697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Emblem of the 697th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active1956-1963
CountryUnited States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 697th 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 Pyote Air Force Station, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 August 1963.

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

Lineage

Activated on 8 December 1956
Inactivated on 1 August 1963

Assignments

Stations

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References

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