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Emblem of the Duluth Air Defense Sector
Active 1959–1966
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Role Air Defense
Part of Air Defense Command
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Map of Duluth ADS

The Duluth Air Defense Sector (DUADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 30th Air Division, being stationed at Duluth Airport, Minnesota. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.

History[]

Established in October 1957 assuming control of former ADC Central Air Defense Force units with a mission to provide air defense of most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons. On 15 November 1959, the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-10) became operational. 46°50′10″N 092°12′26″W / 46.83611°N 92.20722°W / 46.83611; -92.20722 (DUADS-SAGE DC-10) DC-10 was equipped with dual AN/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.

Inactivated 1 April 1966 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, the command being redesignated as the 29th Air Division. The SAGE building was remodeled and, in 1985, given to the University of Minnesota Duluth to house the Natural Resources Research Institute signed into legislation to address the struggling economy during the early 1980s recession.

Lineage[]

  • Established as Duluth Air Defense Sector on 1 October 1957
Inactivated on 1 April 1966

Assignments[]

Stations[]

Components[]

Wings[]

K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, 1 October 1963-1 January 1964
Kincheloe AFB, Michigan, 1 October 1963-1 April 1966

Group[]

Duluth Airport, Minnesota, 15 November 1959-1 April 1966

Interceptor squadrons[]

Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, 4 September 1963-1 April 1966
  • 62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, 16 December 1963-1 April 1966

Missile squadrons[]

Kincheloe AFB, Michigan, 1 October 1963-1 April 1966
Duluth AF Missile Site, Minnesota, 1 April 1960-1 April 1966

Radar squadrons[]

Calumet AFS, Michigan, 1 October 1963-1 April 1966
Osceola AFS, Wisconsin, 1 July 1959-1 April 1966
Antigo AFS, Wisconsin, 1 October 1963-1 June 1964
Baudette AFS, Minnesota, 1 July 1959-1 April 1966
Grand Rapids AFS, Minnesota, 1 July 1959-1 August 1963
Wadena AFS, Minnesota, 4 September 1963-1 April 1966

Sault Sainte Marie AFS, Michigan, 1 October 1963-1 April 1966
Finland AFS, Minnesota, 1 July 1959-1 April 1966
Finley AFS, North Dakota, 4 September 1963-1 April 1966
Armstrong AS, Ontario, 15 November 1959-1 November 1962
Sioux Lookout AS, Ontario, 15 November 1959-1 October 1962

See also[]

References[]

PD-icon This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  • A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
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  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
  • Radomes.org Duluth Air Defense Sector
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