965th Airborne Air Control Squadron

The 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron (965 AACS) is part of the 552d Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the E-3 Sentry aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.

Mission
Provide the Combat Air Force with airborne systems and personnel for surveillance, warning and control of strategic, tactical, and special mission forces.

History
During World War II the squadron was an operational training unit from, March–August 1943 and conducted replacement training from, August 1943–May 1944. After a brief inactivation it flew evacuation missions and provided light transport services for ground forces in Burma from, 6 October 1944–23 April 1945.

The 965th flew long range surveillance, late 1950s and rotated aircrews to Southeast Asia from, c. 4 April 1965–c. June 1971. It flew combat support missions over Panama from, 20 December 1989–24 January 1990 and in Southwest Asia from, 17 January–6 March 1991.

Operations

 * World War II
 * Vietnam War
 * Operation Just Cause
 * Operation Desert Storm
 * Operation Iraqi Freedom
 * Operation Enduring Freedom
 * Counter Drug Operations

Lineage

 * 595th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1943–1944)
 * 165th Liaison Squadron (Commando) (1944–1955)
 * 965th Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron (1955–1978)
 * 965th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron (1977–1994)
 * 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron (1994–Present)

Assignments

 * 396th Bombardment Group (1943–1944)
 * 1st Air Commando Group (1944–1945)
 * 552d Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing (1955–1971)
 * 552d Air Control Wing (1978–Present)

Bases stationed

 * Mountain Home Army Air Field, Idaho (1943)
 * Moses Lake Army Air Base, Washington (1943)
 * Drew Field, Florida (1943–1944)
 * Asansol, India (1944, 1945)
 * Tamu, Burma (1944)
 * Yazagyo, Burma (1944)
 * Kawlin, Burma (1944–1945)
 * Detachment at: Inbaung, Burma (3–22 January 1945)


 * Ye-U, Burma (1945)
 * Shwebo, Burma (1945)
 * Sinthe, Burma (1945)
 * Camp Kilmer, New Jersey (1945)
 * McClellan Air Force Base, California (1955–1971)
 * Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (1978–Present)

Aircraft Operated

 * B-17 Flying Fortress (1943–1944)
 * C-64 Norseman (1944–1945)
 * L-5 Sentinel (1944–1945)
 * RC-121 (1955–1963)
 * EC-121 Warning Star (1963–1971)
 * E-3 Sentry (1978–1979, 1984–Present)