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Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector

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 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. 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

Walker AFB, New Mexico, 15 September – 25 December 1960
Webb AFB, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 September 1961, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966
England AFB, Louisiana, 1 January – 1 September 1960

Radar squadrons

England AFB, Louisiana, 1 January 1960 – 1 August 1963
Sweetwater AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963
Las Cruces AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963
Walker AFB, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963
West Mesa AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963
Amarillo AFB, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 25 June 1963
Pyote AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963
Texarkana AFS, Arkansas, 1 September 1961 – 1 April 1966
Ozona AFS, Texas, 15 September 1960 – 1 August 1963
Eagle Pass AFS, Texas, 1 September 1961 – 1 August 1963
Lackland AFB, Texas, 1 September 1961 – 25 June 1963
Zapata AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961
Duncanville AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963
Oklahoma City AFS, Oklahoma, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963
Ellington Field, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 25 June 1963
Moriarty AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 June 1961
Continental Divide AFS, New Mexico, 15 September 1960 – 1 July 1961
Port Isabel AFS, Texas, 8 April 1956 – 30 April 1957; 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961
Rockport AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 August 1963
Killeen AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 February 1961
Lufkin AFS, Texas, 1 January 1960 – 1 June 1961

See also

References

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