671st Radar Squadron

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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 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.

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

Citations

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. 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. 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. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
• [1] 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.