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970th Airborne Air Control Squadron
970th Airborne Air Control Squadron Patch
Active	1 April 1941 - 1 November 1946 1 August 1951 - 1 January 1953 4 April 1966 - 31 July 1973 15 March 1996 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Airborne Command and Control
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command 10th Air Force 513th Air Control Group
Garrison/HQ	Tinker Air Force Base
Decorations	PUC AFOUA w/ V Device RVGC w/ Palm

The 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron (970 AACS) is part of the 513th Air Control Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It operates the E-3 Sentry aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.

Contents 1 Mission 2 History 2.1 Operations[1] 2.2 Lineage[1] 3 Assignments[1] 4 Bases stationed[1] 5 Aircraft Operated[1] 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Bibliography 7 Also See

Mission

History

The squadron flew antisubmarine patrols in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean in defense of the Panama Canal during World War II. It conducted replacement training from, 1943-1945 and 1951-1952. The 970th monitored and located enemy radio transmitters and conducted psychological warfare operations in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos from, 1966-1972. It has trained for and flown air control missions since March 1996. ^[1]

Operations^[1]

• World War II
• Vietnam War

Lineage^[1]

29th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) (1941 - 1942) 29th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1942 - 1944) 29th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1944 - 1951) 130th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium, Photographic (1951 - 1952) 130th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Medium (1952)

130th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Heavy (1952 - 1966) 360th Reconnaissance Squadron (1966 - 1967) 360th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (1967 - 1985) 970th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron (1985 - 1996) 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron (1996 - Present)

Assignments^[1]

40th Bombardment Group (1941 - 1943) 6th Bombardment Group (1943) VI Bomber Command (1943 - 1946) 111th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (1951 - 1953) 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (1966 - 1971)

483d Tactical Airlift Wing (1971 - 1972) 377th Air Base Wing (1972) 463d Tactical Airlift Wing (1972 - 1973) 1st Special Operations Wing (1973) 513th Air Control Group (1996 - Present)

Bases stationed^[1]

Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico (1941 - 1942) Aguadulce, Panama (1942 - 1943) Antón, Panama (1943) Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (1943 - 1944, 1945) Howard Field, Panama Canal Zone (1944 - 1945) Río Hato, Panama (1944, 1945 - 1946)

Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington (1951 - 1953) Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam (1966 - 1972) Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (1972 - 1973) Hurlburt Field, Florida (1973) Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (1996 - Present)

Aircraft Operated^[1]

• B-18 Bolo (1941 - 1942)
• A-17 Nomad (1942 - 1943)
• B-24 Liberator (1943 - 1946)
• RB-29 Superfortress (1951 - 1952)
• EC-47 (1966 - 1972)
• E-3 Sentry (1996 - Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• AFHRA 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron History
• 513th Air Control Group Fact Sheet

Also See

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