546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group explained
| Unit Name: | 546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group |
| Dates: | 1951 |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | Command and Control |
| Command Structure: | Air Defense Command |
The 546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was assigned to the 33d Air Division, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It was inactivated on 4 June 1951.
This command and control organization activated on 19 March 1951 was responsible for the organization, manning, and equipping of new Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) units. It was dissolved, with the units being assigned directly to the 33d AD.
Components
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 16 March-4 June 1951
Hutchinson AFS, Kansas, 1 May-4 June 1951
Belleville AFS, Illinois, 1 May-4 June 1951
References
- Book: Cornett, Lloyd H. Johnson, Mildred W. A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980. 1980. Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Peterson AFB, CO. 2012-06-17. 2006-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20061123115752/http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf. dead.
- Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126
- Book: Leonard, Barry. History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense, Vol I. 1945-1955. 2009. Center for Military History. 978-1-4379-2131-1. 2012-06-17. 2013-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110121813/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/bmd/BMDV1.pdf. dead.
- Book: Winkler, David F.. Webster, Julie L. Searching the skies : the legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program. 1997. US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. Champaign, IL. 97020912.
