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801:"On 7 October 1959, NORAD provided guidance on to ADC as follows. 1. The following austere SAGE area is constituted using the sectors as defined on page 7, SAGE Implementation Schedule, 1 July 1959: Denver Air Defense Sector, Sioux City Air Defense Sector, Albuquerque Air Defense Sector, San Antonio Air Defense Sector, Phoenix Air Defense Sector (east of 1120 ), and Fort Knox Air Defense Sector (west of 86°30')."
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Antonio (33rd) plus an above-ground AN/FSQ-32 at Albuquerque were reconsidered for the austere SAGE area to instead have "three Super Combat Centers in
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American Air Defense Command and Continental Air Defense Command Historical Summary: January–June 1959 (Report). Directorate of Command History: Office of Information
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American Air Defense Command and Continental Air Defense Command Historical Summary: July–December 1958 (Report). Directorate of Command History: Office of Information
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were discontinued by 15 January 1960, and coordination of interceptors for the general area was instead controlled by the 29th and 34th Air
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262:In June 1959, in conjunction with
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275:"Denver Air Defense Sector,
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150:Along with the adjacent
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200:Central Rocky Mountains
152:Reno Air Defense Sector
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196:Great Basin
178:. After 10
174:creating a
877:Categories
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399:Sioux City
164:the manual
799:Services.
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311:Location
240:Lowry AFB
206:) in the
190:Geography
95:Lowry AFB
651:Phoenix
638:Phoenix
548:100°39′W
503:100°39′W
458:100°39′W
413:100°39′W
236:33rd ADs
234:, &
224:34th ADs
166:to the"
137:Cheyenne
125:Colorado
113:Cold War
82:SCC/DC:
75:Military
624:Phoenix
545:36°30′N
500:40°00′N
455:43°00′N
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250:at the
67:Country
592:OK*/NM
381:Minot/
369:Minot
264:SecDef
248:SCC/DC
218:&
143:, and
141:Denver
107:was a
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686:UT/ID
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647:UT/NV
634:AZ/UT
605:NM/AZ
531:KS/OK
486:NE/KS
441:SD/NE
365:WY/SD
355:Minot
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