| Chicago Air Defense Sector | |
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 Emblem of the Chicago Air Defense Sector | |
| Active | 1957–1966 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Air defense |
| Part of |  Air Defense Command |
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TheChicago Air Defense Sector (CADS) is an inactiveUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with theAir Defense Command (ADC)30th Air Division atTruax Field Wisconsin. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.
CADS was established by redesignation of the never active4628th Air Defense Wing at Truax Field, Wisconsin in March 1957[1] with a mission to provideair defense ofIllinois,Indiana, most ofIowa and northernMissouri, but did not assume control of former ADCCentral Air Defense Force units until 1959.[2] The organization provided command and control over one interceptor and severalradar squadrons.
On 1 October 1959, the newSemi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-07) and a Combat Center (CC-02) became operational.43°07′36″N089°20′06″W / 43.12667°N 89.33500°W /43.12667; -89.33500 (CADS-SAGE DC-07, CC-02) DC-07 was equipped with dualAN/FSQ-7 Computers. The day-to-day operations of the command were to train and maintain tactical flying units flying jetinterceptor aircraft (F-102 Delta Dagger,F-106 Delta Dart) and radarsquadrons in a state ofreadiness with training missions and series ofexercises withStrategic Air Command and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft.
The Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966[1] as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, the command being replaced at Truax Field by the20th Air Division,[3] and its units in Indiana were reassigned to the34th Air Division.
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
