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* [[Stead AFB]], [[Nevada]], 15 February 1959 – 1 April 1966 |
* [[Stead AFB]], [[Nevada]], 15 February 1959 – 1 April 1966 |
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: [[SAGE]] Direction Center (DC-16) located at: {{Coord|39|39|04|N|119|53|00|W|display=inline|name=Stead AFB}} |
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: Active February 15, 1959, and disestablished in 1966 |
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: Operated: [[AN/FSQ-7|AN/FSQ-7 Computer]] |
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: The SAGE blockhouse housed the Desert Research Institute (DRI), weather station until 2000. Now houses the Nevada Terawatt Facility (Zebra), relocated from Los Alamos National Labs. |
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===Components=== |
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Revision as of 13:15, 19 December 2010
Reno Air Defense Sector
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 Emblem of the Reno Air Defense Sector | |
| Active | 1959–1966 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
The Reno Air Defense Sector (ReADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 28th Air Division, being stationed at Stead Air Force Base, Nevada.
ReADS was established in February 1959 assuming control of former ADC Western Air Defense Force units in Nevada, most of Oregon east of the Cascade Range; southwestern Idaho and areas of California east of the Sierra Nevada and the northern Central Valley. Also operated a Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) direction center.
The Sector was inactivated on 1 April 1966 as part of an ADC consolodation and reorganization; and its units were reassigned to the 26th Air Division.
Until recently, the SAGE blockhouse housed the Desert Research Institute (DRI), weather station. As of March 2000, it now houses the Nevada Terawatt Facility (Zebra), relocated from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
History
Lineage
- Established as Reno Air Defense Sector on 15 February 1959
- Inactivated on 1 April 1966
Assignments
- 25th Air Division, 15 February 1959
- 28th Air Division, 1 July 1960 – 1 April 1966
Stations
- SAGE Direction Center (DC-16) located at: 39°39′04″N 119°53′00″W / 39.65111°N 119.88333°W
- Active February 15, 1959, and disestablished in 1966
- Operated: AN/FSQ-7 Computer
- The SAGE blockhouse housed the Desert Research Institute (DRI), weather station until 2000. Now houses the Nevada Terawatt Facility (Zebra), relocated from Los Alamos National Labs.
Components
- 866th Radar Squadron, 15 February 1959 – 1 April 1966 (Tonopah Air Force Station)
Other radar sites in the ReADS Sector:
- Winnemucca, NV AFS M-127
- Fallon, NV AFS SM-156
- Tonopah AFS, NV SM-164 Site 1 Manual
- Tonopah AFS, NV Z-164 Site 2 Sage
- Baker, OR AFS SM-149
- Burns, OR AFS M-118
- Boise, ID FAA Z-223
- Battle Mountain, NV FAA Z-214
References
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0912799129.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
