Southeast Air Defense Sector

Southeast Air Defense Sector
Southeast Air Defense Sector Emblem
Active1987–2006
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleAir Defense
SEADS Region shown in NORAD Region/Sector Configuration, 1987-2005
Historical map of Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1957-1966

The Southeast Air Defense Sector (SEADS), was a unit of the US Air Force located at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida. It provided air defense and surveillance of the southeastern region of the US. SEADS closed in winter 2005, giving up surveillance and control of their airspace to the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) and the former Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS).