644th Radar Squadron

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644th Radar Squadron
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Emblem of the 644th Radar Squadron
Active1954-1978
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 644th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Richmond Air Force Station, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 April 1978.

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.

Lineage

Inactivated on 1 October 1957
Redesignated 644th Radar Squadron (SAGE)
Activated 25 April 1960
Redesignated 644th Radar Squadron, 1 February 1974
Inactivated on 1 April 1978

Assignments

Stations

.* Not manned or equipped

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