The 541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group (AC&WG) is a disbanded
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
unit. It was last assigned to the
30th Air Division
The 30th Air Division (30th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, assigned to Tenth Air Force, being stationed at Sioux City Air National Guard Base, Sioux City Municipal Air ...
, stationed at
Selfridge Air Force Base
Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the Un ...
, Michigan. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952 and disbanded on 21 September 1984.
This command and control organization activated on 5 December 1949, and was responsible for the organization, manning and equipping of new Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) units. On 1 May 1950, the reserve 565th AC&WG was activated as a Corollary unit at Selfridge, sharing the 541st's equipment and facilities. The 565th was called to active duty on 2 June 1951 and was inactivated, with its personnel used as fillers for the 541st. It was inactivated in 1952 with its units being assigned directly to the 30th AD.
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660th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Selfridge AFB
Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the Uni ...
, Michigan, 5 December 1949 – 6 February 1952
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661st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Selfridge AFB
Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the Uni ...
, Michigan, 5 December 1949 – 6 February 1952
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662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 66 may refer to:
*66 (number)
*One of the years 66 BC, AD 66, 1966, 2066
* "66", a song by Lil Yachty featuring Trippie Redd, 2018
* "66", a song by Felo Le Tee and Myztro, 2021
* ''66'' (album), a 2024 album by Paul Weller
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Brookfield AFS, Ohio, 18 April 1950 – 6 February 1952
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663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Lake City Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-42) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Lake City, Tennessee. It was closed in 1960.
History
Originally designed as Cross Mountain A ...
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Maryville, Tennessee
Maryville is a city in and the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee. Its population was 31,907 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
The Great Indian Warpath (which was used to build the route U.S. Route 411, US-411) was long ...
, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
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664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Lockbourne AFB
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base is an Ohio Air National Guard installation at Rickenbacker International Airport near Lockbourne in southern Franklin County. The base was named for the famous early aviator and Columbus native Eddie R ...
, Ohio, 18 April 1950 – 6 February 1952
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665th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Calumet AFS, Ohio, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
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752d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Empire AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
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753d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Sault Sainte Marie AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
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754th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Port Austin Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-61, NORAD ID: Z-61) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south-southwest Port Austin, Michigan. It was closed in 1988 by the Air Force.
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Port Austin AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
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755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Williams Bay AFS, Wisconsin, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
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781st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Custer AFS, Michigan, 16 April 1951 – 6 February 1952
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782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Rockville AFS, Indiana, 16 April 1951 – 6 February 1952
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783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Guthrie AFS, West Virginia, 16 April 1951 – 6 February 1952
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784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Snow Mountain Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-82, NORAD ID: Z-82) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Godman Army Airfield, Kentucky. It was closed in 1968.
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Godman Field
Godman Army Airfield is a military airport located on the Fort Knox United States Army post in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It has four runways and is used entirely by the United States Army Aviation Branch
The United States Ar ...
, Kentucky, 16 April 1951 – 6 February 1952
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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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Air control groups of the United States Air Force
Military units and formations established in 1949
Military units and formations disestablished in 1952