The Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) is a unit of the

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located at

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, Tacoma, Washington. As a state militia unit, the Western Air Defense Sector is not in the normal United States Air Force

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. It is under the jurisdiction of the Washington Air National Guard unless it is federalized by order of the

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. It is operationally gained by

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. The WADS is one of two Sectors responsible to the

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(NORAD) and the

Continental NORAD Region The Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) is a component of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) that provides airspace surveillance and control and directs air sovereignty activities for the continental United States (CONUS). C ...

for peacetime air sovereignty, strategic air defense, and airborne counter-drug operations in the continental United States. The other sector is the

Eastern Air Defense Sector The Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) is a United States Air Force unit of Air Combat Command (ACC), permanently assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). A joint, bi-national military organization, EADS is composed of U ...

(EADS). NORAD is a bi-national

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and

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organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for

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. Other NORAD air defense organizations include the

(EADS), the Hawaii Region Air Operations Center (HIRAOC), the Alaska Region Air Operations Center (AKRAOC) and the Canada Air Defense Sector (CADS).

Overview

WADS operates a Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) at McChord AFB, as part of the

Joint Surveillance System The Joint Surveillance System (JSS) is a joint United States Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration system for the atmospheric air defense of North America. It replaced the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system in 1983. Overvie ...

(JSS) which had replaced SAGE in 1983. This system uses state-of-the-art air defense systems and computer technology to significantly increase surveillance and identification capabilities, and better protect the nation's airways from intrusion and attack. It relies on digitized radar inputs from

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(ARSR) sites jointly operated by the

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and the Air Force, and tethered aerostat radar balloons. It is fully integrated with

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aircraft. The SOCC employs 27 NORAD contingency suites, and 31 Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) displays. BCS-F fuses data from airborne, ground and naval elements and civil air traffic sensors into an integrated air picture. This allows commanders to monitor the airspace above, beyond and within U.S. and Canadian borders, providing a major component for homeland defense. It also incorporates a newly developed situational awareness system that gives WADS unprecedented tools and technology to assist state and local responders in dealing with natural disasters. It has the redundant capability to cover the EADS if the call arises. WADS is a

unit which reports to AFNORTH/

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, Florida. The Sector reports to

(ACC) and to NORAD headquarters, in

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in its federal role.

Mission

The Sector's primary mission is Guarding America's Skies. This 24/7 guardian role involves the use of radar and communications systems to monitor air traffic from the

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west to the

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, and from the Canada–US border south to the Mexico–US border. The WADS works closely with other federal agencies including the

(FAA),

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and U.S. Customs Service as well as its sister military services – the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard. As part of the Washington Air National Guard, WADS reports to the Governor through the

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offices at

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. The Sector works with state agencies to provide rapid response in the event natural or manmade disasters, and participate in disaster preparedness exercises. The Sector is able to provide an air picture to help in rescue operations in the event of disasters.

Assigned Units

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units aligned under 1AF (AFNORTH) with an air defense mission under WADS are: *

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144th Fighter Wing The 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. As part of the Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force, the wing is operationally gained by th ...

(144th FW) – gained by

***

194th Fighter Squadron The 194th Fighter Squadron (194 FS), nicknamed ''the Griffins'', is a unit of the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. The 194th is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F-15C/ ...

''"Griffins"'' – F-15C/D RC-26B ( Fresno ANG Base,

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) *** 194th Fighter Squadron Detachment 1 – F-15C/D (

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) *

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142nd Fighter Wing The 142nd Wing is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard and the United States Air Force, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. When activated for federal service, the wing falls under control of Air Combat Command. The 123rd ...

(142nd FW) – gained by

***

123rd Fighter Squadron The 123d Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard 142nd Fighter Wing located at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. The 123d is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle and Boeing F-15EX Eagle II. The squadron ...

''"Redhawks"'' – F-15EX (

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) **

173rd Fighter Wing The 173rd Fighter Wing (173 FW) is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 173d Fighter Wing is responsible for training combat pilots and support personnel on the M ...

(173rd FW) – gained by

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, F-15C/D OCU unit ***

114th Fighter Squadron The 114th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard 173d Fighter Wing located at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon. The 114th is equipped with the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle. The first predece ...

''"Eager Beavers"'' – F-15C/D (

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) *

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(162nd FW) – gained by

, the wing trains foreign F-16 pilots *** 148th Fighter Squadron ''"Kickin' Ass"'' – F-16AM/BM (

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) *** 195th Fighter Squadron ''"Warhawks"'' – F-16C/D, RC-26B (

) *** 152nd Fighter Squadron ''"Tigers"'' – F-16C/CM/D/DM (

) **** 152nd Fighter Squadron Detachment 1 – F-16C/CM/D/DM (

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) *** 162nd Fighter Wing Detachment 1 – various (Operation Snowbird) (

) *

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(140th FW) – gained by

*** 120th Fighter Squadron ''"Cougars"'' – F-16C/D (

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) *

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(138th FW) – gained by

*** 125th Fighter Squadron ''"Tulsa Vipers"'' – F-16CM/DM ( Tulsa ANG Base,

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) *** 125th Fighter Squadron Detachment 1 – F-16CM/DM (

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) *

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(114th FW) – gained by

*** 175th Fighter Squadron ''"Lobos"'' – F-16CM/DM ( Joe Foss Field ANG Station,

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) *

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(149th FW) – gained by

*** 182nd Fighter Squadron ''"Lone Star Gunfighters"'' – F-16C/D (

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, satellite facility of

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) *Washington Air National Guard **225th Air Defense Group ***225th Air Defense Squadron ***225th Support Squadron

History

1950s and 1960s

144th Fighter Wing F-16s over San Francisco

The WADS predecessor unit, the Seattle Air Defense Sector was established by the USAF

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

on 8 January 1958 with a mission to train and maintain tactical flying units in state of readiness in order to defend the Seattle area, assuming control of former ADC

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units located in western

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west of the

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. The Sector was inactivated on 1 April 1966 as part of an ADC consolidation and reorganization; and its units were reassigned to the

25th Air Division The 25th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force intermediate echelon command and control organization. It was last assigned to First Air Force, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC). It was inactivated on 30 September 1990 at McChord Air ...

. Beginning on 1 July 1958 it began operations of a SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) Direction Center DC-12 at McChord AFB. It also operated a SAGE Combat Center (CC-03). SAGE inactivated 31 August 1983 On 1 April 1966, SEADS was inactivated, as did the other 22 sectors in the country. Most of its assets were assumed by the 25th Air Division. The DC-12 SAGE Direction Center was assigned to the 25th Air Division, remaining in operation until 31 December 1969. Today it is used as the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) Joint Surveillance System (JSS) Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC)

From 1987

On 1 July 1987, the Seattle Air Defense Sector (SEADS) became the Northwest Air Defense Sector or NWADS, and was assigned to

, co-locating with the 25th AD. The 25th Air Division was inactivated on 30 September 1990, transferring its assets and responsibility for atmospheric defense to NWADS. On 1 January 1995, the Northwest Air Defense Sector consolidated with the Southwest Air Defense Sector, its counterpart at

March AFB March Air Reserve Base (March ARB), previously known as March Air Force Base (March AFB), is located in Riverside County, California, between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris. It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Comm ...

, California, to become the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS). WADS assumed responsibility for the air sovereignty of the western United States from Texas around the west coast and across to North Dakota. Its area of responsibility is approximately 1.9 million square miles, about 63% of the continental United States. On 1 October 1997, the Western Air Defense Sector completed a seamless transition from the active duty Air Force to the Air National Guard. Citizen-soldiers of the Washington Air National Guard are currently guarding America's skies. The

(CONR) has responsibility for the Western Air Defense Sector and Eastern Air Defense Sector. It is headquartered at

, Florida. At the end of 2005, the outdated Q-93 radar system was replaced with modernized computer systems which was a major shift in how CONUS is defended since the Q-93 system had been in use since 1983. Also, in 2005 Western Air Defense Sector assumed responsibility of more airspace shifting from down the center of the US to East of Mississippi totalling roughly 75% of the US airspace. There have been a few system updates since 2005 but only upgrades to the firmware and program versions, not the hardware itself like what happened in 2005.

Lineage

* Established as Seattle Air Defense Sector on 8 January 1958 : Inactivated on 1 April 1966 * Re-designated as Northwest Air Defense Sector (NWADS) and activated, 1 July 1987 : Designation transferred from the USAF to the National Guard Bureau, 1 October 1997 * Allotted to Washington ANG, 1 October 1997 : Re-designated as Western Air Defense Sector (WADS), extended federal recognition and activated, 1 October 1997

Assignments

, 8 January 1958 – 1 April 1966 *

, 1 July 1987 *

, 1 October 1990 *

: Gained by:

, 1 October 1997

Stations

McChord AFB McChord Field (formerly and still commonly known as McChord Air Force Base) is a United States Air Force base in the northwest United States, in Pierce County, Washington. South of Tacoma, McChord AFB is the home of the 62nd Airlift Wing, ...

Washington, 8 January 1958 – 1 April 1966; 1 July 1987–Present

Components

=Wing

= *

325th Fighter Wing The 325th Fighter Wing (325 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based in Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Mission The 325th Fighter Wing's primary mission is to project combat airpower for the United States Air Force. The wing is curr ...

(Air Defense) :

, Washington, 10 February 1960 – 1 April 1966

=Groups

= * 57th Fighter Group (Air Defense) :

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, Washington, 1 April 1961-1 April 1966 *

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(Air Defense) :

, Washington, 10 February 1960-1 April 1961

=Interceptor Squadrons

= *

5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 5th Flying Training Squadron is part of the United States Air Force's Air Force Reserve Command serving as a reserve associate squadron operating with the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the Rayth ...

, 1 December 1987 – 1 July 1988

=Radar Squadrons

= * 635th Radar Squadron (SAGE) : Fort Lawton AFS, Washington, 11 June 1960-1 January 1963 * 636th Radar Squadron (SAGE) : Condon AFS, Oregon, 1 June 1963-1 April 1966 * 637th Radar Squadron (SAGE) :

Othello AFS Othello Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-40, NORAD ID: Z-40) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south of Othello, Washington. It was the home station of the 637th Aircraft Control and Warning Sq ...

, Washington, 1 September 1963-1 April 1966 * 757th Radar Squadron (SAGE) :

Blaine AFS Blaine Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south of Blaine, Washington. It was closed in 1979. History Blaine Air Force Station was one of twenty-eight stations built as ...

, Washington, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966 * 758th Radar Squadron (SAGE) :

Makah AFS Makah Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-44, NORAD ID: Z-44) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south of Neah Bay, Washington. It was closed in 1988 by the Air Force, and turned over to the Feder ...

, Washington, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966 * 759th Radar Squadron (SAGE) :

Naselle AFS Naselle Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-57, NORAD ID: Z-57) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north of Naselle, Washington. It was decommissioned by the Air Force in 1966 and later used for c ...

, Washington, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966 *

822d Radar Squadron 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate wi ...

(SAGE) : Cottonwood AFS, Idaho, 1 June 1963-25 June 1965 *

917th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 917th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Seattle Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Puntzi Mountain Air Force Station, British Columbia. It was i ...

: Puntzi Mountain AS, British Columbia, 1 March 1960-1 February 1963 *

918th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 918th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Seattle Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Baldy Hughes Air Station, British Columbia, Canada. It was inac ...

Baldy Hughes AS Canadian Forces Station Baldy Hughes (ADC ID: C-20) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south-southwest of Prince George, British Columbia. It was closed in 1988. It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network ...

, British Columbia, 1 March 1960-1 March 1963 *

689th Radar Squadron The 689th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 25th Air Division, stationed at Mount Hebo Air Force Station, Oregon. It was inactivated on 30 June 1979. History The 689th Radar Squadron's lo ...

(SAGE) :

Mount Hebo AFS Mount Hebo Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-100, NORAD ID: Z-100) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-southeast of Hebo, Oregon, located at the top of Mount Hebo. It was closed in 1980. F ...

, Oregon, added from DC-13 on 1 April 1966

Notes

References

* * A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 – 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado * Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . * Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
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Overview

Mission

Assigned Units

History

1950s and 1960s

From 1987

Lineage

Assignments

Stations

Components

Components

=Wing

=Groups

=Interceptor Squadrons

=Radar Squadrons

See also

Notes

References