List of United States Air Force ground observer squadrons

Squadron	Location	Active	Note
4670th Ground Observer Squadron	Roslyn AFS, New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Discontinued	Eastern Air Defense Force Eastern Air Defense Force The Eastern Air Defense Force is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960.-History:... 1 May 1951 - 6 Feb 1952
4670th Ground Observer Squadron	Roslyn AFS, New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Discontinued	26th Air Division 6 Feb 1952 - 1 Mar 1959
4671st Ground Observer Squadron	Selfridge AFB, Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	Discontinued	Eastern Air Defense Force Eastern Air Defense Force The Eastern Air Defense Force is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960.-History:... 1 May 1951 - Apr 1952
4671st Ground Observer Squadron	Willow Run AFS, New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Discontinued	30th Air Division Apr 1952 - 1 Mar 1959
4672d Ground Observer Squadron	Fort Snelling, Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Discontinued	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:... 9 May 1951 - 4 Jun 1951
4672d Ground Observer Squadron	Fort Snelling, Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Discontinued	31st Air Division 4 Jun 1951 - 1 Jan 1959
4672d Ground Observer Squadron	Snelling AFS, Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Discontinued	29th Air Division 1 Jan 1959 - 31 Mar 1959
4673d Ground Observer Squadron	Stewart AFB, New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Discontinued	Eastern Air Defense Force Eastern Air Defense Force The Eastern Air Defense Force is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960.-History:... 1 May 1951 Feb 1952
4673d Ground Observer Squadron	Hancock Field Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Hancock Field Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, co-located with Syracuse Hancock International Airport. It is located north-northeast of Syracuse, New York.... / Syracuse AFS, New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Discontinued	32d Air Division Feb 1952 - 15 Aug 1958
4673d Ground Observer Squadron	Snelling AFS, Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Discontinued	26th Air Division 15 Aug 1958 - 16 Oct 1958
4674th Ground Observer Squadron	Dobbins AFB, Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	Discontinued	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:... 23 Jun 1951 - 1 Oct 1951
4674th Ground Observer Squadron	Dobbins AFB, Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	Discontinued	35th Air Division 1 Oct 1951 - 15 Nov 1958
4674th Ground Observer Squadron	Dobbins AFB, Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	Discontinued	32d Air Division 15 Nov 1958 - 1 Mar 1959
4679th Ground Observer Squadron	Kirtland AFB Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the southeast quadrant of the Albuquerque, New Mexico urban area, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base was named for the early Army aviator Col. Roy C. Kirtland... , New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...	Discontinued	34th Air Division 1 Jan 1955 - 1 Mar 1959
4715th Ground Observer Squadron	Grandview AFB / Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...	Discontinued	20th Air Division 8 Oct 1955 - 1 Mar 1959
4716th Ground Observer Squadron	Andrews AFB, Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	Discontinued	85th Air Division 8 Sep 1955 - 1 Sep 1958
4716th Ground Observer Squadron	Andrews AFB, Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	Discontinued	26th Air Division 1 Sep 1958 - 16 Oct 1958
4717th Ground Observer Squadron	Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Discontinued	58th Air Division 58th Air Division The 58th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, based at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. It was inactivated on 1 February 1959.- B-29 development :... 8 Sep 1955 - 1 Sep 1958
4718th Ground Observer Squadron	Truax Field Truax Air National Guard Base Truax Field Air National Guard Base , is a United States Air Force base, located at Dane County Regional Airport, Wisconsin. It is located northeast of Madison, Wisconsin.-Units:... , Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...	Discontinued	37th Air Division 8 Sep 1955 - Feb 1957
4718th Ground Observer Squadron	Green Bay Air Defense Filter Center, Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...	Discontinued	37th Air Division Feb 1957 - 1 Mar 1959
4755th Ground Observer Squadron	Geiger Field, Washington	Discontinued	9th Air Division 1 Oct 1955 - 25 Mar 1959
4768th Ground Observer Squadron	Tinker AFB / Oklahoma City AFS, Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...	Discontinued	33d Air Division 1 Jan 1955 - 1 Mar 1959
4770th Ground Observer Squadron	McChord AFB, Washington	Discontinued	25th Air Division 16 Apr 1951 - 25 Mar 1959
4770th Ground Observer Squadron	Portland Air Defense Filter Center, Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...	Discontinued	25th Air Division Feb 1957 - 25 Mar 1959
4771st Ground Observer Squadron	Norton AFB, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Discontinued	27th Air Division 16 Apr 1951 - 25 Mar 1959
4772d Ground Observer Squadron	Hamilton AFB, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Discontinued	28th Air Division 16 Apr 1951 - 25 Mar 1959
4773d Ground Observer Squadron	Great Falls AFB / Malmstrom AFB, Montana Montana Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...	Discontinued	29th Air Division 16 Apr 1951 - 25 Mar 1959

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