4702d Defense Wing The 4702nd Defense Wing ( Def Wg ) is a discontinued wing of the United States Air Force , last assigned to the 25th Air Division at Geiger Field , Washington . It was established in 1952 at Hamilton AFB , California in a general reorganization of Air Defense Command ( ADC ) , which replaced wings responsible for a base with wings responsible for a geographical area . It moved twice in the first few months it was active and as a result became non operational until early 1953 . It then assumed control of several Fighter Interceptor and Radar squadrons in the Pacific Northwest , some of which were Air National Guard squadrons mobilized for the Korean War . It was discontinued in the fall of 1954 and its units transferrred to the new 9th Air Division . History . The 4702nd Def Wg was organized on 1 February 1952 at Hamilton Air Force Base ( AFB ) as part of a major reorganization of Air Defense Command ( ADC ) , due to the difficulty it experienced under the existing wing - base organizational structure in deploying fighter squadron s to the best advantage . The wing assumed operational control and the air defense mission of the 83d and 84th Fighter Iinterceptor Squadrons ( FIS ) , two fighter squadrons formerly assigned to the inactivating 78th Fighter - Interceptor Wing ( FIW ) , both of which were flying Northrop F - 89 Scorpion aircraft . The support elements of the 78th FIW were replaced at Hamilton by the wing ' s 566th Air Base Group ( ABG ) the same day . The wing ' s mission was to train and maintain tactical units in a state of readiness to intercept enemy aircraft attempting to penetrate the air defense system . However , the wing was initially unable to perform its mission satisfactorily due to problems with its F - 89s . In July 1952 , the 83d FIS moved from Hamilton AFB to Paine AFB , WA and was reassigned from the wing a few days later . In November 1952 , the wing moved to Geiger Field , Washington and the wing ' s units at Hamilton , the 566th ABG and the 84th FIS , were reassigned to the 28th Air Division . As a result of this move , the wing temporarily lost all of its operational units , but it assumed USAF host responsibility for Geiger Field through its newly assigned 87th Air Base Squadron , already stationed there . In January 1953 , the wing once again assumed an operational mission , when the 323d FIS at Larson AFB , Washington flying radar equipped and rocket armed F - 86 Sabre interceptor aircraft was assigned to the wing . Two other fighter - interceptor squadrons at Larson , the 31st , also flying Sabres and the 82d , flying F - 94 Starfire s were added later in the year , although the 82d FIS soon deployed overseas . Oddly , no fighter squadron at Geiger was ever assigned directly to the wing while wing headquarters was there . In another major ADC reorganization the following month , the wing assumed responsibility for the aircraft detection , warning and control mission with the assignment of the dispersed 636th - 638th and 760th Aircraft Warning & Control ( AC & W ) Squadrons . and as ADC reorganized its fighter units , the 530th Air Defense Group , with two additional F - 86 squadrons activated and also assumed host responsibilities for Geiger Field . The wing also added the 680th AC & W Sq , as well as five nationalized Air National Guard ( ANG ) AC & W Squadrons at Geiger Field . Later in 1953 , the ANG squadrons were returned to ANG control and four of them were replaced by the regular USAF 682nd - 685th AC & W Squadrons . These squadrons moved to other stations by the start of 1954 and were assigned to other ADC organizations . The wing was discontinued in October 1954 and most of its units were assigned to the 9th Air Division ( Defense ) , which was activated at Geiger . References . Bibliography . Further Reading