The Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector (SsmADS) is an inactive

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organization. Its last assignment was with the

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, being stationed at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base,

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History

SsmADS was established in November 1958 assuming control of former ADC

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units in

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and the Upper Peninsula of

. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and

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squadrons. On 15 June 1960, the new

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(SAGE) Direction Center (DC-14) became operational. DC-14 was equipped with dual AN/FSQ-7 Computers. The day-to-day operations of the command was to train and maintain tactical flying units flying jet interceptor aircraft (

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;

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;

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) in a state of readiness with training missions and series of exercises with SAC and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft. The Sector was inactivated on 1 April 1966 as part of an ADC consolidation and reorganization; and its units were reassigned to the 28th and

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Lineage

* Established as Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector on 8 November 1958 : Inactivated on 15 December 1963

Assignments

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, 8 November 1958 *

, 1 April 1959 – 15 December 1963

Stations

* K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base,

, 8 November 1958 – 15 December 1963

Components

Wings

* 56th Fighter Wing (Air Defense) : K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, 1 February 1961 – 1 October 1963 * 507th Fighter Wing (Air Defense) : Kincheloe AFB, Michigan, 1 February 1961 – 1 October 1963

Groups

* 56th Fighter Group (Air Defense) : K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, 1 April 1960 – 1 February 1961 *

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(Air Defense) : Kincheloe AFB, Michigan, 1 April 1960 – 1 February 1961

Interceptor squadron

* 445th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron : Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, 1 April 1960 – 15 July 1963

Missile squadron

* 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) : Kincheloe AFB, Michigan, 1 April 1960 – 1 October 1963

Radar squadrons

* 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Lowther AS, Ontario, 1 April 1960 – 1 July 1963 * 665th Radar Squadron : Calumet AFS, Michigan, 1 April 1960 – 1 October 1963 * 676th Radar Squadron :

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, Wisconsin, 1 April 1960 – 1 October 1963 * 752d Radar Squadron : Empire AFS, Michigan, 1 April 1960 – 15 July 1963 * 753d Radar Squadron :

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, Michigan, 1 April 1960 – 1 October 1963 * 912th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Ramore AS, Ontario, 1 April 1960 – 1 January 1962 * 913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

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, Ontario, 1 April 1960 – 1 June 1963

References

* Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. * Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command. * 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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