29th Air Division

The 29th Air Division (29th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, being stationed 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.

Reassigned from Richards-Gebaur AFB, 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 Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado and reporting was transferred to NORAD from ADC at Ent AFB in April 1966.

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 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
 * Organized as 29th NORAD Region/Air Division on 1 April 1966, replacing Duluth Air Defense Sector
 * Inactivated on 19 November 1969, assets transferred to 23d and 24th NORAD Regions/Air Divisions.

Assignments

 * Western Air Defense Force, 1 March 1951 – 1 February 1952
 * 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 (Malmstrom) AFB, Montana, 1 March 1951 – 1 February 1952
 * Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, 1 July 1961
 * Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969.

Sectors

 * Grand Forks Air Defense Sector: 1 January 1959 – 1 December 1963
 * Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota


 * Great Falls Air Defense Sector: 1 March 1959 – 1 April 1966
 * Malmstrom AFB, Montana


 * Kansas City Air Defense Sector (Manual): 1 July 1961 – 1 January 1962
 * Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri


 * Minot Air Defense Sector: 1 April 1959 – 15 August 1963
 * Minot AFB, North Dakota


 * Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector (Manual): 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966
 * Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri


 * Sioux City Air Defense Sector: 1 July 1961 – 1 April 1966.
 * Sioux City MAP, Iowa

Wing

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

Groups

 * 32d Fighter Group: 8 February 1957 – 1 August 1960
 * Minot AFB, North Dakota


 * 343d Fighter Group: 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1969; 14–19 November 1969
 * Duluth MAP, Minnesota


 * 476th Fighter Group: 8 February 1957 – 1 April 1960
 * Glasgow AFB, Montana


 * 478th Fighter Group: 1 January – 1 July 1959
 * Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota


 * 545th Aircraft Control and Warning Group
 * Great Falls AFB, Montana, 1 March 1951 – 6 February 1952

Interceptor squadrons

 * 13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April 1960 – 1 January 1961
 * Glasgow AFB, Montana


 * 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1969
 * Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota


 * 29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 8 November 1953 – 1 July 1960
 * Malmstrom AFB, Montana


 * 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC) : 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969
 * Kincheloe AFB, Michigan


 * 54th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 16 February 1953 – 25 December 1960
 * Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota


 * 62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1969
 * K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan

Missile squadrons

 * 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)
 * Kincheloe AFB, 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 AFB, Michigan, 14-19 November 1969


 * 665th Radar Squadron
 * Calumet AFS, Michigan, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969


 * 674th Radar Squadron
 * Osceola AFS, Wisconsin, 1 April 1966 – 15 November 1969; 14-19 November 1969


 * 676th Radar Squadron
 * Antigo AFS, Wisconsin, 14 November 1969 – 30 June 1977


 * 680th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Yaak AFS, Montana, 6 February 1952 – 16 February 1953


 * 681st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Cut Bank AFS, Montana, 6 February 1952 – 1 July 1960


 * 692d Radar Squadron
 * Baudette AFS, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969


 * 694th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Lewistown AFS, Montana, 1 September 1958 – 1 July 1960


 * 706th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Dickinson AFS, North Dakota, 1 July 1958 – 1 January 1961


 * 716th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Kalispell AFS, Montana, 15 February-1 July 1960


 * 721st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Willmar AFS, Minnesota, 1 January-1 April 1959


 * 731st Radar Squadron
 * Sundance AFS, Wyoming, 1 December 1960 – 1 January 1961


 * 739th Radar Squadron
 * Wadena AFS, Minnesota, 14-19 November 1969


 * 740th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, 16 February 1953 – 1 January 1961


 * 752d Radar Squadron
 * Empire AFS, Michigan, 14 November 1966 – 19 November 1969


 * 753d Radar Squadron
 * Sault Sainte Marie AFS, Michigan, 14-19 November 1969


 * 754th Radar Squadron
 * Port Austin AFS, Michigan, 14-19 November 1969


 * 756th Radar Squadron
 * Finland AFS, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 15 September 1969


 * 778th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Harve AFS, Montana,  6 February 1952 – 1 July 1960


 * 779th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Opheim AFS, Montana,  6 February 1952 – 1 January 1961


 * 780th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Fortuna AFS, North Dakota, 6 February 1952 – 1 January 1961


 * 785th Radar Squadron
 * Finley AFS, North Dakota, 20 May 1953 – 1 March 1956; 1 January 1959 – 1 April 1969


 * 786th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Minot AFS, North Dakota, 16 February 1953 – 1 January 1961


 * 787th Radar Squadron
 * Chandler AFS, Minnesota, 1 July 1968 – 30 September 1969


 * 788th Radar Squadron
 * Waverly AFS, Iowa, 1 July 1968 – 30 September 1969


 * 801st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Malmstrom AFB, Montana, 1 February 1956 – 1 July 1960


 * 902d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Miles City AFS, Montana, 20 May 1953 – 1 January 1961


 * 903d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Gettysburg AFS, South Dakota, 20 May 1953 – 1 March 1956; 1 January 1959 – 1 April 1969


 * 908th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Great Falls AFB, Montana, 25 June 1953 – 25 September 1954


 * 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
 * Beausejour AS, Manitoba, 1 January-1 April 1959

Radar evaluation squadron

 * 4677th Radar Evaluation Squadron
 * Hill AFB, Utah, 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961