770th Radar Squadron

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770th Radar Squadron
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Emblem of the 770th Radar Squadron
Active1950-1979
CountryUnited States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 770th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. It was inactivated on 1 January 1980.

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

Lineage

Activated on 27 November 1950
Redesignated as the 770th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 1 October 1958
Redesignated as the 770th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
Inactivated on 1 January 1980

Assignments

Stations

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References

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