966th Airborne Air Control Squadron

966th Airborne Air Control Squadron
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966th Airborne Air Control Squadron Patch
Active July 15, 1942 – April 1, 1944
September 3, 1944 – November 3, 1945
December 18, 1961 – December 31, 1969
July 1, 1976 – Present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Airborne Command and Control
Part of Air Combat Command
8th Air Force
552d Air Control Wing
552d Operations Group
Garrison/HQ Tinker Air Force Base
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The 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron (966 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.

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Mission

Provide the Combat Air Force with airborne systems and personnel for surveillance, warning and control of strategic, tactical, and special mission forces.[1]

History

The squadron conducted replacement training from August 1942 – November 1943 and flew evacuation missions and light transport services for ground forces in Burma from November 13, 1944 – May 10, 1945. It provided airborne radar surveillance from 1962–1969 and rotated aircrews to Southeast Asia from c. April 4, 1965 – c. December 1969. The 966th has trained aircrews since 1977.[2]

Operations[2]

Lineage[2]

  • 466th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1942–1944)
  • 166th Liaison Squadron (Commando) (1944–1961)
  • 966th Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron (1961–1976)
  • 966th Airborne Warning and Control Training Squadron (1976–1994)
  • 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron (1994–Present)

Assignments[2]

Bases stationed[2]

Aircraft Operated[2]

B-17 Flying Fortress B-24 Liberator L-5 Sentinel UC–64 Norseman
B-17 Flying Fortress
(1942)
B-24 Liberator
(1943–1944)
L-5 Sentinel
(1944–1945)
UC–64 Norseman
(1944–1945)
RC-121 EC-121 Warning Star WC-135 E-3 Sentry
RC-121
(1962–1963)
EC-121 Warning Star
(1963–1969)
WC-135
(1977–1979)
E-3 Sentry
(1977–Present)

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See also

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