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The '''614th Radar Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit. It was last assigned to the [[Washington Air Defense Sector]], [[Air Defense Command]], stationed at [[Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station]], [[North Carolina]]. It was discontinued on 1 August 1963.
The '''614th Radar Squadron''' is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] unit. It was last assigned to the [[Washington Air Defense Sector]], [[Air Defense Command]], stationed at [[Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station]], [[North Carolina]]. It was discontinued on 1 August 1963.

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.

'''Lineage'''
* 614th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Activated 1 January 1949
: Re-designated: 614th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 March 1963
: Discontinued on 1 August 1963

'''Assignments'''
* 1500th Air Base Group, 1 January 1949
* [[Eastern Air Defense Force]], 1 July 1952
* [[32d Air Division]], 1 December 1952
* [[4704th Defense Wing]], 16 February 1953
* [[35th Air Division]], 24 December 1953
* [[85th Air Division]], 1 July 1956
* [[35th Air Division]], 1 September 1958
* [[32d Air Division]], 15 November 1958
* [[Washington Air Defense Sector]], 1 July 1961

'''Stations'''
* [[Hickam AFB]], Hawaii Territory, 1 January 1949
* [[Grenier AFB]], New Hampshire, 1 July 1952
* [[Dobbins AFB]], Georgia, 24 December 1953
* [[Andrews AFB]], Maryland, 1 July 1956
* [[Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station]], 1 July 1957-1 August 1963
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:31, 11 January 2011

614th Radar Squadron
Emblem of the 614th Radar Squadron
Active1952-1963
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 614th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Washington Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina. It was discontinued on 1 August 1963.

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.

Lineage

  • 614th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Activated 1 January 1949
Re-designated: 614th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 March 1963
Discontinued on 1 August 1963

Assignments

Stations

References

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

  • A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
  • Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.

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