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864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
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Active | 1955-1963 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | General 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.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Stations
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency