Role Electronic Combat | ||
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Active 1943–1946; 1953–1959; 1962–1982; 1982–present Part of Air Combat CommandTwelfth Air Force366th Fighter Wing366th Operations Group Garrison/HQ | ||
The 390th Electronic Combat Squadron (390 ECS) is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It operates EA-6B & EA-18G aircraft conducting the electronic attack mission.
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World War II
The 390th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from 14 March 1944 – 3 May 1945.
Vietnam
The 390th flew combat missions in Southeast Asia from, c. 18 November 1965 – 14 June 1972.
Electronic Warfare
The squadron conducted replacement training from, 1 July 1974 – c. 18 August 1976. It trained EF-111 Raven aircrews in electronic countermeasures from, 15 December 1982 – 4 August 1992. The 390th again saw combat when it jammed radar sites during the invasion of Panama in December 1989, and the Gulf War from, 17 January 1991 – 6 March 1991. The 390 FS also deployed aircraft and aircrews to Turkey and Saudi Arabia from, 10 January–c. 11 September 1992.
It was redesignated the 390th Electronic Combat Squadron again on 27 Sep 2010. The squadron was located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington and flew EA-6B Prowlers alongside VAQ-129. The last flight of the unit in the Prowler took place on 9 July 2014 as the squadron transitioned to the EA-18G Growler.