Portland Air Defense Sector

The Portland Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 25th Air Division, being stationed at Adair [Air Force Station], Oregon. It was inactivated on 1 July 1969.

History

PADS was established in June 1958 assuming control of former ADC Western [Air Defense Force] units in eastern Oregon and northwest California. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons.
On 1 June 1960 the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment Direction Center became operational. DC-13 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 in a state of readiness with training missions and series of exercises with SAC and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft.
The Sector was inactivated on 1 April 1966 as part of an ADC consolidation and reorganization; and its units were reassigned to 28th Air Division. The 689th Radar Squadron was moved to DC-12, 25th Air Division, McChord AFB, WA, on 1 April 1966.