Sioux City Air Defense Sector
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 Emblem of the Sioux City Air Defense Sector | |
| Active | 1961–1966 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
The Sioux City Air Defense Sector (SCADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Sioux City Municipal Airport , Iowa.
History
SCADS was established in October 1958 assuming control of former ADC Central Air Defense Force units in western Iowa, most of Nebraska along with southern South Dakota. Also provided air defense over parts of Minnesota, Colorado and Wyoming. Operated a Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) direction center. The Sector was inactivated on 1 April 1966 as part of an ADC consolidation and reorganization; and its units were reassigned to the 30th Air Division.
Lineage
- Established as Sioux City Air Defense Sector on 1 October 1959
- Inactivated on 1 April 1966
Assignments
- 20th Air Division, 1 October 1959
- 33d Air Division, 1 January 1960
- 29th Air Division, 1 July 1961 – 1 April 1966
Components
Radar facilities
- SAGE Direction Center (DC-22) located at: 42°23′51″N 096°22′25″W / 42.39750°N 96.37361°W
- Active January 8, 1958, and deactivated in April 1966.
- Operated: AN/FSQ-7 Computer
- Now a turkey processing plant.
- Ellsworth AFB, SD (M-97) 1954-1962 44°09′16″N 103°05′03″W / 44.15444°N 103.08417°W
- Radars: MPS-7; MPS-14; FPS-20A
- 903d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Current Use: Obliterated
- Pickstown AFS, SD (SM-134) 1961-1968 43°04′59″N 098°28′31″W / 43.08306°N 98.47528°W
- Radars: FPS-66; FPS-6 (2)
- 695th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Current Use: Fort Randall Casino & Hotel.
- Sundance AFS, WY (TM-201) 1962-1968 44°28′44″N 104°27′02″W / 44.47889°N 104.45056°W
- Radars: FPS-7C; FPS-6; FPS-26
- 731st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Current Use: Obliterated
- Hastings AFS, NE (SM-133) 1962-1968 40°34′50″N 098°17′25″W / 40.58056°N 98.29028°W
- Radars: FPS-67B; FPS-6 (2)
- 625th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Current Use: Abandoned.
- Omaha AFS, NE (P-71) 1952-1968 41°21′40″N 096°01′25″W / 41.36111°N 96.02361°W
- Radars: FPS-66A (FAA)
- 789th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Current Use: Still active. This now-FAA long-range radar site is now data-tied into the Joint Surveillance System (post 9/11).
- Gap Fillers
- Dallas Center, IA (P-71D) 41°43′05″N 093°54′19″W / 41.71806°N 93.90528°W
Stations
- Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa, 1 October 1959 – 1 April 1966
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0912799129.
- Radomes.org Sioux City Air Defense Sector
