Air Defense Sectors

Selected Air Defense Sectors (1949-1983) Albuquerque Air Defense Sector 1 Jan I960 - Activated at Kirtland AFB, NM, and assigned to 33d Air Division 1 Nov 1960 - Discontinued Bangor Air Defense Sector 8 Jan 1957 - Activated at Topsham AFS, ME, and assigned to the 32d Air Division 15 Aug 1958 - Transferred to 26th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Boston Air Defense Sector Formed through redesignation of the 4622d Air Defense Wing (SAGE) 8 Jan 1957 - Activated at Strwart AFB, NY, and assigned to the 26th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Moved to Hancock Field, NY, and was Discontinued Chicago Air Defense Sector Formed through redesignation of the 4628th Air Defense Wing 8 Mar 1957 - Activated at Truax Field, WI, and assigned to 37th Air Division 1 Apr 1959 - Transferred to 30th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Detroit Air Defense Sector Formed through redesignation of the 4627th Air Defense Wing 8 Jan 1957 - Activated at Fort Custer, MI, and assigned to the 30th Air Division 1959 - Base redesignated Custer Air Force Station 4 Sep 1963 - Transferred to the 26th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Duluth Air Defense Sector 8 Oct 1957 - Activated at Duluth Municipal Airport, MN, and assigned to 37th Air Division (Eastern Air Defense Force) 20 Dec 1957 - Transferred to 31st Air Division (Central Air Defense Force) 1 Jan 1959 - Transferred back to the 37th Air Division 1 Apr 1959 - Transferred to the 30th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Goose Air Defense Sector 1 Apr I960 - Activated at Goose Air Base, Labrador, and assigned to the 64th Air Division 1 Jul 1963 - Transferred to 26th Air Division (SAGE) 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Grand Forks Air Defense Sector 8 Dec 1957 - Activated at Grand Forks AFB, ND, and assigned to the 31st Air Division 1 Jan 1959 - Transferred to the 29th Air Division 1 Dec 1963 - Discontinued Great Falls Air Defense Sector 1 Mar 1959 - Activated at Malmstrom AFB, MT, and assigned to 29th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Kansas City Air Defense Sector 1 Jan 1960 - Activated at Richards- Gebaur AFB, MO, and assigned to the 33d Air Division 1 Jul 1961 - Transferred to 29th Air Division 1 Jan 1962 - Discontinued Los Angeles Air Defense Sector 15 Feb 1959 - Activated at Norton AFB, CA, and assigned to 27th Air Division 1 Oct 1959 - Transferred to Western Air Defense Force 1 Jul 1960 - Transferred to 28th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Transferred to Fourth Air Force 25 Jun 1966 - Discontinued Minot Air Defense Sector 1 Apr 1959 - Activated at Minot AFB, ND, and assigned to the 29th Air Division 15 Aug 1963 - Discontinued Montgomery Air Defense Sector 8 Sep 1957 - Activated at Gunter AFB, AL, and assigned to 35th Air Division 15 Nov 1958 - Transferred to 32d Air Division 1 Jul 1963 - Transferred to 26th Air Division (SAGE) 1 Oct 1964 - Transferred to ADC 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued New York Air Defense Sector Formed through redesignation of the 4621st Air Defense Wing (SAGE) 8 Jan 1957 - Activated at McGuire AFB, NJ, and assigned to 26th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector 1 Jan 1960 - Activated at Oklahoma City AF Station, OK, and assigned to 33d Air Division 1 Jul 1961 - Transferred to 32d Air Division 1 Sep 1961 - Discontinued 25 Jun 1963 - Reactivated at Oklahoma City AFS and assigned to the 29th Air Division (SAGE) 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Phoenix Air Defense Sector 15 Jun 1959 - Activated at Luke AFB, AZ, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force 1 Jul 1960 - Transferred to the 28th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Portland Air Defense Sector 1 Sep 1958 - Activated at Adair AFS, OR, and assigned to the 25th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Reno Air Defense Sector 15 Feb 1959 - Activated at Stead AFB, NV, and assigned to the 25th Air Division 1 Jul 1960 - Transferred to 28th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Transferred to Fourth Air Force 25 Jun 1966 - Discontinued San Francisco Air Defense Sector 15 Feb 1959 - Activated at Beale AFB, CA, and assigned to the 28th Air Division 1 Aug 1963 - Discontinued Sault Ste. Marie Air Defense Sector 8 Nov 1958 - Activated at K.I. Sawyer Airport, MI, and assigned to 37th Air Division 1 Apr 1959 - Transferred to 30th Air Division 15 Dec 1963 - Discontinued Seattle Air Defense Sector 8 Jan 1958 - Activated at McChord AFB, WA, and assigned to 25th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Sioux City Air Defense Sector 1 Oct 1959 - Activated on at Sioux City Municipal Airport, IA, and assigned to the 20th Air Division 1 Jan 1960 - Transferred to the 33d Air Division 1 Jul 1961 - Transferred to 29th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Spokane Air Defense Sector 8 Sep 1958 - Activated on at Larson AFB, WA, and assigned to the 25th Air Division 1 Sep 1963 - Discontinued Syracuse Air Defense Sector Formed through redesignation of the 4624th Air Defense Wing (SAGE) 8 Jan 1957 - Activated at Syracuse AFS, NY, and assigned to 32d Air Division 15 Aug 1958 - Transferred to 26th Air Division Jul 1959 - Base redesignated from Syracuse AFS to Hancock Field, NY 4 Sep 1963 - Discontinued Washington Air Defense Sector Formed through redesignation of the 4625th Air Defense Wing (SAGE) 8 Jan 1957 - Activated at Fort Lee AFS, VA, and assigned to 85th Air Division 1 Sep 1958 - Transferred to 26th Air Division 1 Apr 1966 - Discontinued Sources: Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf, page 57-59.