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Marie michicgan photos by ralph e bugg k8hsq, by the way, his wife mary newcomb attended the combined soo highloretto high 50 year reunion this summer and had a great time. The purpose of a aircraft control and warning squadron is to provide an airborne radar picket to. Original wwii usmc marine corps squadron patches for sale a2, a1, g1, b2, b3, anj4 us wwii leather flight jackets aaf, usmc, usn vintage hyde corp original wwii army air forces squadron patches lost worlds collection 3. Air force weather reconnaissance squadron patches flying. We specialize in military insignia and squadron patches from the navy usn, air force usaf, marine corps usmc, army and coast guard. All of our air force patches are iron on patches for easy application. The station was initially equipped with an anmps7 search radar and an anmps14 heightfinder radar, and initially the station functioned as a groundcontrol intercept gci and warning station. The air force deactivated the 903rd radar squadron sage on 18 june 1968. List of united states air force aircraft control and. It was last assigned to the 50th operations group, being stationed at schriever air force base, colorado.
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