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War in 1952. Initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and warning station. As a GCI station, the squadron's role was to guide interceptor aircraft toward unidentified intruders picked up on the unit's radar scopes. In 1962 operation of the radar site was transferred to Air Defense Command and Perrin Air Force Station was established as an annex of
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Founded in 1941 as a training site for World War II pilots, Perrin Army Air Field was deactivated in 1946, but reopened as Perrin Air Force Base in April 1948. The base held jet pilot and survival training for flight crews through 1969. Perrin Air Force Radar Station was established during the Korean
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The 745th AC&W Squadron was inactivated on 30 September 1969 and Perrin AFS was closed on 30 June 1971 due to a draw-down of ADC and budget constraints. Today the former radar site is used by small businesses in the area.
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A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
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Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
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height-finder radar. At the end of 1963, the site was performing duty as a joint-use facility for the
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relocated to Perrin from Duncanville AFS after it was closed. Upon activation it was designated as
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General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southeast of
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List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
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745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Assigned 1 July 1964
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Emblem of the 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Perrin Air Force Station (ADC ID: RP-78, NORAD ID: Z-78)
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Installations of the United States Air Force in Texas
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