| 4722d Air Defense Group | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1956–1958 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Fighter interceptor |
| Role | Air defense |
The4722d Air Defense Group is a discontinuedUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the27th Air Division atGeorge Air Force Base, California, where it was discontinued in 1958.
The group was formed to provide a single command and support organization for the twofighter interceptor squadrons ofAir Defense Command (ADC), that were tenants at George, aTactical Air Command base. It was discontinued when the327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was scheduled to move in 1958, leaving only a single ADC fightersquadron at George.
Thegroup was established as the4722d Air Defense Group to provide a headquarters forAir Defense Command (ADC) fighter-interceptorsquadrons stationed atGeorge Air Force Base, California,[1] aTactical Air Command (TAC) base.[2] TAC's 479th Air Base Group (until July 1957) and 839th Air Base Group (after July 1957) acted as host base organizations for the group.[2] The 4722d was assigned the327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, flyingradar equipped andair-to-air missile–armedConvair F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft, and329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, flyingNorth American F-86 Sabre[3] aircraft which were also radar equipped but armed withFolding-Fin Aerial Rockets, as its operational components.[4][5] The 329th upgraded to newer model F-86s in the spring of 1957 which, like the 327th's F-102s, were equipped withdata link to tie them into theSemi-Automatic Ground Environment command and control system.[3] The group was discontinued when the 327th was scheduled to move toThule Air Base, Greenland in July 1958,[4] leaving only a single operational ADC squadron at George.[1] Its squadrons were then assigned directly to the 27th Air Division.[4][5]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
