| 4756th Air Defense Group | |
|---|---|
 F-102A of the group's 4756th Combat Crew Training Squadron atTyndall AFB, Florida | |
| Active | 1955–1963 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Air defense |
| Role | Interceptor training |
| Insignia | |
| Patch with 4756th Air Defense Wing emblem |  |
The4756th Air Defense Group (Weapons) is a discontinuedUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the4756th Air Defense Wing ofAir Defense Command (ADC) atTyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where it was discontinued in 1963.
Thegroup was first activated atMoody Air Force Base, Georgia, but moved to Tyndall when ADC assumed theinterceptor aircraft crew training mission fromAir Training Command. In 1963, its mission was absorbed directly to its parentwing, which was also located at Tyndall.
The4756th Air Defense Group was organized atMoody Air Force Base, Georgia in February 1955 as a tenant ofAir Training Command's 3550th Air Base Group, an element of the 3550th Combat Crew Training Wing, which trained interceptorpilots, in order to improveAir Defense Command's (ADC) rocketry proficiency program.[1][2][3] Thegroup was assigned twosquadrons, the 4756th Air Defense Squadron (Weapons), which was already stationed at Moody and assigned directly to the4750th Air Defense Wing,[4] and the 4757th Air Defense Squadron (Interceptor Weapons School), which was organized atTyndall Air Force Base in 1957.[4]
At Moody, the group trained aircrew and aircraft controllers and evaluated ADC tactical units.[5] The group and the 4756th squadron moved to Tyndall when ADC assumed the crew training mission for ADC'sinterceptor crews from Air Training Command and Moody became a pilot training base.[2][6][7]
In April 1961, the group participated in Operation Southern Tip, deploying sixConvair F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft toHomestead Air Force Base, Florida in a two-week test of a contingency plan to augment air defense forces in Southern Florida in face of the potential threat from an unfriendly Cuba. Two of the F-102s were maintained on armed five-minute alert status. However, on 17 April theBay of Pigs Invasion occurred, and theJoint Chiefs of Staff directed that Southern Tip continue indefinitely. However, the group's contribution to this mission was reduced to three aircraft in mid May because of the impact of the extended deployment on its training and testing mission. The482d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron then assumed the mission from the group.[8]
On 15 November 1962, the 4756th Air Defense Squadron was redesignated the 4756th Combat Crew Training Squadron.[4] The group was discontinued in 1963 and its personnel, equipment, functions, and subordinate squadrons transferred to 4756th Air Defense Wing.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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