634th Radar Squadron
634th Radar Squadron |
Emblem of the 634th Radar Squadron |
Active |
1947-1952, 1953-1974 |
Country |
United States |
Branch |
United States Air Force |
Type |
General Radar Surveillance |
The 634th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Lake Charles Air Force Station, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 July 1974.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Established 1947 as 634th Aircraft Control Squadron
- Activated on 21 May 1947
- Redesignated 634th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 8 December 149
- Inactivated on 6 February 1952
- Reactivated on 20 June 1953
- Redesignated as 634th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 March 1961
- Inactivated on 30 September 1970
- Reactivated as 634th Radar Squadron, 1 January 1973
- Inactivated on 1 July 1974
Assignments
- 505th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 21 May 1947 - 6 February 1952
- 25th Air Division, 20 June 1953
- 9th Air Division, 1 October 1954
- 25th Air Division, 15 August 1958
- 4700th Air Defense Wing, 1 September 1958
- 25th Air Division, 15 May 1960
- San Francisco Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1960
- Reno Air Defense Sector, 15 September 1960
- 26th Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 25th Air Division, 15 September 1969-30 September 1970
- 20th Air Division, 1 January 1973-1 July 1974
Stations
- McChord AFB, Washington, 21 may 1947 - 4 September 1948
- Everett AFS, Washington 4 September 1948 - 8 December 1949
- Paine Field, Washington 8 December 1949 - 14 September 1951
- McChord AFB, Washington, 4 September 1948 - 6 February 1952
- McChord AFB, Washington, 20 June 1953
- Geiger Field, Washington, 1 October 1954
- Burns AFS, Oregon, 8 June 1955-30 September 1970
- Lake Charles AFS, Louisiana, 1 January 1973-1 July 1974
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980,[1] Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980)
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
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