693d Radar Squadron

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693d Radar Squadron
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Emblem of the 693d Radar Squadron
Active1958–1970
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 693d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Dauphin Island Air Force Station, Alabama. It was inactivated on 30 September 1970.

Contents

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

Lineage

Activated on 1 April 1958
Redesignated as 693d Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 1 March 1961
Inactivated on 30 September 1970

Assignments

Stations

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References

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