35th Air Division
Inactive US Air Force unit
Military unit
The 35th Air Division (35th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command , assigned to First Air Force , at Hancock Field , New York. It was inactivated on 19 November 1969.
History
35th Air Division ADC AOR 1951–1958
Assigned to Air Defense Command (ADC) for most of its existence, from July 1951 – November 1969, the 35th "equipped, administered, and trained its assigned and attached units and placed those forces in a maximum state of readiness for use in air defense. Initially, its area of responsibility included all or part of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi".[ 2]
35th Air Division ADC AOR 1966–1969
"In 1966, the area changed to include most of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and southern Maine when the division assumed the responsibilities of the inactivated Boston Air Defense Sector . "[ 2]
Assumed additional designation of 35th NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex , Colorado and reporting was transferred to NORAD from ADC at Ent Air Force Base in April 1966. "The division participated in numerous live and simulated exercises such as Apache Brave, Mohawk Echo, and Desk Top."[ 2]
Inactivated in November 1969[ 2] as ADC phased down its interceptor mission as the chances of a Soviet bomber attack on the United States seemed remote, its mission being consolidated into North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Lineage
Established as the 35 Air Division (Defense) on 11 June 1951
Activated on 1 July 1951
Inactivated on 1 February 1952
Organized on 1 February 1952[ 3]
Inactivated on 15 November 1958
Redesignated 35 Air Division and activated on 20 January 1966 (not organized)
Organized on 1 April 1966
Inactivated on 19 November 1969[ 2]
Assignments
Stations
Components
Sector
Gunter Air Force Base , Alabama, 8 September 1957 – 15 November 1958
Wing
Suffolk County Air Force Base , New York, 1 December 1967 – 30 September 1968
Groups
Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 30 September 1968 1966 – 31 December 1969
McGhee-Tyson MAP , Tennessee, 18 August 1955 1966 – 1 March 1956
McGhee-Tyson MAP , Tennessee, 16 February 1953 1966 – 18 August 1955
Interceptor squadron
Loring Air Force Base , Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969
Missile squadrons
Otis Air Force Base , Massachusetts, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969
Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site , New York, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969
McGuire Air Force Base , New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 1 October 1972
Radar squadrons
609th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Eufaula Air Force Station , Alabama, 1 September 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958
Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, 24 December 1953 1966 – 1 July 1956
Crystal Springs Air Force Station , Mississippi, 1 September 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958
632d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Roanoke Rapids Air Force Station , North Carolina, 20 May 1953 1966 – 1 March 1956
Benton Air Force Station , Pennsylvania, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969
Watertown Air Force Station , New York, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969
Saratoga Springs Air Force Station , New York, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969
657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Houma Air Force Station , Louisiana, 10 April 1955 1966 – 15 November 1958
MacDill Air Force Base , Florida, 18 June 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958
663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Lake City Air Force Station , Tennessee, 5 August 1952 1966 – 1 March 1956
Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida, 1 February 1956 1966 – 1 April 1957
Jacksonville Naval Air Station , Florida, 24 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958
Palermo Air Force Station , New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 1 April 1968
691st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Cross City Air Force Station , Florida, 1 December 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958
Dauphin Island Air Force Station , Alabama, 1 April 1966 – 15 November 1958
698th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Thomasville Air Force Station , Alabama, 1 December 1957 1966 – 15 November 1958
Fort Fisher Air Force Station , North Carolina, 1 December 1953 1966 – 1 March 1956
Hunter Air Force Base , Georgia, 1 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958
North Truro Air Force Station , Massachusetts, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969
Lockport Air Force Station , New York, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969
Saint Albans Air Force Station , Vermont, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969
Charleston Air Force Station , Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969
Caswell Air Force Station , Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969
Gibbsboro Air Force Station , New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 19 November 1969
Montauk Air Force Station , New York, 1 December 1967 1966 – 19 November 1969
783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Guthrie Air Force Station , West Virginia, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958
784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Snow Mountain Air Force Station , Kentucky, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958
792d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
North Charleston Air Force Station , South Carolina, 24 December 1953 1966 – 15 November 1958
799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Joelton Air Force Station , Tennessee, 1 September 1958 1966 – 1 June 1961
810th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Winston-Salem Air Force Station , North Carolina, 1 September 1966 – 15 November 1958
861st Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron
Aiken Air Force Station , South Carolina, 8 April 1955 1966 – 15 November 1958
867th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Flintstone Air Force Station , Georgia, 1 October 1955 1966 – 1 March 1956; 15 November 1958 1966 – 25 July 1960
907th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Bucks Harbor Air Force Station , Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969
908th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Marietta Air Force Station , Georgia, 25 September 1954 1966 – 15 November 1958
See also
References
Notes
^ Aircraft depicted is F-106B serial number 57-2523
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Factsheet 35 Air Division" . Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014 .
^ The simultaneous activation and inactivation in February 1952 represents a change between a table of organization unit and a table of distribution unit
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF) . Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2012 .
Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program . Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912 . [dead link ]
"ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". The Interceptor . 21 (1). Aerospace Defense Command: 5–11, 26–31, 40–45, 54–59. January 1979.
Bases
Stations
Air Defense units
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Major weapon systems
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