668th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

The 668th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive 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 San Francisco Air Defense Sector

San Francisco Air Defense Sector

The San Francisco Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 28th Air Division, being stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California.- History :...

, Air Defense Command, stationed at Mather Air Force Base

Mather Air Force Base

Mather Air Force Base is a closed United States Air Force Base located east of Sacramento at Rancho Cordova, California on the south side of U.S. Route 50....

, California. It was inactivated on 1 September 1961.

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.

Lineage

Estalished as 668th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Activated on 8 December 1949

Discontinued and inactivated on 1 September 1961

Assignments

542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group
542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group
The 542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 28th Air Division, stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952....

, 8 December 1949
28th Air Division, 6 February 1952
San Francisco Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1960 - 1 September 1961

Stations

Hamilton AFB, California, 8 December 1949
Mather AFB, California, 10 January 1951 - 1 September 1961

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