The 919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 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 last assigned to the
Spokane Air Defense Sector
The Spokane Air Defense Sector (SPADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 25th Air Division (25th AD) at Larson Air Force Base in Grant County, Washington
History
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Air Defense Command
Aerospace Defense Command was a major command (military formation), command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air De ...
, stationed at
Saskatoon Mountain Air Station, Alberta, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
* Activated as 919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 16 April 1952
: Discontinued 1 April 1963
Assignments
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Western Air Defense Force
The Western Air Defense Force (WADF) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command being stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 July 1960.
History
WA ...
, 16 April 1952
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25th Air Division
The 25th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force intermediate echelon command and control organization. It was last assigned to First Air Force, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC). It was inactivated on 30 September 1990 at McChord Air ...
, 16 February 1953 – 1 April 1963
Stations
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Geiger Field
Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport in Spokane, Washington, United States, located approximately west-southwest of Downtown Spokane. It is the primary airport serving the Inland Northwest, which consists of 30 counties and ...
, Washington, 16 April 1952
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Saskatoon Mountain AS
Canadian Forces Station Beaverlodge (ADC ID: C-21) is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-northeast of Beaverlodge, Alberta. It was closed in 1988.
It was operated as part of the Pinetree Line network controlled ...
, Alberta, 1 June 1953 – 1 April 1963
References
* A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
External links
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Radar squadrons of the United States Air Force
Aerospace Defense Command units