544th Aircraft Control and Warning Group
Active 1950-1952 Country United States Branch United States Air Force Type Command and Control
Military unit
The 544th Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was assigned to the 27th Air Division , and last stationed at Norton Air Force Base , California. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952.
This command and control organization 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 27th AD.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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