913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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Active 1952-1963
Country United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Type General Radar Surveillance

The 913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Pagwa Air Station, Ontario, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 June 1963.

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Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector

The Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector (SsmADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, being stationed at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan.

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The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.

Lineage

Activated on 10 March 1952
Inactivated on 1 June 1963

Assignments

32d Air Division

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30th Air Division

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Stations

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References

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