Montgomery Air Defense Sector

Montgomery Air Defense Sector
Active	1957-1969
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	Air Defense Command

The Montgomery Air Defense Sector (MOADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division, being stationed at Gunter Air Force Station, Alabama. It was inactivated on 31 Dec 1969.

History

Lineage

• Established as: Montgomery Air Defense Sector on 8 Sep 1957

Inactivated on 31 Dec 1969

Assignments

• 35th Air Division, 8 Sep 1957
• 26th Air Division, 1 Jul 1963
• Unknown, 1 Oct 1964-31 Dec 1969

Stations

• Gunter AFS, Alabama, 8 Sep 1957-31 Dec 1969.

Components

• 319th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron, 1 Mar 1963-1 Dec 1969 (stationed at: Homestead AFB)
• 482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 July 1965-30 June 1969, (stationed at: Seymour-Johnson AFB)

Operations

Provided air defense of Southeast. Inactivated and redesignated 32d Air Division, 1 Apr 1966.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency