644th Radar Squadron

The 644th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 20th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Richmond Air Force Station, Florida. It was inactivated on 1 April 1978.

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.

Lineage

Activated as the 644th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 October 1954

Inactivated on 1 October 1957Redesignated 614th Radar Squadron (SAGE)Activated 25 April 1960Redesignated 644th Radar Squadron, 1 February 1974Inactivated on 1 April 1978

Assignments

4707th Air Defense Wing, 1 October 1954

4622d Air Defense Wing, 18 October 1956

Boston Air Defense Sector, 8 January 1957

Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 25 April 1960

32d Air Division, 1 April 1966

33d Air Division, 14 November 1969

20th Air Division, 19 November 1969 – 1 April 1978

Stations

Syracuse AFS*, New York, 1 October 1954

Portsmouth AFS, New Hampshire (renamed Rye AFS, New Hampshire, 1 July 1956), 1 July 1955 - 1 October 1957

Richmond AFS, Florida, 26 April 1960 – 1 April 1978

.* Not manned or equipped