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30th Air Division

Field	Value
unit_name	30th Air Division
image	326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Convair F-102A-80-CO Delta Dagger 56-1444.jpg
image_size	300
caption	F-102A Delta Dagger of the division's [326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron](326th-fighter-interceptor-squadron)
dates	1948–1968
country
branch
role	Command of air defense forces
decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
identification_symbol	[[File:USAF 30th Air Division Crest.jpg	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	30th Air Division emblem

The 30th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to Tenth Air Force, being stationed at Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa. It was inactivated on 18 September 1968.

History

Assigned to Air Defense Command (ADC) for most of its existence, the division's initial mission was the air defense of the upper Great Lakes region of the United States. The 30th equipped, administered, trained, and provided operationally ready forces to the appropriate commanders for air defense. The division trained attached and assigned units and supervised and participated in numerous exercises such as Kiowa Knife and Mandan Indian.

Moved to Sioux City Municipal Airport in 1966 as part of an ADC reorganization and became responsible for air defense in a large area of the upper Midwest after the inactivation of the Sioux City Air Defense Sector. Assumed additional designation of 30th 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 30th administered and trained subordinate units, and participated in numerous air defense training exercises. In addition, during the 1960s it supervised training of Air National Guard units with a pertinent mobilization assignment.

Inactivated in September 1968 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) and its assets transferred to 24th NORAD Region/Air Division.

Lineage

Established as the 30 Air Division (Defense) on 8 November 1949 : Activated on 16 December 1949 : Inactivated on 1 February 1952
Organized on 1 February 1952 : Redesignated 30 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 April 1959 : Discontinued and inactivated on 18 September 1968

Assignments

Tenth Air Force, 16 December 1949 (attached to Eastern Air Defense Force after 1 January 1951)
Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 September 1950 – 1 July 1959
Air Defense Command, 1 July 1959
Tenth Air Force, 1 April 1966 – 18 September 1968

Stations

Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan – 16 December 1949 – 7 April 1952
Willow Run Airport (later Willow Run Air Force Station), Michigan, 7 April 1952
Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1 April 1959
Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa, 1 April 1966 – 18 September 1968

Components

Division

31st Air Division (attached): 27 November 1950 – 1 February 1951

Sectors

Chicago Air Defense Sector: 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966 : Truax Field, Wisconsin
Detroit Air Defense Sector: 8 January 1957 – 4 September 1963 : Custer Air Force Station, Michigan
Duluth Air Defense Sector: 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966 : Duluth Airport, Minnesota
Sault Ste Marie Air Defense Sector: 1 April 1959 – 15 December 1963 : K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan

Wings

: 1st Fighter Wing (Air Defense), 18 October 1956 – 1 April 1959 : Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan

56th Fighter-Interceptor Wing: attached 20 February 1950 – 6 February 1952 : Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan
328th Fighter Wing: 1 April 1966 – 18 July 1968 : Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri
343d Fighter Wing: 1 April-1 July 1959 : Duluth Municipal Airport, Minnesota
412th Fighter Wing: 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1960 : Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan
473d Fighter Wing: 1 April-1 October 1959 : K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan
507th Fighter Wing: 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960 : Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan
4706th Defense Wing (later 4706 Air Defense) Wing: 16 February 1953 – 1 March 1956 : Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan
4708th Defense Wing (later 4708 Air Defense) Wing): 6 February 1952 – 18 October 1956 : Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan
4711th Air Defense Wing: 1 March – 8 July 1956 : Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan

Groups

1st Fighter Group : Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 8 July-8 October 1956
15th Fighter Group: 8 July 1956 – 1 September 1958 : Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, New York
54th Fighter Group: 8 July 1956 – 8 January 1958 : Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania
56th Fighter Group: 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960 : K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan
79th Fighter Group: 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959 : Youngstown Municipal Airport, Ohio
327th Fighter Group: 1 April-1 June 1959 : Truax Field, Wisconsin
343d Fighter Group : Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, 1 April-15 November 1959
412th Fighter Group : Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1960
473d Fighter Group : K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 April-1 October 1959
507th Fighter Group : Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 April 1959 – 1 February 1961
541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group : Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 January 1951 – 6 February 1952

Interceptor Squadrons

18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April-1 May 1960 : Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan
56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 September 1958 – 1 April 1959 : Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 25 October 1950 – 4 June 1951 : Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania
87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 September 1958 – 1 April 1959 : Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio
319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 September 1958 – 1 April 1959 : Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Indiana

Missile Squadron

37th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC): 1 March – 1 April 1960 : Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan

Radar Squadrons

625th Radar Squadron : Hastings Air Force Station, Nebraska, 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1968
639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Lowther Air Station, Ontario, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960
661st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959
662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Brookfield Air Force Station, Ohio, 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1959
663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Lake City Air Force Station, Tennessee, 6 February-5 August 1952
664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Bellefontaine Air Force Station, Ohio, 1 September 1958 – 1 April 1959
665th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Calumet Air Force Station, Michigan, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960
674th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Osceola Air Force Station, Wisconsin, 1 April-1 July 1959
676th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Antigo Air Force Station, Wisconsin, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960
677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Alpena Air Force Station, Michigan, 8 July 1956 – 30 November 1957
692d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Baudette Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 April-1 July 1959
695th Radar Squadron : Pickstown Air Force Station, South Dakota, 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1968
707th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Grand Rapids Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 April-1 July 1959
731st Radar Squadron : Sundance Air Force Station, Wyoming, 1 April 1966 – 18 June 1968
738th Radar Squadron : Olathe Air Force Station, Kansas, 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1988
752d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Empire Air Force Station, Michigan, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960
753d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Sault Sainte Marie Air Force Station, Michigan, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960
754th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Port Austin Air Force Station, Michigan, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953
755th Radar Squadron : Arlington Heights Air Force Station, Illinois, 1 December 1967 – 1 July 1968
756th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Finland Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 April-1 July 1959
763d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Lockport Air Force Station, New York, 8 July 1956 – 1 September 1958
781st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Custer Air Force Station, Michigan, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953
782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Rockville Air Force Station, Indiana, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953
784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Snow Mountain Air Force Station, Kentucky, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953
787th Radar Squadron : Chandler Air Force Station, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 1 July 1968
788th Radar Squadron : Waverly Air Force Station, Iowa, 1 December 1967 – 1 July 1968
789th Radar Squadron : Omaha Air Force Station, Nebraska, 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1968
790th Radar Squadron : Kirksville Air Force Station, Missouri, 1 December 1957 – 8 September 1968
791st Radar Squadron : Hanna City Air Force Station, Illinois, 1 December 1967 – 18 June 1968
793d Radar Squadron : Hutchinson Air Force Station, Kansas, 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1968
798th Radar Squadron : Belleville Air Force Station, Illinois, 1 December 1967 – 18 June 1968
809th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Willow Run Airport, Michigan, 26–30 May 1953
903d Radar Squadron : Gettysburg Air Force Station, South Dakota, 1 April 1966 – 18 June 1968
906th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Willow Run Airport, Michigan, 26–30 May 1953
912th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Ramore Air Station, Ontario, 21 December 1952 – 16 February 1953; 8 July 1956 – 1 April 1960
913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Pagwa Air Station, Ontario, 21 December 1952 – 16 February 1953; 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960
914th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Armstrong Air Station, Ontario, 21 December 1952 – 16 February 1953; 1 April-15 November 1969
915th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Sioux Lookout Air Station, Ontario, 1 April 1959 – 15 November 1969

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes

; Citations

Bibliography

"ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". The Interceptor (January 1979) Aerospace Defense Command, (Volume 21, Number 1)

References

Aircraft is Convair F-102A-80-CO Serial 56-1444
(5 October 2007). "Factsheet 30 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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