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Selected Air Defense Wings (1950-1960)

4700th Air Defense Wing

4702nd Defense Wing

4703rd Defense Wing

  • 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Larson AFB, WA, and assigned to Western Air Defense Force
  • 7 Apr 1952 - Discontinued when Larson AFB was transferred to TAC.

4704th Defense Wing

4705th Defense Wing

4706th Air Defense Wing

  • 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL, as the 4706th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
  • 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 30th Air Division
  • 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4706th Air Defense Wing
  • 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 37th Air Division
  • 8 Jul 1956. - Discontinued

4707th Air Defense Wing

4708th Air Defense Wing

  • 1 Feb 1953 - Activated at Selfridge AFB, MI, as the 4708th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
  • 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 30th Air Division
  • 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4708th Air Defense Wing
  • 8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued

4709th Air Defense Wing

  • 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at McGuire AFB, NJ, as the 4709th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
  • 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 26th Air Division
  • 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4709th Air Defense Wing.
  • 18 Oct 1956 - Discontinued

4710th Air Defense Wing

  • 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at New Castle AFB, DE, as the 4710th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
  • 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 26th Air Division
  • 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4710th Air Defense Wing
  • 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 37th Air Division with reduced manning and moved to O'Hare International Airport, IL
  • 8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued

4711th Air Defense Wing

  • 1 Feb 1952 - Activated at Presque Isle AFB, ME, as the 4711th Defense Wing, and assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force
  • 16 Feb 1953 - Transferred to 32d Air Division
  • 1 Sep 1954 - Redesignated 4711th Air Defense Wing
  • 1 Mar 1956 - Transferred to 30th Air Division with reduced manning and moved to Selfridge AFB, MI
  • 8 Jul 1956 - Discontinued

Sources:

  • Cornett, Lloyd H. & Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization (1946-1980), Office of History ADC, Peterson AFB, Colorado, 31 Dec 1980, 179 pages, Pdf, page 67-68.


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