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4780th Air Defense Wing
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger at Perrin AFB, Texas
Active1962–1971
Country4780th Air Defense Wing United States
Branch4780th Air Defense Wing United States Air Force
RoleAir Defense Fighter Training
Part ofAir Defense Command
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
4780th Air Defense Wing Patch

The 4780th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Weapons Center at Perrin Air Force Base, Texas, where it was discontinued in 1971. The wing was organized in 1962 when Air Defense Command (ADC) assumed the interceptor pilot training mission from Air Training Command (ATC).

The 4780th assumed the personnel, equipment, and mission of ATC's 3555th Flying Training Wing, which was simultaneously discontinued. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the wing maintained aircraft on alert in Texas and Florida. The wing was discontinued in 1971 when ADC concentrated all its fighter crew training at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Between 1965 and 1969, the wing was twice awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for its mission performance,

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