Portland Air Defense Sector | |
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 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 |
ThePortland Air Defense Sector (PADS) is an inactiveUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the25th Air Division, being stationed atAdair Air Force Station,Oregon. It was inactivated on 1 July 1969.
PADS was established in June 1958 assuming control of former ADCWestern Air Defense Force units in easternOregon and northwestCalifornia. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft andradar squadrons.
On 1 June 1960 the newSemi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-13) became operational.44°40′15″N123°12′58″W / 44.67083°N 123.21611°W /44.67083; -123.21611 (PADS-SAGE DC-13) DC-13 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 28th Air Division. The 689th Radar Squadron (SAGE) was moved to DC-12, 25th Air Division, McChord AFB, WA, on 1 April 1966.
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 SAGE facilities |
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
