670th Radar Squadron

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670th Radar Squadron
1961-1974 Feb 1: 670th Radar Squadron (SAGE)
1950-1961 Apr 1: [1] 670th AC&W Squadron
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Emblem of the 670th Radar Squadron
Active1950 May 5-1976 April 1 [1]
CountryUnited States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 670th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 26th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, operating San Pedro Hill Air Force Station radars while posted at Fort MacArthur, California. It was inactivated on 1 April 1976.

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

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. 1 2 3 compiled by Johnson, Mildred W. (31 December 1980) [February 1973: Cornett, Lloyd H. Jr]. A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980 (PDF). Peterson Air Force Base: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2012. 670th Radar Sq (SAGE):…redesignated to 670th Radar Sq (SAGE) (from AC&W Sq) 1 Apr 61; moved to Ft. MacArthur AI, CA in Apr 61