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

Air Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command was a major 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 established in 1946, briefly inac ...

's 29th Air Division at Oklahoma City Air Force Station, 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; 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 29th Air Division. 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 :

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, New Mexico, 15 September – 25 December 1960 *

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 ...

: Webb AFB, 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 ...

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, Louisiana, 1 January – 1 September 1960

Radar squadrons

653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at England Air Force Base, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 ...

, Louisiana, 1 January 1960 – 1 August 1963Cornett & Johnson, p. 98 * 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : 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 ina ...

Las Cruces AFS Las Cruces Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-95) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was closed in 1963. History Las Cruces Air Force Station was estab ...

, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 *

686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 686th 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 Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. It was inactivate ...

, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 * 687th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

West Mesa AFS West Mesa Air Force Station (ADC ID: M-94, NORAD ID: Z-94) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was closed by the Air Force in 1968 and turned over to the F ...

, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963 * 688th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Amarillo AFB, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963 * 697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Pyote AFS Pyote Air Force Base was a World War II United States Army Air Forces training airbase. It was on a mile from the town of Pyote, Texas, on Interstate 20, 20 miles west of Monahans and just south of U.S. Highway 80, east of El Paso. It was ...

, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963Cornett & Johnson, p. 100 * 703d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Texarkana AFS, Arkansas, 1 September 1961 – 1 April 1966 * 732d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Ozona AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 * 733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Eagle Pass AFS, Texas, 1 September 1961 – 1 August 1963 * 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Lackland AFB, Texas, 1 September 1961 – 25 June 1963 * 742d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Zapata AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961Cornett & Johnson, p. 101 * 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Duncanville AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963 * 746th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Oklahoma City AFS, 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, 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 Killeen Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-192) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Killeen, Texas. It was closed in 1961. History Killeen Air Force Station came into existence ...

, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 February 1961 * 815th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Lufkin AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961

References

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External links

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