738th Radar Squadron
| 738th Radar Squadron | |
|---|---|
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Emblem of the 738th Radar Squadron | |
| Active | 1953-1968 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |
 United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 738th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 30th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Olathe Air Force Station, Kansas. It was inactivated on 8 September 1968.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated as 738th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 1 February 1953
- Redesignated as 738th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 January 1962
- Inactivated on 8 September 1988
Assignments
- 33d Air Division, 1 February 1953
- 20th Air Division, 1 March 1956
- Kansas City Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1960
- Sioux City Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1961
- 30th Air Division, 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1988
Stations
- Olathe AFS, Kansas, 1 February 1953 – 8 September 1988
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946-1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado (1980)
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
External links
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