12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
| 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron | |
|---|---|
 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron emblem | |
| Active | 1996-Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | Combat Support |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Robins Air Force Base |
| Motto(s) | Draconis Vigilantis |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt Col Christopher J. Blaney [1] |
The 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron is a unit that flies the E-8C Joint STARS, Its parent unit is the 461st Air Control Wing.
Mission
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History
Operation Ranch Hand began operations in January 1962 as Special Aerial Spray Flight of 309th Air Commando Squadron at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. In October 1966, expansion of the program led to redesignation of the flight as a separate squadron, the 12th Air Commando Squadron. The 12th ACS would soon relocate to Bien Hoa where it would remain for the remainder of the war.[2]
Assignments
Major Command
- Air Combat Command (2011–present)
- Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (2002–11)
- United States Air Force/Air Combat Command (1996–2002)
- United States Air Force/Military Airlift Command (1966–1970)
Previous Designations[3]
- 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron (1996–Present)
- 12th Special Operations Squadron (1968–1970)
- 12th Air Commando Squadron (Defoliation) (1966–1968)
- 327th Ferrying Squadron (1944–1945)
- 2d Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) (1942–1944)
- 523d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1942)
Bases Stationed
- Robins Air Force Base, Georgia (1996–Present)
- Phan Rang Air Base (1970)
- Bien Hoa Air Base (1966)
- Tan Son Nhut Air Base (1966)
- Capodichino Air Base (1944–1945)
- Clovis Army Air Field (1944)
- Craw Field (1943)
- RAF St Eval (1943)
- Langley Field (1942)
Aircraft Operated[4]
- E-8C Joint STARS (1996–Present)
- C-123 Provider (1966–1970)
- C-46 Commando (1945)
- C-47 Skytrain (1944–1945)
- P-40 Warhawk (1944)
- B-24 Liberator (1942–1944)
- B-34 Lexington (1942)
- B-18 Bolo (1942)
- B-17 Flying Fortress (1942)
References
- ^ http://www.116acw.acc.af.mil/library/biographies/bio_print.asp?bioID=13832&page=1
- ^ Chinnery, Philip, Air Commando: Fifty Years of the USAF Air Commando and Special Operations Forces, 1944-1994. New York: St. Martins Mass Market Paper, Reprint Edition, January 1997 pp77-78
- ^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
- ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
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