381st Intelligence Squadron

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381st Intelligence Squadron
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Emblem
Active1942-45; 1946-49; 1949-55; 1955-present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeIntelligence
Part of Air Combat Command/373d ISR Group
Garrison/HQ Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
Motto(s)Northern Light of Freedom
Decorations AFOUA

The United States Air Force's 381st Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The unit operated the last operational AN/FLR-9 Circularly Disposed Antenna Array (CDAA), also known as an "Elephant Cage", until 25 May 2016.

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History

Emblem significance

Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel.

Previous designations

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Bases stationed

AN/FLR-9 at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Elmen-02.jpg
AN/FLR-9 at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Equipment operated

Decorations

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References

  1. Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN   1-85780-197-0
  2. Silencing the Arctic Mammoth", 25th Air Force website, 23 May 2016
  3. A look inside a classified Cold War-era antenna site, now shut down Archived 2017-05-01 at the Wayback Machine ", KTVA website, 25 May 2016
  4. AF FOIA Request 2009-01965, 13 July 2009