686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Emblem of the 686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active1953-1963
CountryUnited States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 686th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. It was inactivated on 1 August 1963.

Contents

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

Lineage

Activated on 1 October 1953
Discontinued and inactivated on 1 August 1963

Assignments

Stations

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