627th Radar Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 627th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 32d Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Crystal Springs Air Force Station
, Mississippi. It was inactivated on 8 September 1968.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
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 32d Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Crystal Springs Air Force Station
Crystal Springs Air Force Station
Crystal Springs Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. It was closed in 1968....
, Mississippi. It was inactivated on 8 September 1968.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
- Activated as 627th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 September 1957
- Re-designated 627th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 October 1959
- Discontinued, 8 September 1968
Assignments
- 35th Air Division, 1 September 1957
- 32d Air Division, 15 November 1958
- Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 November 1959
- 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966-8 September 1968
Stations
- Dobbins AFB, Georgia, 1 September 1957
- Crystal Springs AFS, Mississippi, 1 September 1958-8 September 1968