677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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The 677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 30th Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Alpena Air Force Station
, Michigan. It was inactivated on 30 November 1957.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
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 30th Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Alpena Air Force Station
Alpena Air Force Station
Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is a Michigan Air National Guard training facility. It is located west-northwest of Alpena, Michigan.-Overview:...
, Michigan. It was inactivated on 30 November 1957.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Established as 677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 1 September 1953
- Inactivated on 30 November 1957
Assignments
- 4711th Defense Wing, 1 September 1953
- 4708th Defense Wing, 5 May 1954
- 30th Air Division, 8 July 1956-30 November 1957
Stations
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, Maine, 1 September 1953 - Willow Run AFS, Michigan, 1 April 1954 (not manned or equipped)
- Alpena AFS, Michigan, 1 December 1954-30 November 1957