689th Radar Squadron
689th Radar Squadron | |
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Active | 1957-1979 |
Country | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
Insignia | |
689th Radar Squadron emblem[note 1] |
The 689th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 25th Air Division, stationed at Mount Hebo Air Force Station, Oregon. It was inactivated on 30 June 1979.
History
The 689th Radar Squadron's long range radars (LRR) were part of the Air Force
Radar systems operated and maintained by the 689th included the
The 689th Radar Squadron was originally assigned to the SAGE
Squadron responsibilities included operation and maintenance of the installed radar and communications equipment, and various support activities including food service, supply, power production, civil engineering, administration, transportation, and personnel services. Available facilities included buildings for the radar and communications equipment, barracks for personnel, family housing, a power plant, dining hall, gym, motor pool, and administrative activities. The Squadron had all the functions and capabilities of a small town.
Lineage
- Established as 689th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 1 October 1953
- Redesignated as 689th Radar Squadron (SAGE) on 15 July 1960
- Redesignated as 689th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
- Inactivated on 30 June 1979[3]
Assignments
- 4704th Defense Wing, 1 October 1953
- 25th Air Division, 8 October 1954
- Portland Air Defense Sector, 1 March 1960
- 25th Air Division, 1 April 1966 – 30 June 1979[3]
Stations
- Portland Air Force Base(later Portland International Airport), Oregon, 1 October 1953
- Mount Hebo Air Force Station, Oregon, 1 July 1956 – 30 June 1979[3]
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- ^ Approved 4 September 1956.
- Citations
Bibliography
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. (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013.
- "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.
- 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.