679th Radar Squadron

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679th Radar Squadron
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Emblem of the 679th Radar Squadron
Active1951–1952, 1953-1981
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 679th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. It was inactivated on 31 July 1981.

Contents

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

Lineage

Activated on 1 March 1951
Inactivated on 6 February 1952
Redesignated 679th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 October 1962
Redesignated 679th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
Inactivated on 31 July 1981

Assignments

Stations

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References

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