List of United States Air Force air control squadrons

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A United States Air Force air control squadron is a group assigned to provide combat air control services in the form of radar, surveillance identification, weapons control, Battle Management and theater communications data link to the forces or area it is assigned to. This list contains squadrons inactive, active, and historical.

List

SquadronShieldLocationNickname/Motto/"Callsign"Note
9th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait Closed
71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Al Udeid AB, Qatar "Pyramid"Inactivaed 1 November 2014
71st Air Control Squadron Moody Air Force Base, Georgia "Alley Cats"Inactivated March 2000
73d Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Eyes of the Sword/"Double Dagger"Closed
74th Air Control Squadron Langley Air Force Base, Virginia Mobile and ReadyClosed
81st Air Control Squadron Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida "Wetstone"
83d Air Control Squadron Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico "Scorpions"Closed
101st Air Control Squadron Worcester ANG Station, Massachusetts Pro Pace MundiInactivated 16 Oct 1998
102d Air Control Squadron North Smithfield, Rhode Island Povocationem Suscepimus/"Roadstead" Control and Reporting Center, Inactivated 13 September 1998
103d Air Control Squadron Orange ANG Station, Connecticut Yankee Watch/"Heckler" Control and Reporting Center, Retired callsigns: "Footrope"
104th Air Control Squadron Coos Head ANG Station, Oregon "Unus Generis"/"Shadow"Inactivated 30 September 1996
105th Air Control Squadron Four Lakes, Washington What You See It What You Get/"Big Willy"Closed
106th Air Control Squadron Salt Lake City, Utah Ace Maker Control and Reporting Post Inactivated 31 Dec 1995
107th Air Control Squadron Luke AFB, Arizona Prepared in All Things/"Autumn"Inactivated 30 Sep 2012
108th Air Control Squadron Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York "Incognito"Inactivated 16 Feb 1994
109th Air Control Squadron Salt Lake City, Utah "Warlock" Control and Reporting Center
110th Air Control Squadron Alcoa ANG Station, Tennessee "Clear"Closed
112th Air Control Squadron State College, Pennsylvania Closed
113th Air Control Squadron Syracuse, New York Closed
115th Air Control Squadron Hall Air National Guard Station, Dothan, Alabama Inactivated 1 January 1996
116th Air Control Squadron Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon "Longracks" Control and Reporting Center
117th Air Control Squadron Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia "Stealth Control" Control and Reporting Center
118th Air Control Squadron Kennesaw, Georgia Inactivated November 1996
119th Air Control Squadron Alcoa ANG Station, Tennessee Fortuna Favet FortibusRedesignated 16 August 2002
121st Air Control Squadron Jefferson Barracks, Missouri "Vigilant"Closed
123d Air Control Squadron Blue Ash Air Station, Ohio One Team One Fight/"Blue Ash" Control and Reporting Center
124th Air Control Squadron Blue Ash Air Station, Ohio Closed
128th Air Control Squadron Volk Field ANGB, Wisconsin Strength Through Vigilance/"Brewtown" Control and Reporting Center
129th Air Control Squadron Malcolm McKinnon Airfield, Brunswick, Georgia Redesignated 10 Oct 1996
133d Air Control Squadron Fort Dodge, Iowa "Coffin Corner" Control and Reporting Element Redesignated 2002
134th Air Control Squadron Wichita, Kansas "Jayhawk Control" Control and Reporting Center
138th Air Control Squadron Buckley ANG Base, Colorado "Ghost Riders" Forward Air Control Post, Inactivated
141st Air Control Squadron Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Ever Vigilant/"Quijotes" Control and Reporting Center
154th Air Control Squadron Pacific Missile Range Facility, Waimea, Hawaii Control and Reporting Element Closed
176th Air Control Squadron Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Eyes of the North/"Top Rock"Reorganized as 176th Air Defense Squadron
255th Air Control Squadron Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi "Guard Dog" Control and Reporting Center
325th Air Control Squadron Tyndall AFB, Florida Screamin' Eagles/"Hydra"Inactivated 2012, Retired callsigns: "Backdraft", "Sideshow"
332d Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Balad Air Base, Iraq "Kingpin" Control and Reporting Center, Closed
337th Air Control Squadron Tyndall AFB, Florida Imperio et Moderatio/"Doghouse"Training Squadron.
386th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait "Absolut"Closed
601st Air Control Squadron Alzey Air Station (Annex of Sembach Air Base), Germany Die AdleraugenInactivated 31 Mar 1995
603d Air Control Squadron Aviano AB, Italy Fide et Animo/"Primo"Used by 606th Air Control Squadron
606th Air Control Squadron Aviano AB, Italy Inspector of the Skies/"Primo" Control and Reporting Center; Relocated to Aviano AB. Retired Spangdahlem AB callsign "Galley"
607th Air Control Squadron Luke AFB, Arizona Always Ready/"Venom"Training Squadron
610th Air Control Flight Misawa Air Base, Japan "Sabre"
611th Air Control Squadron Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Eyes of the NorthInactivated 1 October 2004
619th Air Control Squadron Schwelentrup, GermanyVis A Tergoinactivated 1 August 1985
621st Air Control Squadron Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea Pro-Observatio Positiva/"Cobras"US Air Forces Korea Command and Control Element
623d Air Control Squadron Kadena Air Base, Japan Fightin' Yagis/Semper Vigilantes/"Lightsword"Previously 623d Air Control Flight
624th Air Control Flight Fuchu Air Base (JASDF), Japan "Plughat"Relocated to Yokota Air Base, Japan. Reorganized as 5 AF Air Defense Liaison Element
626th Air Control Squadron Bremerhaven Army Airfield, Germany Closed
726th Air Control Squadron Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho "Hardrock" Control and Reporting Center
727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Undisclosed Location, Southwest Asia"Kingpin" Control and Reporting Center
728th Air Control Squadron Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Poised for Peace/"Demons"Closed
729th Air Control Squadron Hill Air Force Base, Utah Best in the Field/"Angry Warriors" Control and Reporting Center
932d Air Control Squadron Keflavik Air Station, Iceland "Loki"Closed
4414th Air Control Squadron (Provisional) Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait Redesignated December 1998 (9th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron)

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