546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group
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546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group
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| Active | 1951 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Command and Control |
| Part of | 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 June 4,1951.
This command and control organization activated on March 19,1951 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
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 2006-11-23. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense, Vol I. 1945-1955 (PDF). Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-4379-2131-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies : the legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program. Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912.[dead link]
