776th Radar Squadron

776th Radar Squadron

Emblem of the 776th Radar Squadron
Active 1951-1980;1985-1991
Country United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Type General Radar Surveillance

The 776th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Northeast Air Defense Sector, Air Combat Command, stationed at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine. It was inactivated on 6 September 1991.

From 1951-1980, the unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America. From 1985-1991, it operated Over The Horizion Backscatter(OTH-B) radar for Tactical Air Command.

Lineage

Activated on 27 November 1950
Redesignated 776th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 15 January 1961
Redesignated 776th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974
Inactivated on 30 September 1980
Inactivated 6 September 1991[1]

Assignments

Stations

Moscow AFS, Maine (OTH-B Transmitter site)
Columbia Falls AFS, Maine (OTH-B Receiver site)

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. Tactical Air Command Special Order GB-81, 13 Aug 1991; DAF/MO Letter 151r, 12 Jul 1991

External links

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