• Source: 35th Air Division

      • 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



      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".

      "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. "
      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."
      Inactivated in November 1969 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
      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


      = Assignments

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      Central Air Defense Force, 1 July 1951 – 10 April 1955
      Eastern Air Defense Force, 10 April 1955 – 15 November 1958
      Air Defense Command, 20 January 1966 (not organized)
      First Air Force, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969


      = Stations

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      Kansas City, Missouri, 1 July – 1 September 1951
      Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, 4 September 1951 – 15 November 1958
      Hancock Field, New York, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969


      = Components

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      Sector


      Montgomery Air Defense Sector
      Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, 8 September 1957 – 15 November 1958


      Wing


      52d Fighter Wing (Air Defense)
      Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 1 December 1967 – 30 September 1968


      Groups


      52d Fighter Group
      Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 30 September 1968 1966 – 31 December 1969
      355th Fighter Group
      McGhee-Tyson MAP, Tennessee, 18 August 1955 1966 – 1 March 1956
      516th Air Defense Group
      McGhee-Tyson MAP, Tennessee, 16 February 1953 1966 – 18 August 1955


      Interceptor squadron


      27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
      Loring Air Force Base, Maine, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969


      Missile squadrons


      26th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)
      Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1 April 1966 1966 – 19 November 1969
      35th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)
      Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site, New York, 15 September 1966 – 19 November 1969
      46th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)
      McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, 1 December 1967 1966 – 1 October 1972


      Radar squadrons




      See also


      List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons
      List of United States Air Force air divisions
      United States general surveillance radar stations


      References




      = Notes

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      = 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.
      "ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". The Interceptor. 21 (1). Aerospace Defense Command: 5–11, 26–31, 40–45, 54–59. January 1979.

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