The 4722d Air Defense Group is a discontinued

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organization. Its last assignment was with the 27th Air Division at

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, California, where it was discontinued in 1958. The group was formed to provide a single command and support organization for the two fighter interceptor squadrons of Air Defense Command (ADC), that were tenants at George, a Tactical Air Command (TAC) base. It was discontinued when the

327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division at Thule Air Base, Greenland, where it was inactivated on 25 March 1960. The squadron was first active duri ...

was scheduled to move in 1958, leaving only a single ADC fighter

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at George.

History

The

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was established as the 4722d Air Defense Group to provide a headquarters for Air Defense Command (ADC) Fighter-Interceptor

Squadron Squadron may refer to: * Squadron (army), a military unit of cavalry, tanks, or equivalent subdivided into troops or tank companies * Squadron (aviation), a military unit that consists of three or four flights with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, ...

s (FIS) stationed at

, California,Cornett & Johnson, p. 89 a Tactical Air Command Base.Mueller, pp. 188–189 TAC's 479th Air Base Group (until July 1957) and 839th Air Base Group (after July 1957) acted as host base organizations for the group. The 4722d was assigned the 327th FIS, flying

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equipped and air-to-air missile–armed

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aircraft, and 329th FIS, flying

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Cornett & Johnson, p. 126 aircraft which were also radar equipped but armed with Mighty Mouse rockets, as its operational components.Maurer, p. 403Maurer, p. 406 The 329th FIS upgraded to newer model F-86s in the spring of 1957 which, like the 327th's F-102s, were equipped with

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to tie them in to the

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command and control system. The group was discontinued when the 327th FIS was scheduled to move to Thule AB,

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in July 1958, leaving only a single operational ADC squadron at George. Its squadrons were then assigned directly to the 27th Air Division.

Lineage

* Designated as 4722d Air Defense Group and organized on 1 December 1956 : Discontinued on 25 June 1958

Assignments

* 27th Air Division, 1 December 1956 – 25 June 1958

Components

* 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1956 – 25 June 1958 * 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1956 – 25 June 1958

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