Air Defense Wings: Difference between revisions

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Selected Air Defense Wings (1950-1960)

1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Hamilton AFB, CA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force
Nov 1952 - Transferred to 25th Air Division
7 Nov 1952 - Moved to Geiger Field, WA
8 Oct 1954 - Discontinued

1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Larson AFB, WA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force
7 Apr 1952 - Discontinued when Larson AFB was transferred to TAC.

1 Feb 1952 - Activated at McChord AFB, WA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force
Dec 1952 - Transferred to 25th Air Division
8 Oct 1954 - Discontinued

1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Norton AFB, CA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force
1 Mar 1952 - Discontinued

1 Feb 1952 - Activated at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL, as the 4706th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 30th Air Division
1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4706th Air Defense Wing
1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 37th Air Division
8 Jul 1956. - Discontinued

1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Otis AFB, MA, as the 4707th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 32d Air Division
1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4707th Air Defense Wing
1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 26th Air Division

1 Feb 1953 - Activated at Selfridge AFB, MI, as the 4708th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 30th Air Division
1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4708th Air Defense Wing
8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued

activated 1 February 1952 at McGuire AFB, NJ, as the 4709th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 26th Air Division
1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4709th Air Defense Wing.
18 Oct 1956 - Discontinued

1 Feb 1952 - Activated at New Castle AFB, DE, as the 4710th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 26th Air Division
1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4710th Air Defense Wing
1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 37th Air Division with reduced manning and moved to O'Hare International Airport, IL
8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued

1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Presque Isle AFB, ME, as the 4711th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 32d Air Division
1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4711th Air Defense Wing
1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 30th Air Division with reduced manning and moved to Selfridge AFB, MI
8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued

Sources:

Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf, page 67-68.

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 * 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 26th Air Division
 == 4708th Air Defense Wing ==
-* 1 February 1953 - Activated  at Selfridge AFB, MI, as the 4708th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
+* 1 Feb 1953 - Activated  at Selfridge AFB, MI, as the 4708th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
 * 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 30th Air Division
 * 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4708th Air Defense Wing