The 544th Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive
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 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 Bas ...
, and last stationed at
Norton Air Force Base
Norton Air Force Base (1942–1994) was a United States Air Force facility east of downtown San Bernardino in San Bernardino County, California.
Overview
For the majority of its operational lifetime, Norton was a logistics depot and heavy-l ...
, 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
Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB) was a United States Air Force base, which was inactivated in 1973, decommissioned in 1974, and put into a caretaker status with the Air Force Reserve Command, Air Force Reserve until 1976. It was transferred to the ...
, California 8 October 1950
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Norton AFB
Norton Air Force Base (1942–1994) was a United States Air Force facility east of downtown San Bernardino in San Bernardino County, California.
Overview
For the majority of its operational lifetime, Norton was a logistics depot and heavy-l ...
, California 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
Components
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669th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Fort MacArthur
Fort MacArthur is a former United States Army installation in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California (now the port community of Los Angeles). A small section remains in military use by the United States Air Force as a housing and administrative ann ...
, California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
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670th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
The 670th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 26th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, operating San Pedro Hill Air Force Station radars while posted at Fort MacArthur, California. It wa ...
:
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 i ...
: Norton AFB, California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
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750th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Atolia, California, 8 October 1950 – 6 February 1952
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751st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Mount Laguna AFS, California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
See also
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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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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