12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron information
12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
E-8C JSTARS
Active
1942–1944; 1944–1945; 1966–1970; 1996–2024
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Command and control
Part of
Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ
Robins Air Force Base
Motto(s)
Draconis Vigilantis (Latin for 'Vigilant Dragons')
Colors
(1966–1970)
Engagements
European Theater of Operations Mediterranean Theater of Operations Vietnam War
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Presidential Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm
Commanders
Current commander
Lt Col Gerry Thompson
Insignia
12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron emblem[a][1]
12th Air Commando Squadron unofficial emblem[b]
2d Antisubmarine Squadron emblem
Military unit
The 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron was a United States Air Force flying unit, assigned to the 461st Air Control Wing, stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The squadron flew the Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System), providing airborne battle management, command and control, surveillance, and target acquisition. The J-STARS radar system detects, locates, classifies, tracks and targets ground movements, communicating information through secure data links with other command posts.
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^Dollman, TSG Robert (18 October 2016). "Factsheet 12 Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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