672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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The 672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the Boston Air Defense Sector
, Air Defense Command, stationed at Barrington Air Force Station, Nova Scotia. It was inactivated on 1 June 1962.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Assignments
Stations
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 Boston Air Defense Sector
Boston Air Defense Sector
The Boston Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force Air Defense Command organization. Its last assignment was with the ADC 26th Air Division, being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York.-History:...
, Air Defense Command, stationed at Barrington Air Force Station, Nova Scotia. It was inactivated on 1 June 1962.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
- Established as 672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 28 March 1949
- Inactivated on 8 December 1949
- Activated on 1 December 1956
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 June 1962
Assignments
- 503d Aircraft Warning and Control Group, 28 March 1949 - 8 December 1949
- 32d Air Division, 1 December 1956
- Bangor Air Defense SectorBangor Air Defense SectorThe Bangor Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 26th Air Division, being stationed at Topsham Air Force Station, Maine...
, 15 August 1958 - Boston Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1960-1 June 1962
Stations
- Mitchel AFB, New York, 28 March 1949
- Roslyn AFS, New York, 1 April 1949
- Arlington, Virginia, 10 June 1949
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, Virginia, 28 July 1949 - 8 December 1949 - Syracuse AFS, New York, 1 December 1956
- Barrington AS, Nova Scotia, 1 June 1957-1 June 1962