702d Radar Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 702d Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
, stationed at Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia. It was inactivated on 5 June 1979.
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 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 Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia. It was inactivated on 5 June 1979.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Established as the 702d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 1 December 1953
- Redesignated 702d Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 1 February 1962
- Redesignated 702d Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
- Inactivated on 5 June 1979
Assignments
- 35th Air Division, 1 December 1953
- 32d Air Division, 15 November 1958
- Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1961
- 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 33d Air Division, 14 November 1969
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969 – 5 June 1979
Stations
- Dobbins AFB, Georgia, 1 December 1953
- Hunter AFB (redesignated: Savannah Air Force Station, Georgia 1 April 1967) 1 march 1955 – 5 June 1979