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776th Radar Squadron
over-the-horizon radar coverage
Active
1951–1980; 1985–1991
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Radar Surveillance
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
776th Radar Squadron emblem[note 1]
Military unit
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, where it was inactivated on 6 September 1991.
From 1951 to 1980, the unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America. From 1985 to 1991, it operated Over The Horizion Backscatter(OTH-B) radar for Tactical Air Command.
^AF Pamphlet 900-2, Vol II, p. 89
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