The 540th Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive

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unit. It was assigned to the

32d Air Division The 32d Air Division (32d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was last active with Air Defense Command, assigned to First Air Force at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, where it was inactivated on 31 December 1969. The di ...

, stationed at

Stewart Air Force Base Stewart may refer to: People *Stewart (name), Scottish surname and given name *Clan Stewart, a Scottish clan *Clan Stewart of Appin, a Scottish clan Places Canada *Stewart, British Columbia *Stewart Township, Nipissing District, Ontario (histor ...

, New York. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952. This command and control organization activated on 16 February 1953, and was responsible for the organization, manning and equipping of new Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) units. It was dissolved after about a year, with the units being assigned directly to the 32d AD.

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653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at England Air Force Base, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 ...

Stewart AFB Stewart may refer to: People *Stewart (name), Scottish surname and given name *Clan Stewart, a Scottish clan *Clan Stewart of Appin, a Scottish clan Places Canada *Stewart, British Columbia *Stewart Township, Nipissing District, Ontario (histor ...

, New York, 1 March 1950 – 6 February 1952 * 654th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Brunswick AFS Brunswick Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-southeast of Brunswick, Maine. It was closed in 1965. Brunswick AFS was one of the first of twenty-four stations of the 1 ...

, Maine, 1 January 1951 – 6 February 1952 *

655th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Watertown Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Watertown, New York. Prior to the Air Defense squadron inactivating on 1 November 1979, the station was ...

: Watertown AFS, New York, 1 June 1950 – 6 February 1952 *

656th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Saratoga Springs (Also known as Schuylerville) Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-50, NORAD ID: Z-50) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located southeast of Saratoga Springs, New York. It was closed by t ...

Saratoga Springs AFS Saratoga Springs (Also known as Schuylerville) Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-50, NORAD ID: Z-50) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located southeast of Saratoga Springs, New York. It was closed by t ...

, New York, 1 January 1951 – 6 February 1952 * 657th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Fort Williams, Maine, 1 January – 1 October 1951 * 690th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Kirtland AFB 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. Ro ...

, New Mexico, 1 May 1951 – 6 February 1952 (not manned or equipped) *

762d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron North Truro Air Force Station (AFS) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of North Truro, Massachusetts. Most of the site was inactivated by 1994 and turned over to the National Park Servic ...

North Truro AFS North Truro Air Force Station (AFS) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of North Truro, Massachusetts. Most of the site was inactivated by 1994 and turned over to the National Park Servic ...

, Massachusetts, 1 January 1951 – 6 February 1952 * 763d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Lockport AFS Lockport Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations, ADCOM General Surveillance Radar station in Cambria, New York. History Initially established at Fort Ni ...

, New York, 1 September 1951 – 6 February 1952 * 764th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Saint Albans AFS, Vermont, 1 September 1951 – 6 February 1952 * 765th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Charleston AFS, Maine, 1 January 1951 – 6 February 1952 * 766th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Caswell AFS, Maine, 1–6 February 1952 * 767th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Tierra Amarilla AFS, New Mexico, 1 January – 1 May 1951 * 768th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Moriarty AFS, New Mexico, 1 January – 1 May 1951 * 769th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Continental Divide AFS, New Mexico, 1 January – 1 May 1951

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* * Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126 * * {{Aerospace Defense Command, state=collapsed Aerospace Defense Command units Air control groups of the United States Air Force 1951 establishments in New York (state) 1952 disestablishments in New York (state)

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