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| 4722d Defense Group | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1956-1958 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  |
| Type | Command and Control |
The 4722d Defense Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was assigned to the 27th Air Division, stationed at George Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 31 July 1958.
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces, and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially formed as a part of the United States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September 1947 with the passing of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the youngest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the fourth in order of precedence. The USAF is the largest and most technologically advanced air force in the world. The Air Force articulates its core missions as air and space superiority, global integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.
The 27th Air Division was a United States Air Force numbered air division and the geographic Air Defense Command region controlled by the 27th AD. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command (ADC)'s Tenth Air Force, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It was inactivated on 19 November 1969.
George Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, 8 miles northwest, of central Victorville, California, about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California.
This command and control organization was activated on 1 December 1956 for the ADC interceptor squadrons assigned to George AFB, California. It was relatively short-lived, and its assigned units were reassigned to Thule AB or directly to the 27th Air Division.
Components
- 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1956 − 3 July 1958
The 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division at Thule Air Base, Greenland, where it was inactivated on 25 March 1960.
- 1st F-102 Squadron in Air Defense Command; reassigned to Thule AB, Greenland
- 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1956 − 3 July 1958
The 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Los Angeles Air Defense Sector at George Air Force Base, California, where it was inactivated on 1 July 1967.
- Converted from F-86L Sabre to F-102 Delta Dagger; Reassigned directly to 27th AD.
