644th Radar Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 644th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
, stationed at Richmond Air Force Station
, Florida
. It was inactivated on 1 April 1978.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
Assignments
Stations
.* Not manned or equipped
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 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. Established in 1946 under the United States Army Air Forces, its mission was to organize and administer the integrated air defense system of the Continental United States , exercise direct control of all active...
, stationed at Richmond Air Force Station
Richmond Air Force Station
Richmond Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located northwest of Cutler Ridge, Florida. It was closed in 1978...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was inactivated on 1 April 1978.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated as the 644th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 October 1954
- Inactivated on 1 October 1957
- Redesignated 614th Radar Squadron (SAGE)
- Activated 25 April 1960
- Redesignated 644th Radar Squadron, 1 February 1974
- Inactivated on 1 April 1978
Assignments
- 4707th Air Defense Wing4707th Air Defense WingThe 4707th Air Defense Wing is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division, being stationed at Stewart Air Force Base, New York...
, 1 October 1954 - 4622d Air Defense Wing, 18 October 1956
- Boston Air Defense SectorBoston Air Defense SectorThe 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:...
, 8 January 1957 - Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 25 April 1960
- 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 33d Air Division, 14 November 1969
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969-1 April 1978
Stations
- Syracuse AFSSyracuse Hancock International AirportSyracuse Hancock International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located northeast of Syracuse, in Onondaga County, New York, off of Interstate 81 near Mattydale, New York. The main terminal complex is located at the eastern end of Colonel Eileen Collins Boulevard.-History:In 1927...
*, New York, 1 October 1954 - Portsmouth AFS, New Hampshire (renamed Rye AFS, New Hampshire, 1 July 1956), 1 July 1955 - 1 October 1957
- Richmond AFS, Florida, 26 April 1960-1 April 1978
.* Not manned or equipped