The 543d Aircraft Control and Warning Group is a disbanded United States Air Force

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 31st Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. It was inactivated on 10 February 1952.

History

The unit was a Command and Control organization of General Surveillance radar squadrons providing for the air defense of the United States. The unit was inactivated due to an ADC reorganization, and its assigned radar squadrons were transferred to various Air Divisions.

Lineage

• Established as the 543d Aircraft Control and Warning Group

Activated on 8 October 1950

Inactivated on 6 February 1952

Disbanded on 21 September 1984

Assignments

• 31st Air Division, 8 October 1950
• Central Air Defense Force
  Central Air Defense Force
  The Central Air Defense Force is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri. It was deactivated on July 1, 1960.-History:...
  
  , 1 January 1951
• 31st Air Division (Defense), 10 July 1951

Subordinate Units

• 132d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Federalized Minnesota ANG)

Leaf River

Leaf River, Minnesota

Leaf River, or Leafriver, is a ghost town in section 22 of Leaf River Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.Today the town has a population around 50. You will find a restaurant, golf course, and a residential community.-History:...

, Minnesota, 4 June 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 138th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Federalized Colorado ANG)

Rapid City AFB, South Dakota, July 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 673d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Fort Snelling, Minnesota, 8 October 1950 – 6 February 1952

• 674th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Osceola AFS, Wisconsin, 8 October 1950 – 6 February 1952

• 676th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Antigo AFS, Wisconsin, 1 May 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 756th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Finland AFS, Minnesota, December 1950 – 6 February 1952

• 785th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron,

Finley AFS, North Dakota, 10 April 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 786th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Minot AFS, North Dakota, 20 May 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 787th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Chandler AFS, Minnesota, 27 June 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 788th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Waverly AFS, Iowa, 10 April 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 789th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Omaha AFS, Nebraska, 1 May 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 790th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Kirksville AFS, Missouri, 1 May 1951 – 6 February 1952

• 791st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Hanna City AFS, Illinois, 10 May – 1 July 1951