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The 776th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Northeast Air Defense Sector, Air Combat Command, stationed at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine, where it was inactivated on 6 September 1991.
| 776th Radar Squadron | |
|---|---|
 over-the-horizon radar coverage | |
| Active | 1951–1980; 1985–1991 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Radar Surveillance |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 776th Radar Squadron emblem[note 1] |  |
From 1951 to 1980, the unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America. From 1985 to 1991, it operated Over The Horizion Backscatter(OTH-B) radar for Tactical Air Command.
Lineage
edit- Constituted as the 776th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 14 November 1950
- Activated on 27 November 1950
- Redesignated 776th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 15 January 1961
- Redesignated 776th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
- Inactivated on 30 September 1980[2]
- Activated 1 October 1985
- Inactivated 6 September 1991[3]
Assignments
edit- 542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 27 November 1950
- 28th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- San Francisco Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1960
- Portland Air Defense Sector, 1 August 1963
- 26th Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 27th Air Division, 15 September 1969
- 26th Air Division, 19 November 1969 - 30 September 1980[2]
- 24th Air Division 1 October 1985
- Northeast Air Defense Sector, 1 December 1987 - 6 September 1991
Stations
- Point Arena Air Force Station, California, 1 January 1951 – 30 September 1980[2]
- Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine, 1 October 1985 – 6 September 1991 (HQ Site)
- Moscow Air Force Station, Maine (OTH-B Transmitter site)
- Columbia Falls Air Force Station, Maine (OTH-B Receiver site)
See also
editReferences
editNotes
edit- Explanatory notes
- ^ The rattlesnake design was approved 30 January 1955. It was later placed on a white disc outlined black.
- Citations
Bibliography
edit This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- 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.
- 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.
- "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.
- Moscow Air Force Station
- Further reading
- Grant, C. L. "The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, USAF Historical Study No. 126" (PDF). Research Studies Institute, USAF Historical Division, Air University. Retrieved 26 June 2017.