The 702d Radar Squadron is an inactive
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...
unit. It was last assigned to the
20th Air Division
The 20th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida where it was inactivated on 1 March 1983.
During most of the division's history it ...
,
Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at
Savannah Air Force Station
Hunter Army Airfield , located in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is a military airfield and subordinate installation to Fort Stewart located in Hinesville, Georgia.
Hunter features a runway that is 11,375 feet (3,468 m) long and an airc ...
, Georgia. It was inactivated on 5 June 1979.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
* Established as the 702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
* Activated on 1 December 1953
* Redesignated 702d Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 1 February 1962
* Redesignated 702d Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
* Inactivated on 5 June 1979
Assignments
*
35th Air Division
The 35th Air Division (35th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Hancock Field, New York. It was inac ...
, 1 December 1953
*
32d Air Division
The 32d Air Division (32d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was last active with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, where it was inactivated on 31 December 1969.
The di ...
, 15 November 1958
*
Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1961
* 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966
*
33d Air Division
The 33rd Air Division (33d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force, being stationed at Fort Lee Air Force Station, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 ...
, 14 November 1969
* 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969 – 5 June 1979
Stations
*
Dobbins AFB, Georgia, 1 December 1953
*
Hunter AFB
Hunter Army Airfield , located in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is a military airfield and subordinate installation to Fort Stewart located in Hinesville, Georgia.
Hunter features a runway that is 11,375 feet (3,468 m) long and an airc ...
(redesignated: Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia 1 April 1967) 1 March 1955 – 5 June 1979
References
* Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., ''A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980''
Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
* Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., ''Searching the Skies'', The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program
US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
External links
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Radar squadrons of the United States Air Force
Aerospace Defense Command units