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738th Radar Squadron
Emblem of the 738th Radar Squadron
Active
1953-1968
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
General Radar Surveillance
Military unit
The 738th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 30th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Olathe Air Force Station, Kansas. It was inactivated on 8 September 1968.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration was co-located inside the
Boundary of the 738th. The FAA maintained and operated the search radar system (AN/FPS-27) to control air traffic for western Missouri, and eastern Kansas. The 738th
maintained two AN/FPS-6 radar systems.
Lineage
Activated as 738th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 1 February 1953
Redesignated as 738th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 January 1962
Inactivated on 8 September 1988
Assignments
33d Air Division, 1 February 1953
20th Air Division, 1 March 1956
Kansas City Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1960
Sioux City Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1961
30th Air Division, 1 April 1966 – 8 September 1988
Stations
Olathe AFS, Kansas, 1 February 1953 – 8 September 1988
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