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* Activated as 770th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron, 1 January 1951 |
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: Re-designated as 770th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 October 1968 |
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: Re-designated as 770th Radar Squadron, 1 February 1974 |
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: Inactivated on 1 October 1979 |
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* 503d Aircraft Warning and Control Group, 1 January 1951 |
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* [[26th Air Division]], 6 February 1952 |
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* [[4710th Defense Wing]], 16 February 1953 |
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* [[4709th Air Defense Wing]], 1 March 1956 |
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* [[4621st Air Defense Wing]], 18 October 1956 |
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* [[New York Air Defense Sector]], 8 January 1957 |
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* [[Washington Air Defense Sector]], 1 October 1961 |
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* [[33d Air Division]], 1 April 1966 |
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* [[20th Air Division]], 19 November 1969-1 October 1979 |
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* [[Palermo AFS]], New Jersey, 1 January 1951 |
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* [[Fort George G. Meade]], Maryland, 1 October 1961-1 October 1979 |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 20:16, 27 January 2011
| 770th Radar Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 770th Radar Squadron | |
| Active | 1951-1979 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 770th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. It was inactivated on 1 October 1979.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated as 770th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron, 1 January 1951
- Re-designated as 770th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 October 1968
- Re-designated as 770th Radar Squadron, 1 February 1974
- Inactivated on 1 October 1979
Assignments
- 503d Aircraft Warning and Control Group, 1 January 1951
- 26th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4710th Defense Wing, 16 February 1953
- 4709th Air Defense Wing, 1 March 1956
- 4621st Air Defense Wing, 18 October 1956
- New York Air Defense Sector, 8 January 1957
- Washington Air Defense Sector, 1 October 1961
- 33d Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969-1 October 1979
Stations
- Palermo AFS, New Jersey, 1 January 1951
- Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, 1 October 1961-1 October 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.
