777th Radar Squadron

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777th Radar Squadron
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Active1951-1981;1988-1991
CountryUnited States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 777th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Northwest Air Defense Sector, Tactical Air Command, stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It was inactivated on 15 September 1991.

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From 1951-1981, the unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America. From 1988 to 1991 it operated Over The Horizion Backscatter (OTH-B) radar for Tactical Air Command.

Lineage

Activated on 18 December 1950
Redesignated as 777th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 15 July 1960
Redesignated as 777th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
Inactivated on 30 September 1980
Activated on 1 October 1988
Inactivated on 15 September 1991 [1]

Assignments

Stations

Christmas Valley AFS, Oregon (OTH-B Transmitter site)
Tule Lake AFS, California (OTH-B Receiver site)

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. ↑ Tactical Air Command Special Order GB-81, 13 August 1991; DAF/MO Letter 151r, 12 July 1991

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