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History: Constituted 60 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 November 1940. Activated on 15 January 1941. Inactivated on 1 April 1944. Redesignated 60 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, and activated, on 1 April 1944. Inactivated on 27 December 1945. Consolidated (19 September 1985) with 960 Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron, which was constituted on 8 December 1954. Activated on 8 March 1955. Inactivated on 31 July 1969. Redesignated 960 Airborne Warning and Control Support Squadron on 31 July 1979. Activated on 1 September 1979. Redesignated 960 Airborne Warning and Control Squadron on 1 January 1982. Inactivated on 1 July 1992. Redesignated 960 Airborne Air Control Squadron on 26 January 2001. Activated on 1 March 2001. A replacement training unit, 1941-1944. Conducted bombardment missions against Japan, c. 6 April -14 August 1945. Provided early warning radar surveillance along the East Coast, 1955-1969. Supported two deployed rotating aircraft with crews in Iceland to provide early detection of Soviet aircraft flying between Iceland and Greenland, 1979-1992. | History:Constituted 60 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 November 1940. Activated on 15 January 1941. Inactivated on 1 April 1944. Redesignated 60 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, and activated, on 1 April 1944. Inactivated on 27 December 1945. Consolidated (19 September 1985) with 960 Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron, which was constituted on 8 December 1954. Activated on 8 March 1955. Inactivated on 31 July 1969. Redesignated 960 Airborne Warning and Control Support Squadron on 31 July 1979. Activated on 1 September 1979. Redesignated 960 Airborne Warning and Control Squadron on 1 January 1982. Inactivated on 1 July 1992. Redesignated 960 Airborne Air Control Squadron on 26 January 2001. Activated on 1 March 2001. A replacement training unit, 1941-1944. Conducted bombardment missions against Japan, c. 6 April -14 August 1945. Provided early warning radar surveillance along the East Coast, 1955-1969. Supported two deployed rotating aircraft with crews in Iceland to provide early detection of Soviet aircraft flying between Iceland and Greenland, 1979-1992. | ||
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The Emblem was approved on 8 May 1980. | The Emblem was approved on 8 May 1980. | ||
[[Literature]]:Image from Wikimedia Commons | |||
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. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/ | . Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/ | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 10 August 2024
960TH AIRBORNE AIR CONTROL SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History:Constituted 60 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 November 1940. Activated on 15 January 1941. Inactivated on 1 April 1944. Redesignated 60 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, and activated, on 1 April 1944. Inactivated on 27 December 1945. Consolidated (19 September 1985) with 960 Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron, which was constituted on 8 December 1954. Activated on 8 March 1955. Inactivated on 31 July 1969. Redesignated 960 Airborne Warning and Control Support Squadron on 31 July 1979. Activated on 1 September 1979. Redesignated 960 Airborne Warning and Control Squadron on 1 January 1982. Inactivated on 1 July 1992. Redesignated 960 Airborne Air Control Squadron on 26 January 2001. Activated on 1 March 2001. A replacement training unit, 1941-1944. Conducted bombardment missions against Japan, c. 6 April -14 August 1945. Provided early warning radar surveillance along the East Coast, 1955-1969. Supported two deployed rotating aircraft with crews in Iceland to provide early detection of Soviet aircraft flying between Iceland and Greenland, 1979-1992.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved on 8 May 1980. Literature:Image from Wikimedia Commons
. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/