672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Emblem of the 672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active1949, 1956-1962
CountryUnited States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Boston Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Barrington Air Force Station, Nova Scotia. It was inactivated on 1 June 1962.

Contents

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.

Lineage

Activated on 28 March 1949
Inactivated on 8 December 1949
Activated on 1 December 1956
Discontinued and inactivated on 1 June 1962

Assignments

Stations

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