671st Radar Squadron
The 671st Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. It was last active in 1980.
| 671st Radar Squadron | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Naval Air Station Key West | |
| Active | 1962–1980 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | General Radar Surveillance |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 671st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron emblem[note 1] |  |
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- 671st Radar Squadron
- Constituted as the 671st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron and activated
- Organized on 1 June 1962
- Redesignated 671st Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 15 June 1965
- Redesignated 671st Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974[2]
- Inactivated 30 June 1980
Assignments
- Air Defense Command (not organized)
- Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 June 1962
- 32d Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 33d Air Division, 14 November 1969
- 20th Air Division, 19 November 1969 – 30 June 1980[2]
Stations
- Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, 1 June 1962 – 30 June 1980[2]
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Approved 16 February 1963.
- Citations
- AF Pamphlet 900-2, p. 447 AF Pamphlet 900-2, Vol. 2, p. 87
- Lineage through early 1980 in Cornett & Johnson, p. 159.
Bibliography
- Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W. (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946 - 1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- "AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits" (PDF). Washington, DC: Department of the Air Force. 15 June 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- "AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits, Vol II" (PDF). Washington, DC: Department of the Air Force. 30 September 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
- Further reading
- Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF). Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013.
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