4704th Defense Wing The 4704th Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization . Its last assignment was with the 25th Air Division of Air Defense Command ( ADC ) at McChord Air Force Base , Washington , where it was discontinued in 1954 . It was established in 1952 at McChord in a general reorganization of ADC , which replaced wings responsible for a base with wings responsible for a geographical area . It commanded three fighter interceptor squadrons initially , and added three more squadrons before the end of the year . In early 1953 it added several radar squadrons in the Pacific Northwest , one of which was an Air National Guard squadron mobilized for the Korean War . When it was discontinued in the fall of 1954 its units transferred to the 25th Air Division . History . The wing was organized as the 4704th Defense Wing at the beginning of February 1952 , in a major reorganization of ADC responding to ADC ' s difficulty under the existing wing base organizational structure in deploying fighter squadron s to best advantage . Five days later , the 325th Fighter - Interceptor Wing ( FIW ) was inactivated and its operational elements , including the 123rd Fighter - Interceptor Squadron ( FIS ) , 317th FIS and 318th FIS , transferred to the 4704th Defense Wing . The support elements of the 325th FIW were transferred from that wing ' s 325th Air Base Group ( ABG ) and 325th Maintenance & Supply Group to the 4704th Wing ' s 567th ABG , which assumed host responsibility for USAF units at McChord . The 317th and 318th FIS at McChord flew Lockheed F - 94 Starfire fighter interceptor aircraft , while the 123rd FIS , a Federalized Oregon Air National Guard ( ANG ) unit , at Portland AFB , flew World War II era F - 51 Mustang aircraft . By June , the 123rd had converted to F - 86 Sabre aircraft . The Wing ' s mission was to train and maintain tactical flying units in state of readiness to destroy enemy aircraft in order to defend Northwest United States . It also oversaw the transfer of Air Force facilities at Portland AFB from Tactical Air Command ( TAC ) to ADC in March 1952 . It managed supporting units at McChord AFB for the 25th Air Division , and controlled host support squadrons at dispersed fighter bases . Additional fighter squadrons were assigned to the wing during 1952 . In March , the 82nd FIS , flying F - 94s at Larson AFB , Washington was transferred from the 4703rd Defense Wing in preparation for the transfer of Larson from ADC to TAC . In August , the 83rd FIS , flying F - 89 Scorpion aircraft moved to Paine AFB , WA and was assigned to the wing . At the beginning of November , the 123rd FIS was released back to the ANG and its personnel , mission and equipment were absorbed by the newly activating 357th FIS . A final fighter squadron , the 323d FIS at Larson AFB , which was assigned to the 25th Air Division , was briefly attached to the wing at the end of 1952 . At the beginning of 1953 , the wing added the aircraft detection , warning and control mission , when six radar squadrons were assigned to it . ADC again made major organizational changes in February 1953 that affected the wing . The 567th ABG redesignated as the 567th Air Defense Group and assumed responsibility for command of the 317th and 318th FIS . The 503rd Air Defense Group activated at Portland AFB and the 357th FIS was assigned to it , while the 529th Air Defense Group activated at Paine AFB and the 83rd FIS was assigned to it . Responsibility for ADC units at Larson AFB transferred to the 4702nd Defense Wing . In October 1953 , the Federalized 136th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron ( AC & W Sq ) of the ANG was returned to the control of the State of Texas and its personnel and equipment transferred to the newly activated 689th AC & W Sq . The wing was discontinued in 1954 and its equipment and personnel were transferred to other ADC units at McChord . Its subordinate air defense groups were then assigned directly to the 25th Air Division . Components . Squadrons . Fighter Squadrons Support Squadrons Radar Squadrons Bibliography . Further Reading