35th Air Division

35th Air Division
F-106 of the division's 52d Fighter Group [1]
Active	1951–1958; 1966–1969
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command of air defense forces
Part of	Air Defense Command
Insignia
35th Air Division emblem (Approved 20 April 1966) [2]

The 35th Air Division (35th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force, at Hancock Field, New York. It was inactivated on 19 November 1969.

History

35th Air Division ADC AOR 1951–1958

Assigned to Air Defense Command (ADC) for most of its existence, from July 1951 – November 1969, the 35th "equipped, administered, and trained its assigned and attached units and placed those forces in a maximum state of readiness for use in air defense. Initially, its area of responsibility included all or part of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi". ^[2]

35th Air Division ADC AOR 1966–1969

"In 1966, the area changed to include most of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and southern Maine when the division assumed the responsibilities of the inactivated Boston Air Defense Sector. " ^[2]

Assumed additional designation of 35th NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colorado and reporting was transferred to NORAD from ADC at Ent Air Force Base in April 1966. "The division participated in numerous live and simulated exercises such as Apache Brave, Mohawk Echo, and Desk Top." ^[2]

Inactivated in November 1969 ^[2] as ADC phased down its interceptor mission as the chances of a Soviet bomber attack on the United States seemed remote, its mission being consolidated into North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

Lineage

• Established as the 35 Air Division (Defense) on 11 June 1951

Activated on 1 July 1951

Inactivated on 1 February 1952

• Organized on 1 February 1952 ^[3]

Inactivated on 15 November 1958

• Redesignated 35 Air Division and activated on 20 January 1966 (not organized)

Organized on 1 April 1966

Inactivated on 19 November 1969 ^[2]

Assignments

• Central Air Defense Force, 1 July 1951 – 10 April 1955
• Eastern Air Defense Force, 10 April 1955 – 15 November 1958
• Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966 (not organized)
• First Air Force, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 ^[2]

Stations

• Kansas City, Missouri, 1 July – 1 September 1951
• Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, 4 September 1951 – 15 November 1958
• Hancock Field, New York, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969 ^[2]

Components

Sector

• Montgomery Air Defense Sector ^[2]

Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, 8 September 1957 – 15 November 1958

Wing

• 52d Fighter Wing (Air Defense) ^[2]

Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 1 December 1967 – 30 September 1968

Groups

• 52d Fighter Group

Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 30 September 1968 1966 – 31 December 1969

• 355th Fighter Group

McGhee-Tyson MAP, Tennessee, 18 August 1955 1966 – 1 March 1956

• 516th Air Defense Group ^[2]

McGhee-Tyson MAP, Tennessee, 16 February 1953 1966 – 18 August 1955

Interceptor squadron

• 27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron ^[2]

Loring Air Force Base, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969

Missile squadrons

• 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)

Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969

• 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)

Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site, New York, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969

• 46th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) ^[2]

McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 1 October 1972

Radar squadrons

609th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Eufaula Air Force Station, Alabama, 1 September 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958 614th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, 24 December 1953 1966 – 1 July 1956 627th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Crystal Springs Air Force Station, Mississippi, 1 September 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958 632d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station, North Carolina, 20 May 1953 1966 – 1 March 1956 648th Radar Squadron Benton Air Force Station, Pennsylvania, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 655th Radar Squadron Watertown Air Force Station, New York, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 656th Radar Squadron Saratoga Springs Air Force Station, New York, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Houma Air Force Station, Louisiana, 10 April 1955 1966 – 15 November 1958 660th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 18 June 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958 663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Lake City Air Force Station, Tennessee, 5 August 1952 1966 – 1 March 1956 678th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, 1 February 1956 1966 – 1 April 1957 679th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida, 24 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958 680th Radar Squadron Palermo Air Force Station, New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 1 April 1968 691st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Cross City Air Force Station, Florida, 1 December 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958 693d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Dauphin Island Air Force Station, Alabama, 1 April 1966 – 15 November 1958 698th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Thomasville Air Force Station, Alabama, 1 December 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958 701st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Fort Fisher Air Force Station, North Carolina, 1 December 1953 1966 – 1 March 1956

702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia, 1 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958 762d Radar Squadron North Truro Air Force Station, Massachusetts, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 763d Radar Squadron Lockport Air Force Station, New York, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 764th Radar Squadron Saint Albans Air Force Station, Vermont, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969 765th Radar Squadron Charleston Air Force Station, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 766th Radar Squadron Caswell Air Force Station, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 772d Radar Squadron Gibbsboro Air Force Station, New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 19 November 1969 773d Radar Squadron Montauk Air Force Station, New York, 1 December 1967 1966 – 19 November 1969 783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Guthrie Air Force Station, West Virginia, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Snow Mountain Air Force Station, Kentucky, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958 792d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron North Charleston Air Force Station, South Carolina, 24 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958 799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Joelton Air Force Station, Tennessee, 1 September 1958 1966 – 1 June 1961 810th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Winston-Salem Air Force Station, North Carolina, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958 861st Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron Aiken Air Force Station, South Carolina, 8 April 1955 1966 – 15 November 1958 867th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Flintstone Air Force Station, Georgia, 1 October 1955 1966 – 1 March 1956; 15 November 1958 1966 – 25 July 1960 907th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Bucks Harbor Air Force Station, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969 908th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Marietta Air Force Station, Georgia, 25 September 1954 1966 – 15 November 1958

See also

• List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons
• List of United States Air Force air divisions
• United States general surveillance radar stations

References

Notes

1. Aircraft depicted is F-106B serial number 57-2523
2. "Factsheet 35 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
3. The simultaneous activation and inactivation in February 1952 represents a change between a table of organization unit and a table of distribution unit

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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