635th Radar Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 635th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
, stationed at Dauphin Island Air Force Station
, Alabama. It was inactivated on 1 July 1974. The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
Assignments
Stations
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 20th 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 Dauphin Island Air Force Station
Dauphin Island Air Force Station
Dauphin Island Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Dauphin Island, Alabama. It was closed in 1980....
, Alabama. It was inactivated on 1 July 1974. The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated as 635th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 21 May 1947
- Redesignated 635th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 11 June 1960
- Inactivated on 1 August 1963
- Redesignated 635th Radar Squadron
- Activated 1 January 1973
- Inactivated 1 July 1974
Assignments
- 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 21 May 1947
- 25th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 4704th Defense Wing, 1 January 1953
- 25th Air Division, 8 October 1954
- Seattle Air Defense Sector, 1 March 1960 - 1 August 1963
- 20th Air Division, 1 January 1973– 1 July 1974
Stations
- McChord Field (later AFB), Washington, 21 May 1947
- Paine Field, Washington, 26 September 1948
- McChord AFB, Washington, 22 September 1950
- Fort LawtonFort LawtonFort Lawton is a United States Army fort located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The fort was included in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list.-History:...
, Washington, 1 June 1961 - Dauphin Island AFS, Alabama, 1 January 1973 – 1 July 1974