Syracuse Air Defense Sector
Syracuse Air Defense Sector
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 Emblem of the Syracuse Air Defense Sector | |
| Active | 1956–1963 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
TheSyracuse Air Defense Sector(SADS) is an inactiveUnited States Air Forceorganization. Its last assignment was with theAir Defense Command(ADC)26th Air DivisionatHancock Field,New York.
SADS was established in October 1956 as the4624th Air Defense Wing,SAGE at Syracuse Air Force Station (AFS), New York, assuming control of former ADCEastern Air Defense Forceunits primarily in western New York, most of Pennsylvania and a small portion of western Maryland and eastern West Virginia.[1]It controlled several aircraft andradarsquadrons.
On 15 August 1958 the newSemi Automatic Ground Environment(SAGE) Direction Center (DC-03) and Combat Center (CC-01) became operational.43°07′19″N076°06′01″W/ 43.12194°N 76.10028°WDC-03 was equipped with dualAN/FSQ-7 Computers.The day-to-day operations of the command were to train and maintain tactical units flying jetinterceptor aircraft(F-89 Scorpion,F-101 Voodoo,F-102 Delta Dagger) and operatingradarsandinterceptor missiles(CIM-10 Bomarc)in a state ofreadinesswith training missions and a series ofexerciseswithStrategic Air Commandand other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft. In early 1958, Syracuse AFS was renamed Hancock Field.
The Sector was inactivated on 4 September 1963 when the 26th Air Division headquarters moved to Hancock Field and the Syracuse Sector, in a realignment of sector boundaries, merged with theBoston Air Defense Sector.
Lineage[edit]
- Designated as4624th Air Defense Wing,SAGE and organized on 1 October 1956
- RedesignatedSyracuse Air Defense Sectoron 8 January 1957
- Inactivated on 4 September 1963
Assignments[edit]
- 32nd Air Division,1 October 1956
- 26th Air Division, 15 August 1958 – 4 September 1963
Stations[edit]
- Syracuse AFS, (later Hancock Field) New York, 1 October 1956 – 4 September 1963
Components[edit]
- 15th Fighter Group(Air Defense)[2]
- Niagara Falls Municipal Airport,New York, 1 September 1958 – 1 July 1960
- Griffiss AFB,New York, 1 August 1959 – 4 September 1963
- Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site,New York, 1 June 1960 – 4 September 1963
Radar Squadrons[edit]
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Weapons Systems[edit]
- F-89J, 1959-1959
- F-101B, 1959-1963
- F-102A, 1958-1960
- IM-99 (later CIM-10), 1960-1963
See also[edit]
- 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
Notes[edit]
- ^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. p. 37 (Map).
- ^Factsheet, 15th Air Base WingArchived2014-04-22 at theWayback Machine(accessed 5 Feb 2012)
- ^Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969].Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II(PDF)(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 213.ISBN0-405-12194-6.
- ^Factsheet, 49th Fighter Training SquadronArchived2016-03-03 at theWayback Machine(accessed 5 Feb 2012)]
- ^Cornett & Johnson, p. 150
- ^abcCornett & Johnson, pp. 156-58
- ^abCornett & Johnson, pp. 165-67
References[edit]
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 SAGE facilities |
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theAir Force Historical Research Agency
- Leonard, Barry (2009).History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense(PDF).Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History.ISBN9781437921311.
- Redmond, Kent C.; Smith, Thomas M. (2000).From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of The SAGE Air Defense Computer.Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.ISBN978-0-262-18201-0.
- 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.LCCN97020912.[dead link]*Radomes.org Syracuse Air Defense Sector
