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963d Airborne Air Control Squadron | |
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Active | 1942-1944; 1944-1946; 1946-1949; 1954-1976; 1976-present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Airborne command and control |
Part of | Air Combat Command |
Garrison/HQ | Tinker Air Force Base |
Mascot(s) | Blue Knights |
Engagements | Desert Storm/Desert Shield Iraq War |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
Insignia | |
963d Airborne Air Control Squadron emblem (approved 24 May 1977)[1] | |
Patch with 963d Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron emblem (approved 15 August 1956)[1] |
The 963d Airborne Air Control Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The squadron is a subordinate unit of the 552d Operations Group and it flies the Boeing E-3 Sentry radar surveillance aircraft. The squadron currently falls under the authority of Air Combat Command and Twelfth Air Force.