Minot Air Defense Sector

The Minot Air Defense Sector (MADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. It was inactivated on 1 December 1963

History
Established in April 1959 assuming control of former ADC Western Air Defense Force 27th Air Division units in western North Dakota and eastern Montana. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons.

The sector operated a Manual Air-Defense Control Center (ADCC) (DC-19). A SAGE Direction Center built, however no AN/FSQ-7 direction computers were ever installed. It was consolidated with the Grand Forks Air Defense Sector on 1 March 1963, and inactivated on 1 December 1963.

Lineage

 * Established as Minot Air Defense Sector on 1 April 1959
 * Inactivated on 1 December 1963

Assignments

 * 29th Air Division, 1 April 1959-1 December 1963

Stations

 * Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1 April 1959-1 December 1963

Wing

 * 32d Fighter Wing (Air Defense)
 * Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1 February 1961-1 July 1962

Group

 * 32d Fighter Group (Air Defense)
 * Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1 August 1960-1 February 1961

Fighter squadrons

 * 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
 * Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1 July 1962-25 June 1963


 * 13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
 * Minot AFB, North Dakota, 1 January 1961-25 June 1963

Radar squadrons

 * 706th Radar Squadron
 * Dickinson AFS, North Dakota, 1 January 1961-25 June 1963


 * 731st Radar Squadron
 * Sundance AFS, Wyoming, 1 January 1961-25 June 1963


 * 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, 1 January 1961-15 August 1962


 * 779th Radar Squadron
 * Opheim AFS, Montana, 1 January-15 June 1961


 * 780th Radar Squadron
 * Fortuna AFS, North Dakota, 1 January 1961-25 June 1963


 * 786th Radar Squadron
 * Minot AFS, North Dakota, 1 January 1961-25 June 1963


 * 902d Radar Squadron
 * Miles City AFS, Montana, 1 January 1961-25 June 1963