Country United States | Garrison/HQ Tinker Air Force Base | |
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Active 16 February 1943 - 1 May 1944
3 September 1944 - 3 November 1945
8 August 1955 - 30 June 1971
1 July 1978 - Present Branch United States Air Force Type Airborne Command and Control Part of Air Combat Command
12th Air Force
552d Air Control Wing
552d Operations Group | ||
The 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron (965 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.
History
During World War II the squadron was an operational training unit from, March–August 1943 and conducted replacement training from, August 1943–May 1944. After a brief inactivation it flew evacuation missions and provided light transport services for ground forces in Burma from, 6 October 1944–23 April 1945.
The 965th flew long range surveillance, late 1950s and rotated aircrews to Southeast Asia from, c. 4 April 1965–c. June 1971. It flew combat support missions over Panama from, 20 December 1989–24 January 1990 and in Southwest Asia from, 17 January–6 March 1991.