The 541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group (AC&WG) is a disbanded United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 30th Air Division, stationed at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952 and disbanded on 21 September 1984.

This command and control organization activated on 5 December 1949, and was responsible for the organization, manning and equipping of new Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) units. On 1 May 1950, the reserve 565th AC&WG was activated as a Corollary unit at Selfridge, sharing the 541st's equipment and facilities. The 565th was called to active duty on 2 June 1951 and was inactivated, with its personnel used as fillers for the 541st. It was inactivated in 1952 with its units being assigned directly to the 30th AD.

Components

660th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Selfridge AFB, Michigan, 5 December 1949 – 6 February 1952 661st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Selfridge AFB, Michigan, 5 December 1949 – 6 February 1952 662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Brookfield AFS, Ohio, 18 April 1950 – 6 February 1952 663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Maryville, Tennessee, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952 664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, 18 April 1950 – 6 February 1952 665th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Calumet AFS, Ohio, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952 752d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Empire AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952 753d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Sault Sainte Marie AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952

754th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Port Austin AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952 755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Williams Bay AFS, Wisconsin, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952 781st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Custer AFS, Michigan, 16 April 1951 – 6 February 1952 782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Rockville AFS, Indiana, 16 April 1951 – 6 February 1952 783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Guthrie AFS, West Virginia, 16 April 1951 – 6 February 1952 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Godman Field, Kentucky, 16 April 1951 – 6 February 1952

See also List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons

References

Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126