964th Airborne Air Control Squadron | |
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552d Air Control Wing Boeing E-3 Sentry | |
Active | 1942-1944; 1944–1945; 1955–1974; 1997-present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Airborne Command and Control |
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Air Combat Command 12th Air Force 552d Air Control Wing 552d Operations Group |
Garrison/HQ | Tinker Air Force Base |
Decorations |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with V Device Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
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964th Airborne Air Control Squadron emblem | |
18th Antisubmarine Squadron emblem (approved 10 April 1943)[1] |
The 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron (964 AACS) is assigned to the 552d Operations Group, 552d Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the E-3 Sentry (AWACS) 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.[2]
History[]
The squadron was an operational training unit for 25th Antisubmarine Wing from November 1942–October 1943. It went on to train B-17 Flying Fortress replacement crews from, November 1943–April 1944.[1]
It conducted visual reconnaissance, medical evacuation, and light transport services for ground forces in Burma from 19 December 1944 until 3 May 1945.[3]
The 964th flew long range surveillance missions in the late 1950s. It rotated aircrews to Southeast Asia from c. 4 April 1965 – 17 May 1974. The 964th also flew combat support missions in Southwest Asia from 17 January–6 March 1991.
Lineage[]
4th Search Attack Squadron
- Constituted as the 362d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 January 1942
- Activated on 15 July 1942
- Redesignated 18th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) on 29 November 1942
- Redesignated 4th Sea Search Attack Squadron (Heavy) on 23 October 1943
- Redesignated 4th Search Attack Squadron (Heavy) on 22 November 1943
- Disbanded on 10 April 1944[1]
- Reconstituted on 19 September 1985 and consolidated with the 164th Liaison Squadron (Commando) and the 964th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron as the 964th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron [4]
164th Liaison Squadron
- Constituted as the 164th Liaison Squadron (Commando) on 9 August 1944
- Activated on 3 September 1944
- Inactivated on 3 November 1945[3]
- Consolidated with the 4th Search Attack Squadron and the 964th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron as the 964th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron[4]
964th Airborne Air Control Squadron
- Constituted as the 964th Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron on 8 December 1954
- Activated on 8 March 1955
- Inactivated on 30 June 1974
- Redesignated 964th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron on 7 February 1977
- Activated on 1 July 1977
- Consolidated with the 4th Search Attack Squadron and the 164th Liaison Squadron [4]
Assignments[]
- 304th Bombardment Group, 15 July 1942
- 25th Antisubmarine Wing, 30 December 1942
- Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 24 August 1943 (attached to 1st Sea-Search Attack Unit after 30 September 1943)
- 1st Search Attack Group, 23 October 1943 – 10 April 1944[1]
- 1st Air Commando Group, 3 September 1944 – 3 November 1945[3]
- 8th Air Division, 8 March 1955
- 552d Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, 8 July 1955 – 30 June 1974
- 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing (later, 552d Airborne Warning and Control Division; 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing, 552d Air Control Wing), 1 July 1977
- 552d Operations Group, 29 May 1992–present
Stations[]
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Aircraft operated[]
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Operations[]
- World War II
- Vietnam War
- Operation Desert Shield
- Operation Desert Storm
- Operation Deliberate Force
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Operation Unified Protector
- Operation Inherent Resolve
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 30
- ↑ 552 OG Fact Sheet Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 363
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 September 85, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons
Bibliography[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed (1982). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf.
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