| 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron | |
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966th Airborne Air Control Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 15 July 1942 – 1 April 1944 3 September 1944 – 3 November 1945 18 December 1961 – 31 December 1969 1 July 1976 – 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 | AFOUA w/ V Device RVGC w/ Palm |
The 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron (966 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 squadron conducted replacement training from August 1942 – November 1943 and flew evacuation missions and light transport services for ground forces in Burma from 13 November 1944 – 10 May 1945. It provided airborne radar surveillance from 1962–1969 and rotated aircrews to Southeast Asia from c. 4 April 1965 – c. December 1969. The 966th has trained aircrews since 1977.[2]
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| B-17 Flying Fortress (1942) |
B-24 Liberator (1943–1944) |
L-5 Sentinel (1944–1945) |
UC–64 Norseman (1944–1945) |
| RC-121 (1962–1963) |
EC-121 Warning Star (1963–1969) |
WC-135 (1977–1979) |
E-3 Sentry (since 1977) |
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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