Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector

Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector
Emblem of the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector
Active	1960–1966
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	Air Defense Command

Map of Oklahoma City ADS

331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Lockheed F-104A-15-LO Starfighters Webb AFB, Texas, February 1964. Aircraft shown TDY at Homestead AFB, Florida. Serials identified are 56-784 56-882 56-834

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 Air Defense Sector was established in 1960 ^[1] as manual sector ^[2] as part of phaseout of Central Air Defense Force; it was discontinued 1 September 1961 ^[1] 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. ^[3] 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 ^{[1] [3]} as a result of the realignment and expansion of the 29th Air Division. Finally, the sector was inactivated ^[1] 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 ^[1]
• 32nd Air Division, 1 July 1961 – 1 July 1961 ^[1]
• 29th Air Division, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966 ^[1]

Stations

• Oklahoma City AFS, OK, 1 January 1960 – 1 September 1961 ^[1]
• Oklahoma City AFS, OK, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966 ^[1]

Components

Interceptor squadrons

• 58th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

Walker AFB, New Mexico, 15 September – 25 December 1960 ^[4]

• 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

Webb AFB, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 September 1961, ^[5] 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966 ^[6]

• 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

England AFB, Louisiana, 1 January – 1 September 1960 ^[7]

Radar squadrons

653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron England AFB, Louisiana, 1 January 1960 – 1 August 1963 [8] 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Sweetwater AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963 [9] 685th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Las Cruces AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 [9] 686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Walker AFB, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 [9] 687th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron West Mesa AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963 [9] 688th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Amarillo AFB, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963 [9] 697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Pyote AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 [10] 703d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Texarkana AFS, Arkansas, 1 September 1961 – 1 April 1966 [10] 732d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Ozona AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963 [10] 733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Eagle Pass AFS, Texas, 1 September 1961 – 1 August 1963 [10] 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Lackland AFB, Texas, 1 September 1961 – 25 June 1963 [10]

742d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Zapata AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961 [11] 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Duncanville AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963 [11] 746th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Oklahoma City AFS, Oklahoma, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963 [11] 747th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Ellington Field, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963 [11] 768th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Moriarty AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 June 1961 [11] 769th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Continental Divide AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 July 1961 [11] 811th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Port Isabel AFS, Texas, 8 April 1956 – 30 April 1957; 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961 [12] 813th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Rockport AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 August 1963 [12] 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Killeen AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 February 1961 [12] 815th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron [12] Lufkin AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961

See also

• List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
• Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
• List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
• List of MAJCOM wings

References

Notes

1. Cornett & Johnson, p. 58
2. "Manual" sectors were not equipped with Semi-Automatic Ground Environment computers
3. Cornett & Johnson, p. 67
4. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 230
5. Maurer, Combat Squadrons p. 408
6. Cornett &Johnson, p. 126
7. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 410
8. Cornett & Johnson, p. 98
9. Cornett & Johnson, p. 90
10. Cornett & Johnson, p. 100
11. Cornett & Johnson, p. 101
12. Cornett & Johnson, p. 102

Bibliography

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

• Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center.
• * Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN   0-405-12194-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016.

Further reading

• Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN   978-1-43792-131-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2010.
• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN   0-405-12194-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016.
• Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program. Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN   97020912.^{[ dead link ‍]}