Portland Air Defense Sector

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	SAGE facilities

Portland Air Defense Sector
	Emblem of the Portland Air Defense Sector
Active	1948-1966
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	Air Defense Command
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Carroll W. McColpin

The Portland Air Defense Sector (PADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 25th Air Division, being stationed at Adair Air Force Station, Oregon. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.

Map of Portland ADS

History

PADS was established in June 1958 assuming control of former ADC Western Air Defense Force units in eastern Oregon and northwest California. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons.

On 1 June 1960 the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-13) became operational. 44°40′15″N 123°12′58″W DC-13 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 (F-94 Starfire; F-102 Delta Dagger; F-106 Delta Dart) 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 28th Air Division. The 689th Radar Squadron (SAGE) was rehomed to DC-12, 25th Air Division, McChord AFB, WA on 1 April 1966.

Lineage

Established as Portland Air Defense Sector on 8 June 1958

Inactivated on 1 April 1966

Assignments

25th Air Division, 8 June 1958 – 1 April 1966

Stations

Adair Air Force Station, Oregon, 8 June 1958 – 1 April 1966

Components

Groups

337th Fighter Group (Air Defense)

Portland IAP, Oregon, 15 April 1960-25 March 1966

408th Fighter Group (Air Defense)

Kingsley Field, Oregon, 15 April 1960-1 April 1966

Interceptor squadron

82d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

Travis AFB, California, 1 August 1963-1 April 1966

Radar squadrons

666th Radar Squadron

Mill Valley AFS, California, 1 August 1963-1 April 1966

689th Radar Squadron

Mount Hebo AFS, Oregon, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966

761st Radar Squadron

North Bend AFS, Oregon, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966

776th Radar Squadron

Point Arena AFS, California, 1 August 1963-1 April 1966

777th Radar Squadron

Klamath AFS, Oregon, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966

827th Radar Squadron

Keno AFS, Oregon, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966

859th Radar Squadron

Red Bluff AFS, California, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, 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.
Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
Radomes.org Air Defense Radar Stations

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