916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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The 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the Grand Forks Air Defense Sector
, Air Defense Command, stationed at Beausejour Air Station, Manitoba, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
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 Grand Forks Air Defense Sector
Grand Forks Air Defense Sector
The Grand Forks Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base , North Dakota...
, Air Defense Command, stationed at Beausejour Air Station, Manitoba, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 12 February 1952
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 October 1961
Assignments
- 32d Air Division, 12 February 1952
- 31st Air Division, 1 December 1952
- 29th Air Division, 1 January 1959
- Grand Forks Air Defense Sector, 1 April 1959-1 October 1961
Stations
- Grenier AFB, New Hampshire, 12 February 1952
- Beausejour AS, Manitoba, 1 December 1952-1 October 1961