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* Activated as 635th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 21 May 1947 |
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: Re-designated 635th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 11 June 1960 |
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: Re-designated 635th Radar Squadron, 1 January 1963 |
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: Inactivated 1 July 1974 |
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* HQ [[Air Defense Command]], 21 May 1947 |
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* [[25th Air Division]], 27 September 1948 |
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* 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 1 January 1951 |
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* [[25th Air Division]], 6 February 1952 |
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* [[4704th Defense Wing]], 1 January 1953 |
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* [[25th Air Division]], 8 October 1954 |
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* [[Seattle Air Defense Sector]], 1 March 1960 |
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* [[Montgomery Air Defense Sector]], 1 January 1963 |
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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 1969-1 July 1974 |
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* [[McChord AFB|McChord Field (later AFB)]], Washington, 21 May 1947 |
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* [[Fort Lawton]], Washington, 1 June 1961 |
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* [[Dauphin Island AFS]], Alabama, 1 January 1963-1 July 1974 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:44, 14 January 2011
| 635th Radar Squadron | |
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_-_Emblem.png) Emblem of the 635th Radar Squadron | |
| Active | 1947-1974 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 635th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Dauphin Island Air Force Station, Alabama. It was inactivated on 1 July 1974
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated as 635th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 21 May 1947
- Re-designated 635th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 11 June 1960
- Re-designated 635th Radar Squadron, 1 January 1963
- Inactivated 1 July 1974
Assignments
- HQ Air Defense Command, 21 May 1947
- 25th Air Division, 27 September 1948
- 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 1 January 1951
- 25th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4704th Defense Wing, 1 January 1953
- 25th Air Division, 8 October 1954
- Seattle Air Defense Sector, 1 March 1960
- Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1963
- 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 33d Air Division, 14 November 1969
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969-1 July 1974
Stations
- McChord Field (later AFB), Washington, 21 May 1947
- Fort Lawton, Washington, 1 June 1961
- Dauphin Island AFS, Alabama, 1 January 1963-1 July 1974
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.
