683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
The 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 31st Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Sweetwater Air Force Station, Texas. It was inactivated on 30 September 1969.
| 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Active | 1953-1969 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Established as 683d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 1 December 1953
- Inactivated on 30 September 1969
Assignments
- 4702d Defense Wing, 1 December 1953
- 33d Air Division, 1 January 1954
- Albuquerque Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1960
- Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, 15 September 1960
- 4752d Air Defense Wing, 1 September 1961
- Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, 25 June 1963
- 31st Air Division, 1 April 1966 - 30 September 1969
Stations
- Geiger Field, Washington, 1 December 1953
- Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 1 January 1954
- Sweetwater AFS, Texas, 1 March 1956 - 30 September 1969
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
- Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies, The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
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