671st Radar Squadron

671st Radar Squadron
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
Insignia
671st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron emblem

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

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

Stations

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.
[1]^{[dead link]} US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).

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.