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The Grand Forks Air Defense Sector (GFADS) is an inactive Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. It was inactivated on 1 December 1963
Established in December 1957 assuming control of former ADC radar squadrons.
On 15 November 1959, the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-11) became operational. DC-11 was equipped with dual AN/FSQ-7 Computers. The day-to-day operations of the command was to train and maintain tactical flying units flying jet interceptor aircraft (F-94 Starfire; F-102 Delta Dagger; F-106 Delta Dart) in a state of readiness with training missions and series of exercises with SAC and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft.
Consolidated on 1 May 1963 with 29th Air Division.
Ā This article incorporatesĀ public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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