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Phoenix Air Defense Sector
Phoenix Air Defense Sector
	Emblem of the Phoenix Air Defense Sector
Active	1960-1966
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	Air Defense Command

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The Phoenix Air Defense Sector (PhADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 28th Air Division, being stationed at Luke Air Force Base , Arizona. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966

PhADS was established in June 1959 assuming control of former ADC Western Air Defense Force units in Arizona; southwestern California; southern Nevada and southwestern Utah. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons. 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; then redesignated as 27th Air Division.

Inactivated on 1 April 1966, redesignated as 27th Air Division

Active 15 June 1959-December 1983

Ceased operations in December 1983 when the Joint Surveillance System (JSS) came into being. SAGE building now used for 56th Support Group offices

Formerly Operated by: 684th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Mount Lemmon AFS (M-92)

Still in-use. Maintained by the 1903d Communications Squadron, now the 355th Communications Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB as site G-29

Radars: FPS-67B; FPS-6

Gap filler sites at:

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.
Radomes.org Phoenix Air Defense Sector

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 : Operated: [[AN/FSQ-7|AN/FSQ-7 Computer]]
 : Ceased operations in December 1983 when the Joint Surveillance System (JSS) came into being.   SAGE building now used for 56th Support Group offices
+* GATR (Ground Air Transmitter Receiver) site (R-92) located at: {{Coord|32|26|23|N|110|47|11|W|display=inline|name=PhADS-GATR R-92}}
+: Formerly Operated by: 684th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Mount Lemmon AFS (M-92)
+: Still in-use. Maintained by the 1903d Communications Squadron, now the 355th Communications Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB as site G-29
+* Mount Lemmon AFS, August 1956-31 December 1969 {{Coord|32|26|30|N|110|47|21|W|display=inline|name=Mount Lemmon AFS M-92}}
+: Radars: FPS-67B; FPS-6
+: Gap filler sites at:
+:: Sells AZ (M-92A) {{Coord|32|06|44|N|112|04|29|W|display=inline|name=M-92A}}
+:: Benson AZ (M-92C) {{Coord|31|59|00|N|110|12|02|W|display=inline|name=M-92C}}
+:: Globe AZ (M-92D) {{Coord|33|39|36|N|110|33|40|W|display=inline|name=M-92D}}
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