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29th Air Division

Field	Value
unit_name	29th Air Division
image	62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-101B 57-0386 1968.jpg
image_size	300
caption	[62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron](62d-fighter-interceptor-squadron) F-101B Voodoo
dates	1951–1969
country
branch
role	Command of air defense forces
identification_symbol	[[Image:USAF 29th Air Division Crest.jpg	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	29th Air Division emblem
identification_symbol_2	[[File:29 Air Division emblem (early).png	165px]]
identification_symbol_2_label	Earlier 29th Air Division emblem

The 29th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command at Duluth International Airport, Minnesota. It was inactivated on 15 November 1969.

History

Assigned to Air Defense Command (ADC) for most of its existence, the division's mission was the air defense of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and parts of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. By 1953, the area changed to include North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The 29th supervised the training of its units, and participated in numerous training exercises.

The division moved from Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, to Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, on 1 April 1966 as part of an ADC reorganization, the division's area changed to include Minnesota, parts of Wisconsin, and North Dakota, and later expanded to cover most of Iowa. Assumed additional designation of 29th 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 as the 29th NORAD Region/Air Division on 1 April 1966, replacing the Duluth Air Defense Sector.

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)'s, 23d and 24th NORAD Regions/Air Divisions.

Lineage

Established as the 29 Air Division (Defense) on 29 January 1951 : Activated on 1 March 1951 : Inactivated on 1 February 1952
Organized on 1 February 1952 : Redesignated 29 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 January 1960 : Inactivated on 19 November 1969

Assignments

Western Air Defense Force, 1 March 1951
Central Air Defense Force, 16 February 1953
Air Defense Command, 1 January 1960
Tenth Air Force, 1 April 1966
First Air Force, 15 September – 19 November 1969

Stations

Great Falls Air Force Base, Montana, 1 March 1951 – 1 February 1952
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, 1 July 1961
Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969

Components

Sectors

Grand Forks Air Defense Sector: 1 January 1959 – 1 December 1963 : Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
Great Falls Air Defense Sector: 1 March 1959 – 1 April 1966 : Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana
Kansas City Air Defense Sector (Manual): 1 July 1961 – 1 January 1962 : Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri
Minot Air Defense Sector: 1 April 1959 – 15 August 1963 : Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota
Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector (Manual): 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966 : Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri
Sioux City Air Defense Sector: 1 July 1961 – 1 April 1966 : Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa

Wing

507th Fighter Wing (Air Defense): 1 April 1966 – 30 September 1968 : Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan

Groups

32d Fighter Group: 8 February 1957 – 1 August 1960 : Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota
343d Fighter Group: 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1969; 14–19 November 1969 : Duluth Municipal Airport, Minnesota
476th Fighter Group: 8 February 1957 – 1 April 1960 : [[Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana
478th Fighter Group: 1 January – 1 July 1959 : Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
545th Aircraft Control and Warning Group : Great Falls Air Force Base, Montana, 1 March 1951 – 6 February 1952

Interceptor squadrons

13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April 1960 – 1 January 1961 : Glasgow Air Force Base, Montana
18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1969 : Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 8 November 1953 – 1 July 1960 : Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana
54th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 16 February 1953 – 25 December 1960 : Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1969 : K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan

Missile squadrons

37th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) : Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969
74th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) : Duluth AF Missile Site, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969

Radar squadrons

661st Radar Squadron : Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 14–19 November 1969
665th Radar Squadron : Calumet Air Force Station, Michigan, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969
674th Radar Squadron : Osceola Air Force Station, Wisconsin, 1 April 1966 – 15 November 1969; 14–19 November 1969
676th Radar Squadron : Antigo Air Force Station, Wisconsin, 14 November 1969 – 30 June 1977
680th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Yaak Air Force Station, Montana, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953
681st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Cut Bank Air Force Station, Montana, 6 February 1952 – 1 July 1960
692d Radar Squadron : Baudette Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969
694th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Lewistown Air Force Station, Montana, 1 September 1958 – 1 July 1960
706th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Dickinson Air Force Station, North Dakota, 1 July 1958 – 1 January 1961
716th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Kalispell Air Force Station, Montana, 15 February – 1 July 1960
721st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Willmar Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 January – 1 April 1959
731st Radar Squadron : Sundance Air Force Station, Wyoming, 1 December 1960 – 1 January 1961
739th Radar Squadron : Wadena Air Force Station, Minnesota, 14–19 November 1969
740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 16 February 1953 – 1 January 1961
752d Radar Squadron : Empire Air Force Station, Michigan, 14 November 1966 – 19 November 1969
753d Radar Squadron : Sault Sainte Marie Air Force Station, Michigan, 14–19 November 1969
754th Radar Squadron : Port Austin Air Force Station, Michigan, 14–19 November 1969
756th Radar Squadron]] : Finland Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1969
778th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Havre Air Force Station, Montana, 6 February 1952 – 1 July 1960
779th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Opheim Air Force Station, Montana, 6 February 1952 – 1 January 1961
780th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Fortuna Air Force Station, North Dakota, 6 February 1952 – 1 January 1961
785th Radar Squadron : Finley Air Force Station, North Dakota, 20 May 1953 – 1 March 1956; 1 January 1959 – 1 April 1969
786th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Minot Air Force Station, North Dakota, 16 February 1953 – 1 January 1961
787th Radar Squadron : Chandler Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 July 1968 – 30 September 1969
788th Radar Squadron : Waverly Air Force Station, Iowa, 1 July 1968 – 30 September 1969
801st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, 1 February 1956 – 1 July 1960
902d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Miles City Air Force Station, Montana, 20 May 1953 – 1 January 1961
903d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Gettysburg Air Force Station, South Dakota, 20 May 1953 – 1 March 1956; 1 January 1959 – 1 April 1969
908th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Great Falls Air Force Base, Montana, 25 June 1953 – 25 September 1954
916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Beausejour Air Station, Manitoba, 1 January – 1 April 1959

Radar evaluation squadron

4677th Radar Evaluation Squadron : Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961

References

Notes

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Bibliography

References

(5 October 2007). "Factsheet 29 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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