503d Aircraft Control and Warning Group

History

Activated as an ADC Aircraft Control and Warning Group, forming radar squadrons in the late 1940s and the early 1950s and deploying them around the New York, New Jersey area under First Air Force and the 26th Air Division. On 16 April 1950, the reserve 563d Aircraft Control and Warning Group was activated as a Corollary unit at Roslyn, sharing the 503d's equipment and facilities. The 563d was called to active duty on 2 June 1951 and was inactivated, with its personnel used as fillers for the 503d.

Lineage

Constituted as the 503d Aircraft Warning Group, 1 April 1948

Activated on 1 April 1948

Redesignated 503d Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 6 December 1949 Inactivated on 6 February 1952 Disbanded on 21 September 1984.

Assignments

26th Air Division, 16 November 1948 – 6 February 1952

Stations

Fort Slocum (later, Slocum AFB), 1 April 1948

Roslyn AFS, New York, 1 January 1951 – 6 February 1952