The 33rd Air Division (33d AD) is an inactive

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organization. Its last assignment was with

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, assigned to

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, being stationed at Fort Lee Air Force Station, Virginia. It was inactivated on 19 November 1969.

History

The 33d Air Division had air defense responsibility for an area encompassing Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and parts of Kansas, Missouri, and Mississippi in March 1951. It was inactivated in June 1961. 33dAD - Map - 1966-1959

Activated again in 1966, replacing the

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with its area changed to cover parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Assumed additional designation of 33d NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at the

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, Colorado and reporting was transferred to

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from ADC at

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in April 1966. The division supervised, administered, and trained its assigned units and, in doing so, participated in numerous live and simulated exercises.

Lineage

* Established as the 33 Air Division (Defense) on 5 March 1951 : Activated on 19 March 1951 : Inactivated on 1 February 1952 * Organized on 1 February 1952 : Redesignated 33 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 January 1960 : Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 July 1961 * Redesignated 33 Air Division and activated on 20 January 1966 (not organized) : Organized on 1 April 1966 : Inactivated on 19 November 1969

Assignments

* Air Defense Command :

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19 March – 20 May 1951 :

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 ...

, 20 May 1951 – 1 January 1960 * Air Defense Command, 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961 * Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966 (not organized) :

, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969

Stations

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, Oklahoma 19 March 1951 – 8 May 1956 * Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma, 8 May 1956 * Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961 * Fort Lee Air Force Station, Virginia 19 April 1966 – 19 November 1969

Components

Sectors

* Albuquerque Air Defense Sector: 1 January – 1 November 1960 :

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, New Mexico * Kansas City Air Defense Sector: 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961 : Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri *

Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector The Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector (OCADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command's 29th Air Division at Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma. History Oklahoma City A ...

: 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961 : Oklahoma City Air Force Base, Oklahoma *

Sioux City Air Defense Sector The Sioux City Air Defense Sector (SCADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Sioux City Air Force Station, Iowa. History SCADS was es ...

: 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961 : Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa

Groups

* 328th Fighter Group: 18 August 1955 – 1 March 1956 : Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri * 546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group : Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 19 March-4 June 1951 * 4676th Air Defense Group: 2 March 1954 – 18 August 1955 : Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri

Interceptor squadrons

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: 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 :

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, Virginia *

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: 1 November 1952 – 1 March 1956 :

Scott Air Force Base Scott Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in St. Clair County, Illinois, near Belleville and O'Fallon, east-southeast of downtown St. Louis. Scott Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the ...

, Illinois *

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: 1 December 1967 – 19 November 1969 : Dover Air Force Base, Delaware * 113th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April – 1 November 1952 : Scott Air Force Base, IllinoisFederalized

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: 18 December 1953 – 2 March 1954 :

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, Kansas *

331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command at Webb Air Force Base, Texas, where it was inactivated on 1 March 1967. During World War II the squadron was a ...

: 15 August 1958 – 1 January 1960 :

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, Texas *

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 ...

: 10 July 1959 – 1 January 1960 : England Air Force Base, Louisiana *

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: 1 April 1966 – 30 September 1968 :

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, South Carolina

Missile squadrons

* 22d Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC): 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 : Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

Radar squadrons

* 632d Radar Squadron : Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station, North Carolina, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 644th Radar Squadron : Richmond Air Force Station, Florida, 14–19 November 1969 * 645th Radar Squadron :

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, Florida, 14–19 November 1969 * 649th Radar Squadron : Bedford Air Force Station, Virginia, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 657th Radar Squadron : Houma Air Force Station, Louisiana, 14–19 November 1969 * 662d Radar Squadron : Oakdale Air Force Station, Pennsylvania, 16 September-31 December 1969 * 671st Radar Squadron : Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, 14–19 November 1969 *

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, Florida, 14–19 November 1969 * 679th Radar Squadron : Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida, 14–19 November 1969 * 680th Radar Squadron :

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, New Jersey, 1 April 1968 – 19 November 1969 *

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, Alabama, 14–19 November 1969 * 701st Radar Squadron : Fort Fisher Air Force Station, North Carolina, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 702d Radar Squadron :

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, Georgia, 14–19 November 1969 * 725th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Walnut Ridge Air Force Station, Arkansas, 8 April 1955 – 1 March 1956 * 738th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Olathe Air Force Station, Kansas, 1 February 1953 – 1 March 1956 *

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, Maryland, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 790th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Kirksville Air Force Station, Missouri, 6 February 1952 – 1 March 1956 * 792d Radar Squadron : North Charleston Air Force Station, South Carolina, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 *

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, Kansas, 6 February 1952 – 1 March 1956 * 810th Radar Squadron : Winston-Salem Air Force Station, North Carolina, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 * 861st Radar Squadron :

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, South Carolina, 14–19 November 1969

References

Notes

Bibliography

* * * "ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". ''The Interceptor'' (January 1979) Aerospace Defense Command, (Volume 21, Number 1) {{Aerospace Defense Command, state=collapsed Aerospace Defense Command units 033 1951 establishments in Oklahoma 1961 disestablishments in Missouri 1966 establishments in Virginia 1969 disestablishments in Virginia