639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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The 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector
, Air Defense Command, stationed at Lowther Air Station, Ontario, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 July 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
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 Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector
Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector
The Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, being stationed at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan.- History :...
, Air Defense Command, stationed at Lowther Air Station, Ontario, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 July 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
- Activated as 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 December 1956
- Inactivated on 1 July 1963
Assignments
- 37th Air Division, 1 December 1956
- 30th Air Division, 1 April 1959
- Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector, 1 April 1960-1 July 1963
Stations
- Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1 December 1956
- Lowther Air Station, 1 July 1957-1 July 1963