Grand Forks Air Defense Sector

Grand Forks Air Defense Sector
Active	1957-1963
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	Air Defense Command

The Grand Forks Air Defense Sector (GFADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 29th Air Division, being stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base , North Dakota. It was inactivated on 1 December 1963

History

Lineage

• Established as Grand Forks Air Defense Sector on 8 Dec 1957

Inactivated on 1 Dec 1963

Assignments

• 31st Air Division, 8 Dec 1957
• 29th Air Division, 1 Jan 1959-1 Dec 1963

Stations

• Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, 8 Dec 1957-1 Dec 1963

Components

• 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 Jul-4 Sep 1953

Operations

Provided Air Defense of Upper Midwest.

References

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