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'''Lineage'''
'''Lineage'''
* Activated as 653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1950
*
: Inactivated on 6 February 1952
* Reactivated on 18 June 1953
: Inactivated on 1 August 1963


'''Assignments'''
'''Assignments'''
* 540th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 1 March 1950-6 February 1952
*
* [[33d Air Division]], 18 June 1953
* [[Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector]], 1 January 1960
* [[4752d Air Defense Wing]], 1 September 1961
* [[Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector]], 25 June-1 August 1963


'''Stations'''
'''Stations'''
* [[Stewart AFB]], NY, 1 March 1950-6 February 1952
*
* [[Tinker AFB]], OK, 18 June 1953
* Alexandria AFB, LA, 1 November 1954
: Renamed [[England AFB]], 23 June 1955- 1 August 1963
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:51, 15 January 2011

653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Emblem of the 630th Radar Squadron
Active1950-1963
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at England Air Force Base, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 August 1963.

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

Lineage

  • Activated as 653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 March 1950
Inactivated on 6 February 1952
  • Reactivated on 18 June 1953
Inactivated on 1 August 1963

Assignments

Stations

  • Stewart AFB, NY, 1 March 1950-6 February 1952
  • Tinker AFB, OK, 18 June 1953
  • Alexandria AFB, LA, 1 November 1954
Renamed England AFB, 23 June 1955- 1 August 1963

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
  • Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.