546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group

546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group
Active	1951
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Command and Control
Part of	Air Defense Command

The 546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was assigned to the 33d Air Division, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on June 4,1951.

This command and control organization activated on March 19,1951 was responsible for the organization, manning, and equipping of new Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) units. It was dissolved, with the units being assigned directly to the 33d AD.

Components

• 792d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 16 March-4 June 1951

• 793d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Hutchinson AFS, Kansas, 1 May-4 June 1951

• 798th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Belleville AFS, Illinois, 1 May-4 June 1951

References

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

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