Portland Air Defense Sector

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
Map of Portland ADS

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.

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 / 44.67083°N 123.21611°W / 44.67083; -123.21611 (PADS-SAGE DC-13) 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.

Lineage

Inactivated on 1 April 1966

Assignments

Stations

Components

Groups

Portland IAP, Oregon, 15 April 1960-25 March 1966
Kingsley Field, Oregon, 15 April 1960-1 April 1966

Interceptor squadron

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

Radar squadrons

Mill Valley AFS, California, 1 August 1963-1 April 1966
Mount Hebo AFS, Oregon, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966
North Bend AFS, Oregon, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966
Point Arena AFS, California, 1 August 1963-1 April 1966

Klamath AFS, Oregon, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966
Keno AFS, Oregon, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966
Red Bluff AFS, California, 1 March 1960-1 April 1966

See also

References

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

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    SAGE facilities
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