765th Radar Squadron

The 765th Radar Squadron was an Air Force unit activated in 1951 as part of the United States’ Cold War air defense network. Stationed at Charleston Air Force Station, Maine, its mission was to provide early warning and ground-controlled interception of potential airborne threats approaching North America. The squadron operated a series of radar systems as part of the Air Defense Command and later the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) network. The 765th Radar Squadron was inactivated in 1979 as advances in technology and changes in strategic defense reduced the need for such radar sites.