961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, US Air Force
961ST AIRBORNE AIR CONTROL SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted 61 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 November 1940. Activated on 15 January 1941. Inactivated on 1 April 1944. Redesignated 61 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, and activated, on 1 April 1944. Inactivated on 27 December 1945. Consolidated (19 September 1985) with the 961 Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron, which was constituted on 11 October 1954. Activated on 18 December 1954. Inactivated on 31 December 1969. Redesignated 961 Airborne Warning and Control Support Squadron on 31 December 1979. Activated on 1 October 1979. Redesignated: 961 Airborne Warning and Control Squadron on 1 January 1982; 961 Airborne Air Control Squadron on 1 August 1994. Operational and later replacement training unit, 1942-1944. Combat in Western Pacific, c. 6 April-14 August 1945. Radar surveillance along eastern coast of US, 18 December 1954-31 December 1969. Coverage of salvage operations of downed Korean Airliner, Flight 007, 1-10 September 1983. Airborne command and control for Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Command and supported US forces counter air interdiction, close air support, rescue, reconnaissance, airlift operations, and special operations, 1980-.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved on 2 March 1981; modified on 7 November 1995.
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