864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Emblem of the 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active1955-1963
CountryUnited States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Phoenix Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Yuma Air Force Station, Arizona. 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 8 August 1955
Redesignated 864th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 June 1962
Redesignation retroactively revoked [1]
Discontinued and inactivated on 1 August 1963

Assignments

Stations

Base redesignated Vincent AFB, 1 September 1956
Station redesignated Yuma AFS, 20 July 1962 – 1 August 1963

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References

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

  1. Air Defense Command Special Order G-4, 15 October 1962