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.
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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 |
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964th Airborne Air Control Squadron emblem | |
18th Antisubmarine Squadron emblem (approved 10 April 1943)[1] |
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