29th Air Division


































29th Air Division

62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-101B 57-0386 1968.jpg

62d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-101B Voodoo[1]

Active 1951–1969
Country
 United States
Branch
 United States Air Force
Role Command of air defense forces
Part of Air Defense Command
Insignia
29th Air Division emblem (Approved 27 November 1961)[2]
 USAF 29th Air Division Crest.jpg

The 29th Air Division (29th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, being stationed at Duluth International Airport, Minnesota. It was inactivated on 15 November 1969.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Lineage


    • 2.1 Assignments


    • 2.2 Stations


    • 2.3 Components


      • 2.3.1 Sectors


      • 2.3.2 Wing


      • 2.3.3 Groups


      • 2.3.4 Interceptor squadrons


      • 2.3.5 Missile squadrons


      • 2.3.6 Radar squadrons


      • 2.3.7 Radar evaluation squadron






  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


    • 4.1 Notes


    • 4.2 Bibliography







History




29th Air Division ADC AOR 1951-1960


Assigned to Air Defense Command (ADC) for most of its existence, the division's mission was the air defense of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and parts of Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. By 1953, the area changed to include North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The 29th supervised the training of its units, and participated in numerous training exercises.[2]




29th Air Division ADC AOR 1966-1969


The division moved from Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, to Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, on 1 April 1966 as part of an ADC reorganization, the division's area changed to include Minnesota, parts of Wisconsin, and North Dakota, and later expanded to cover most of Iowa.[2] Assumed additional designation of 29th NORAD Region after activation of the NORAD Combat Operations Center at the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colorado and reporting was transferred to NORAD from ADC at Ent Air Force Base in April 1966 as the : Organized as 29th NORAD Region/Air Division on 1 April 1966, replacing the Duluth Air Defense Sector.


Inactivated in November 1969 as ADC phased down its interceptor mission as the chances of a Soviet bomber attack on the United States seemed remote, its mission being consolidated into North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)'s, 23d and 24th NORAD Regions/Air Divisions.



Lineage


  • Established as the 29 Air Division (Defense) on 29 January 1951


Activated on 1 March 1951

Inactivated on 1 February 1952


  • Organized on 1 February 1952


Redesignated 29 Air Division (SAGE) on 1 January 1960

Inactivated on 19 November 1969[2]



Assignments




  • Western Air Defense Force, 1 March 1951


  • Central Air Defense Force, 16 February 1953

  • Air Defense Command, 1 January 1960


  • Tenth Air Force, 1 April 1966


  • First Air Force, 15 September – 19 November 1969[2]



Stations




  • Great Falls Air Force Base, Montana, 1 March 1951 – 1 February 1952

  • Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, 1 July 1961

  • Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969[2]



Components



Sectors











Wing



  • 507th Fighter Wing (Air Defense): 1 April 1966 – 30 September 1968[2]


Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan


Groups











Interceptor squadrons











Missile squadrons



  • 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)


Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969[2]


  • 74th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)


Duluth AF Missile Site, Minnesota, 1 April 1966 – 19 November 1969


Radar squadrons











Radar evaluation squadron


  • 4677th Radar Evaluation Squadron


Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961


See also




  • List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations

  • Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons

  • List of United States Air Force air divisions



References



Notes





  1. ^ Aircraft pictured is Serial 57-0386


  2. ^ abcdefghijk "Factsheet 29 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. October 5, 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




Bibliography


 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.




  • Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946 - 1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Retrieved March 23, 2012.


  • Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program. Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912.


  • "ADCOM's Fighter Interceptor Squadrons". The Interceptor. Aerospace Defense Command. 21 (1): 5–11, 26–31, 40–45, 54–59. January 1979.









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