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* Activated as 702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 December 1953 |
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* 702d Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 February 1962 |
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* 702d Radar Squadron, 1 February 1974-5 June 1979 |
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'''Assignments''' |
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* [[35th Air Division]], 1 December 1953 |
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* [[32d Air Division]], 15 November 1958 |
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* [[Montgomery Air Defense Sector]], 1 July 1961 |
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* [[32d Air Division]], 1 April 1966 |
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* [[33d Air Division]], 14 November 1969 |
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* [[20th Air Division]], 19 November 1969-5 June 1979 |
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* [[Dobbins AFB]], Georgia, 1 December 1953 |
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* [[Hunter AFB]], Georgia, 1 March 1955 |
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: Re-designated: [[Savannah Air Force Station]], Georgia, 1 April 1967-5 June 1979 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:11, 14 January 2011
| 702d Radar Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 702d Radar Squadron | |
| Active | 1953-1979 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 702d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia. It was inactivated on 5 June 1979
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated as 702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 December 1953
- 702d Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 February 1962
- 702d Radar Squadron, 1 February 1974-5 June 1979
Assignments
- 35th Air Division, 1 December 1953
- 32d Air Division, 15 November 1958
- Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1961
- 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 33d Air Division, 14 November 1969
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969-5 June 1979
Stations
- Dobbins AFB, Georgia, 1 December 1953
- Hunter AFB, Georgia, 1 March 1955
- Re-designated: Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia, 1 April 1967-5 June 1979
References
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.
