Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector | |
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 Emblem of the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector | |
| Active | 1958–1966 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
TheSault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector (SsmADS) is an inactiveUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the30th Air Division, being stationed atK.I. Sawyer Air Force Base,Michigan.
SsmADS was established in November 1958 assuming control of former ADCCentral Air Defense Force units inWisconsin and the Upper Peninsula ofMichigan. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft andradar squadrons.
On 15 June 1960, the newSemi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-14) became operational.46°20′47″N087°23′00″W / 46.34639°N 87.38333°W /46.34639; -87.38333 (SsmADS-SAGE DC-14) DC-14 was equipped with dualAN/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 the28th and29th Air Divisions.
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 SAGE facilities |
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
