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. It was inactivated on 6 September 1991.
From 1951-1980, the unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America. From 1985-1991, it operated Over The Horizion Backscatter(OTH-B) radar for Tactical Air Command.
Constituted as the 776th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 14 November 1950Activated on 27 November 1950Redesignated
776th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 15 January 1961Redesignated
776th Radar Squadron on 1 February 1974Inactivated on 30 September 1980
Activated 1 October 1985Inactivated 6 September 1991
542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 27 November 195028th Air Division, 6 February 1952San Francisco Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1960Portland Air Defense Sector, 1 August 196326th Air Division, 1 April 196627th Air Division, 15 September 196926th Air Division, 19 November 1969 - 30 September 198024th Air Division 1 October 1985Northeast Air Defense Sector, 1 December 1987 - 6 September 1991Stations
Point Arena AFS, California, 1 January 1951 – 30 September 1980Bangor ANGB, Maine, 1 October 1985 – 6 September 1991 (HQ Site)Moscow AFS, Maine (OTH-B Transmitter site)Columbia Falls AFS, Maine (OTH-B Receiver site)
