645th Radar Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 645th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
, stationed at Patrick Air Force Base
, Florida
. It was inactivated on 1 April 1976.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
Assignments
Stations
Notes
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 Patrick Air Force Base
Patrick Air Force Base
Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It was named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick. An Air Force Space Command base, it is home to the 45th Space Wing...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was inactivated on 1 April 1976.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated 30 April 1948 as the 645th Aircraft Control Squadron
- Redesignated 6 December 1949 as the 645th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Inactivated on 6 February 1952
- Redesignated 645th Radar Squadron (SAGE)and activated on 28 June 1963
- Organized on 1 November 1962
- Redesignated 645th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
- Inactivated on 1 April 1976
Assignments
- 503d Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 30 April 1949 – 6 February 1952
- Air Defense Command, 28 June 1962
- Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 November 1962
- 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 33d Air Division, 14 November 1969
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969 – 1 April 1976
Stations
- Roslyn AFS, New York, 1 April 1948
- Selfridge AFB, Michigan, March 1949
- Roslyn AFS, New York, 8 December 1949 - 6 February 1952
- Patrick AFB, Florida, 28 June 1962 – 1 April 1976
Notes
- The squadron was programmed for activation in the 1950s at Marathon AS, Ontario, but this action was cancelled. During the 1960s Air Force units that were activated were paper units until they were organized.