Boston Air Defense Sector
The Boston Air Defense Sector (BADS) is an inactive United States Air Force Air Defense Command (ADC) organization. Its last assignment was with the ADC 26th Air Division, being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York.
History
BADS was established in 1956 at Otis AFB, Massachusetts. It was moved to Stewart AFB, New York in 1957 pending completion of the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-02) and Combat Center (CC-04) which became operational 15 September 1958. DC-02 was equipped with dual AN/FSQ-7 Computers. On 1 May 1963, the Stewart Air Defense Sector (Manual) was merged into the BADS.
The mission of the BADS was to provide air defense over New England initially in an area covering southern Maine, southern New Hampshire, southern Vermont, Massachusetts, and northern Rhode Island. 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.
The sector was eliminated on 1 April 1966 due to a general reorganization of Air Defense Command, most of its assigned units being reassigned to the 34th or 35th Air Division
Lineage
- Established as 4622d Air Defense Wing on 1 April 1956
- Redesignated as Boston Air Defense Sector on 8 January 1957
- Inactivated on 1 April 1966
Assignments
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Wings
- Otis AFB, Massachusetts, 8 January-18 August 1957
Groups
- Stewart AFB, New York, 8 January 1957-1 August 1959
- Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 1 July 1957-30 April 1958
- Otis AFB, Massachusetts, 18 August 1957-1 September 1959
Interceptor squadrons
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, 15 August 1958-1 August 1959; 4 September 1963-1 April 1966
- Otis AFB, Massachusetts, 1 August 1959-1 April 1966
- Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 1 February 1961-1 July 1963
- Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 8 January-1 July 1957
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- Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 8 January-1 July 1957
- Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 1 April 1958-8 July 1960
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, 1 August 1959-15 March 1960
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Missile squadron
- Otis AFB, Massachusetts, 1 March 1959-1 April 1966
Radar squadrons
- Rye AFS, New Hampshire, 8 January-30 October 1957
- Benton AFS, Pennsylvania, 8 January 1957-15 August 1958; 4 September 1963-1 April 1966
- Brunswick AFS, Maine, 1 August 1962-25 June 1965
- Watertown AFS, New York, 4 September 1963-1 April 1966
- Saratoga Springs AFS, New York, 8 January 1957-1 April 1966
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- Barrington AS, Nova Scotia, 1 July 1960-1 June 1962
- North Truro AFS, Massachusetts, 8 January 1957-1 April 1966
- Saint Albans AFS, Vermont, 1 August 1962-1 April 1966
- Fort Heath, Massachusetts, 18 October 1959-1 December 1962
- Lyndonville AFS, Vermont, 1 August 1962-1 August 1963
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See also
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
- 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
- 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 Boston Air Defense Sector
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