779th Radar Squadron

The 779th Radar Squadron was an Air Defense Command unit of the United States Air Force, activated in 1951 during the early years of the Cold War. Stationed at Opheim Air Force Station in Montana, the squadron was tasked with providing general surveillance radar coverage to detect and track potential aerial threats approaching North America. It played a crucial role in the continental air defense network, operating various radar systems as part of the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system in later years. The unit was inactivated in 1979 as advances in technology and changes in defense strategies led to the consolidation of radar sites.