964th Airborne Air Control Squadron | |
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Active | 1942-1944; 1944–1945; 1955–1974; 1997-present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Airborne Command and Control |
Part of | 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 |
Insignia | |
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.
Provide the Combat Air Force with airborne systems and personnel for surveillance, warning and control of strategic, tactical, and special mission forces. [2]
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.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency