The 544th Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Si ...
unit. It was assigned to the
27th Air Division
The 27th Air Division was a United States Air Force numbered air division and the geographic Air Defense Command region controlled by the 27th AD. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command (ADC)'s Tenth Air Force, at Luke Air Force Base, ...
, and last stationed at
Norton Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952.
This command and control organization was responsible for the organization, manning and equipping of new Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) units. It was dissolved with the units being assigned directly to the 27th AD.
Lineage
* Established as the 544th Aircraft Control and Warning Group
: Activated on 8 October 1950
: Inactivated on 6 February 1952
: Disbanded on 21 September 1984
Stations
* probably
Hamilton AFB, California 8 October 1950
*
Norton AFB, California 27 November 1950 - 6 February 1952
Components
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669th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
The 669th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 27th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for co ...
:
Fort MacArthur, California, 27 November 1950 - 6 February 1952
*
670th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
:
Camp Cooke, California, 27 November 1950 - 6 February 1952
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685th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
The 685th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Las Cruces Air Force Station, New Mexico. It was ina ...
: Norton AFB, California, 27 November 1950 - 6 February 1952
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750th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
:
Atolia, California
Atolia is a ghost town in the Mojave Desert near Randsburg, California, Randsburg, in northwestern San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino County, California.
History
It was at the site of a tungsten mine that started mining, production ...
, 8 October 1950 - 6 February 1952
*
751st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
:
Mount Laguna AFS, California, 27 November 1950 - 6 February 1952
See also
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List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
References
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* Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126
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External links
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Aerospace Defense Command units
Air control groups of the United States Air Force
1950 establishments in California
1952 disestablishments in California