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 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 15 July 1942 - 1 April 1944 3 September 1944 - 3 November 1945 18 December 1961 - 31 December 1969 1 July 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 |
| Decorations |  AFOUA w/ V Device RVGC w/ Palm |
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, 13 November 1944–10 May 1945. It provided airborne radar surveillance from, 1962–1969 and rotated aircrews to Southeast Asia from, c. 4 April 1965–c. Dec 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]
- 333d Bombardment Group (1942 - 1944)
- 1st Air Commando Group (1944 - 1945)
- Air Defense Command (1961 - 1962)
- 551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing (1962 - 1963, 1969)
- 552d Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing (1963 - 1969)
- 552d Air Control Wing (1976 - Present)
Bases stationed[2]
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Aircraft Operated[2]
- B-17 Flying Fortress (1942)
- B-24 Liberator (1942 - 1943)
- L-5 Sentinel (1944 - 1945)
- C-64 Norseman (1944 - 1945)
- RC-121 (1962 - 1963)
- TC-121 (1962 - 1963)
- EC-121 Warning Star (1963 - 1969)
- WC-135 (1977 - 1979)
- E-3 Sentry (1977 - Present)
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| B-17 Flying Fortress (1942) |
B-24 Liberator (1943 - 1944) |
L-5 Sentinel (1944 - 1945) |
UC–64 Norseman (1944 - 1945) |
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| RC-121 (1962 – 1963) |
EC-121 Warning Star (1963 – 1969) |
WC-135 (1977 - 1979) |
E-3 Sentry (1977 - Present) |
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