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{{Short description|Former US Air Force unit}}
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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 '''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.
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==Lineage==
==Lineage==

* Constituted as the '''864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron'''
* Constituted as the '''864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron'''
: Activated on 8 August 1955
: Activated on 8 August 1955
: Redesignated '''864th Radar Squadron''' (SAGE), 1 June 1962
: Redesignated '''864th Radar Squadron''' (SAGE), 1 June 1962
: Redesignation retroactively revoked<ref>Air Defense Command Special Order G-4, 15 October 1962</ref>
: Redesignation retroactively revoked<ref>Air Defense Command Special Order G-4, 15 October 1962</ref>
: Discontinued and inactivaed on 1 August 1963
: Discontinued and inactivated on 1 August 1963


==Assignments==
==Assignments==

* [[27th Air Division]], 8 August 1955
* [[27th Air Division]], 8 August 1955
* [[Los Angeles Air Defense Sector]], 1 October 1959
* [[Los Angeles Air Defense Sector]], 1 October 1959
* Phoenix Air Defense Sector, 1 May 1961-1 August 1963
* Phoenix Air Defense Sector, 1 May 1961 – 1 August 1963


'''Stations'''
'''Stations'''
* Yuma County Airport, Arizona, 8 August 1955
* Yuma County Airport, Arizona, 8 August 1955
: Base redesignated [[Vincent AFB]], 1 September 1956
: Base redesignated [[Vincent AFB]], 1 September 1956
: Station redesignated Yuma AFS, 20 July 1962 - 1 August 1963
: Station redesignated Yuma AFS, 20 July 1962 – 1 August 1963


==References==
==References==
{{Portal box|United States Air Force|Military of the United States}}
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
{{AFHRA}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., ''A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980'', [http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf] Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980.
* Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., ''A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980'', [http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123115752/http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf |date=23 November 2006 }} 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, [http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bn/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA331231] US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
* Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., ''Searching the Skies'', The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, [http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bn/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA331231]{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).


==External links==
==External links==
{{Aerospace Defense Command|state=collapsed}}
{{Aerospace Defense Command|state=collapsed}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}


[[Category:Radar squadrons of the United States Air Force]]
[[Category:Radar squadrons of the United States Air Force]]

Latest revision as of 00:57, 24 August 2024

864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Emblem of the 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active1955-1963
CountryUnited States
Branch 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.

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

Lineage

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  • Constituted as the 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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

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Stations

  • Yuma County Airport, Arizona, 8 August 1955
Base redesignated Vincent AFB, 1 September 1956
Station redesignated Yuma AFS, 20 July 1962 – 1 August 1963

References

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

  1. ^ Air Defense Command Special Order G-4, 15 October 1962
  • Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, [1] Archived 23 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine 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, [2][dead link‍] US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
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