4604th Support Squadron
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The 4604th Support Squadron (Texas Towers) is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 26th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
, stationed at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 1 July 1963.
The mission of the squadron was to provide logistical support to the Texas Tower radar stations located offshore in the Atlantic Ocean
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The squadron was activated as the 4604th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 8 October 1956 by the 26th AD at Otis AFB. It was re-designated as the 4604th Support Squadron (Texas Towers) on 1 December 1956.
The squadron operated helicopters for personnel transport to and from the Towers and Otis AFB. It also coordinated with the Military Sea Transport Service the use of the USNS New Bedford (TAKL-17) and two smaller vessels for carrying cargo such as fuel oil, aviation gasoline, food and other material. It also was capable of transporting up to 76 personnel when necessary to and from the port of New Bedford
.
With the end of the Texas Tower project, the squadron was discontinued on 1 July 1963.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. It was last assigned to the 26th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active...
, stationed at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts. It was inactivated on 1 July 1963.
The mission of the squadron was to provide logistical support to the Texas Tower radar stations located offshore in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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The squadron was activated as the 4604th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 8 October 1956 by the 26th AD at Otis AFB. It was re-designated as the 4604th Support Squadron (Texas Towers) on 1 December 1956.
The squadron operated helicopters for personnel transport to and from the Towers and Otis AFB. It also coordinated with the Military Sea Transport Service the use of the USNS New Bedford (TAKL-17) and two smaller vessels for carrying cargo such as fuel oil, aviation gasoline, food and other material. It also was capable of transporting up to 76 personnel when necessary to and from the port of New Bedford
New Bedford
-Places:*New Bedford, Illinois*New Bedford, Massachusetts, the most populous New Bedford**New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park*New Bedford, New Jersey *New Bedford, Ohio*New Bedford, Pennsylvania...
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With the end of the Texas Tower project, the squadron was discontinued on 1 July 1963.