NORAD,McGuire AFB, 719th A.C.& W.

The 719th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (719th AC&W) was an Air Force unit assigned to provide radar surveillance and air defense during the Cold War. Activated in the early 1950s, the squadron was stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, and operated as part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) network. Its primary mission was to detect, track, and identify airborne threats, coordinating with interceptor aircraft to protect U.S. airspace along the East Coast. The 719th AC&W played a vital role in continental air defense until its inactivation as radar defense systems modernized in the 1960s.