677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active	1953-1957
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	General Radar Surveillance

Last updated January 30, 2025

The 677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 30th Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Alpena Air Force Station, Michigan. It was inactivated on 30 November 1957.

Lineage

Established as 677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Activated on 1 September 1953

Inactivated on 30 November 1957

Assignments

4711th Defense Wing, 1 September 1953
4708th Defense Wing, 5 May 1954
30th Air Division, 8 July 1956 – 30 November 1957

Stations

Fort Williams, Maine, 1 September 1953
Willow Run AFS, Michigan, 1 April 1954 (not manned or equipped)
Alpena AFS, Michigan, 1 December 1954 – 30 November 1957

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References

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

Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, Archived 2006-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies, The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, ^[dead link ‍] US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).

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