Minot Air Defense Sector | |
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 Emblem of the Minot Air Defense Sector | |
| Active | 1959–1963 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
TheMinot Air Defense Sector (MADS) is an inactiveUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with theAir Defense Command29th Air Division, being stationed atMinot Air Force Base,North Dakota. It was inactivated on 1 December 1963
Established in April 1959 assuming control of former ADCWestern Air Defense Force27th Air Division units in westernNorth Dakota and easternMontana. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft andradar squadrons.
The sector operated a SAGE Air-Defense Control Center (ADCC) (DC-19). A SAGE Direction Center built, and anAN/FSQ-7 direction computers operated the live air picture. The Combat Control Center or CC and its accompanying An/FSQ - 8 computer were never installed or activated. The SAGE DC was consolidated with theGrand Forks Air Defense Sector on 1 March 1963, and inactivated on 1 December 1963.
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
