equipment transferred to the 4752d Air Defense Wing, which was designated. organized and assigned to the 32nd Air Division on 1 September 1961.Cornett & Johnson, p. 67 This change was short-lived, for the 4752nd Wing was discontinued and replaced once again by the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector on 25 June 1963 as a result of the realignment and expansion of the

. Finally, the sector was inactivated and replaced by the 31st Air Division on 1 April 1966. The sector operated a Manual Air Defense Control Center (ADCC), P-86, later redesignated Manual Combat Center (MCC-11) and later NORAD Sector Combat Center (Manual).

Lineage

* Established as Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector : Activated on 1 January 1960 : Discontinued on 1 September 1961 : Organized on 25 June 1963 : Discontinued and inactivated on 1 April 1966

Assignments

* 33d Air Division, 1 January 1960 * 32nd Air Division, 1 July 1961 – 1 July 1961 * 29th Air Division, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966

Stations

* Oklahoma City AFS, OK, 1 January 1960 – 1 September 1961 * Oklahoma City AFS, OK, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966

Components

Interceptor squadrons

58th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 58th Fighter Squadron is part of the 33d Fighter Wing, a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing for the F-35A, B, and C, organized under Air Education and Training Command's 19th Air Force, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Its ...

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, New Mexico, 15 September – 25 December 1960 * 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron :

Webb AFB Webb Air Force Base , previously named Big Spring Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force facility of the Air Training Command that operated from 1951 to 1977 in West Texas within the current city limits of Big Spring. Webb AFB was a majo ...

, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 September 1961, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966 *

332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 4683rd Air Defense Wing at Thule Air Base, Greenland, where it was inactivated on 31 May 1965. The squadron was first organize ...

England AFB England Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Louisiana, located northwest of Alexandria and about northwest of New Orleans. Originally known as Alexandria Army Air Base, on 23 June 1955 the facility was renamed England Ai ...

, Louisiana, 1 January – 1 September 1960

Radar squadrons

* 653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

, Louisiana, 1 January 1960 – 1 August 1963Cornett & Johnson, p. 98 *

683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 31st Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Sweetwater Air Force Station, Texas. It was inactivated on 30 Septem ...

: Sweetwater AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963Cornett & Johnson, p. 90 *

685th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 685th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Las Cruces Air Force Station, New Mexico. It was in ...

: Las Cruces AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 * 686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 * 687th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : West Mesa AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963 *

688th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 688th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 31st Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 8 September ...

: Amarillo AFB, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963 *

697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Pyote Air Force Station, Texas. It was inactivated o ...

: Pyote AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963Cornett & Johnson, p. 100 *

703d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube (algebra), cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion ...

: Texarkana AFS, Arkansas, 1 September 1961 – 1 April 1966 *

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: Ozona AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 *

733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Eagle Pass Air Force Station, Texas. It was inactiv ...

Eagle Pass AFS Eagle Pass Army Airfield is a former World War II military airfield complex. It is located north of Eagle Pass, Texas. It operated as a training base for the United States Army Air Forces from 1943 until 1945. Later, during the Cold War, Eag ...

, Texas, 1 September 1961 – 1 August 1963 *

741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 31st Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 31 December ...

Lackland AFB Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Bexar County, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and an enclave of the city of Sa ...

, Texas, 1 September 1961 – 25 June 1963 *

742d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 74 may refer to: * 74 (number) * one of the years 74 BC, AD 74, 1974, 2074 * The 74 The 74 is a nonprofit news website that focuses on and supports school-choice issues in the United States. Co-founded by former CNN host and education refor ...

: Zapata AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961Cornett & Johnson, p. 101 *

745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 31st Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Perrin Air Force Station, Texas. It was discontinued on 30 September 19 ...

Duncanville AFS Duncanville Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-78) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located on the east side of Duncanville, Texas. It was closed in 1964. History Duncanville Air Force Station was one ...

, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963 *

746th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 746th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 31st Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on 8 ...

Oklahoma City AFS Oklahoma City Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-52, NORAD-ID: Z-52) is a closed Cold War United States Air Force air defense and communications-electronics headquarters and radar station. It was located east-southeast of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, j ...

, Oklahoma, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963 * 747th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Ellington Field Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the aegis ...

, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963 * 768th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Moriarty AFS Moriarty Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-51) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-northeast of Moriarty, New Mexico. It was closed in 1961. History In late 1951 Air Defense Command selected ...

, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 June 1961 * 769th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Continental Divide AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 July 1961 * 811th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Port Isabel AFS, Texas, 8 April 1956 – 30 April 1957; 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961Cornett & Johnson, p. 102 * 813th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Rockport AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 August 1963 * 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Killeen AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 February 1961 * 815th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Lufkin AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961

References

Notes

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External links

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