| 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron | |
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960th Airborne Air Control Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 15 January 1941 – 27 December 1945 8 March 1955 – 31 July 1969 1 September 1979 – 1 July 1992 1 March 2001 – Present |
| Country | United States |
| 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 |
| Garrison/HQ | Tinker Air Force Base |
| Decorations | DUC AFOUA |
The 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron (960 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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Provide the Combat Air Force with airborne systems and personnel for surveillance, warning and control of strategic, tactical, and special mission forces.[1]
The 960th began as a replacement training unit from, 1941-1944 before going on to Conduct bombardment missions against Japan from, c. 6 April-14 August 1945.[2]
It provided early warning radar surveillance along the East Coast of the United States from, 1955-1969. It supported two deployed rotating aircraft with crews in Iceland to provide early detection of Soviet aircraft flying between Iceland and Greenland from, 1979-1992.[2]
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| B-17 Flying Fortress (1941–1942) |
B-25 Mitchell (1941) |
B-24 Liberator (1942–1944) |
| B-29 Superfortress (1944–1945) |
C-121 Constellation (1955–1969) |
E-3 Sentry (1979–1992, since 2001) |
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