Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector
The Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command's 29th Air Division at Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma.
History
Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector was established in 1960 as manual sector as part of phaseout of Central Air Defense Force; it was discontinued 1 September 1961 and its personnel and equipment transferred to the 4752d Air Defense Wing, which was designated. organized and assigned to the 32nd Air Division on 1 September 1961. This change was short-lived, for the 4752nd Wing was discontinued and replaced once again by the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector on 25 June 1963 as a result of the realignment and expansion of the 29th Air Division. Finally, the sector was inactivated and replaced by the 31st Air Division on 1 April 1966.The sector operated a Manual Air Defense Control Center, P-86, later redesignated Manual Combat Center and later NORAD Sector Combat Center.
Lineage
- Established as '''Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector'''
Assignments
- 33d Air Division, 1 January 1960
- 32nd Air Division, 1 July 1961 – 1 July 1961
- 29th Air Division, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966
Stations
- Oklahoma City AFS, OK, 1 January 1960 – 1 September 1961
- Oklahoma City AFS, OK, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966
Components
Interceptor squadrons
- 58th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Radar squadrons
- 653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 685th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 687th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 688th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 703d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 732d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 741st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 742d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 746th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 747th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 768th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 769th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 811th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 813th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 814th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 815th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron