32 Air Division (Sage)

The 32nd Air Division (SAGE) was an air defense unit of the United States Air Force, established in 1949. It was reactivated on 8 September 1955 and became part of the Air Defense Command, responsible for the air defense of portions of the upper Midwest and later the southeastern United States. As a SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) division, it operated advanced radar and computer systems to detect and intercept potential enemy aircraft during the Cold War. The division was inactivated on 31 December 1969 as the threat of manned bomber attacks diminished and U.S. air defense priorities shifted.