CADS was established by redesignation of the never active
4628th Air Defense Wing at Truax Field, Wisconsin in March 1957 with a mission to provide
air defense of
Illinois,
Indiana, most of
Iowa and northern
Missouri, but did not assume control of former ADC
Central Air Defense Force units until 1959. The organization provided command and control over one interceptor and several
radar squadrons. On 1 October 1959, the new
Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-07) and a Combat Center (CC-02) became operational. DC-07 was equipped with dual
AN/FSQ-7 Computers. The day-to-day operations of the command were to train and maintain tactical flying units flying jet
interceptor aircraft (
F-102 Delta Dagger,
F-106 Delta Dart) and radar
squadrons in a state of
readiness with training missions and series of
exercises with
Strategic Air Command and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft. The Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966 and its units in Indiana were reassigned to the
34th Air Division.
Lineage • Designated as
4628th Air Defense Wing, SAGE in 1956 : Redesignated as
Chicago Air Defense Sector and activated on 8 March 1957 : Discontinued and inactivated on 1 April 1966
Assignments •
37th Air Division, 8 March 1957 • 30th Air Division, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966
Stations • Truax Field, Wisconsin, 8 March 1957 – 1 April 1966
Components Group •
327th Fighter Group (Air Defense) : Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1 June 1959 – 1 April 1966
Interceptor Squadron •
319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron :
Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana, 1 July 1960 – 1 February 1963
Radar Squadrons •
676th Radar Squadron :
Antigo AFS, Wisconsin, 1 June 1964 – 1 April 1966 • 725th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later
725th Radar Squadron) :
Walnut Ridge AFS, Arkansas, 1 July 1961 – 1 August 1963 • 755th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later
755th Radar Squadron) :
Williams Bay AFS, Wisconsin, 1 June 1959 – 1 April 1960 :
Arlington Heights AFS, Illinois, 1 April 1960 – 1 April 1966 • 782nd Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later
782d Radar Squadron) :
Rockville AFS, Indiana, 1 June 1959 – 1 April 1966 • 784th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later
784th Radar Squadron) :
Snow Mountain AFS, Kentucky, 1 June 1961 – 1 August 1961; 25 May 1962 - 1 April 1966 • 788th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later
788th Radar Squadron) :
Waverly AFS, Iowa, 1 June 1959 – 1 April 1966 • 790th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later
790th Radar Squadron) :
Kirksville AFS, Missouri, 1 June 1959 – 1 April 1966 • 791st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later
791st Radar Squadron) :
Hanna City AFS, Illinois, 1 June 1959 – 1 April 1966 • 798th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (later
798th Radar Squadron) :
Belleville AFS, Illinois, 1 July 1961 – 1 April 1966
Aircraft • F-102A, 1959-1966 • F-106A, 1960-1963 ==See also==