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[[File:Ec-130e-62-1857-7accs.jpg|thumb|Lockheed C/EC-130E-LM Hercules Serial 62-1857 of the 7th ACCS at Korat, 10 May 1974. This aircraft survived the Vietnam War and was converted to C-130E-II, later to be redesignated EC-130E in 1976. Later, this aircraft served as an EC-130E Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center (ABCCC) aircraft at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]], [[Arizona]] (1999)]]
[[File:Ec-130e-62-1857-7accs.jpg|thumb|Lockheed C/EC-130E-LM Hercules Serial 62-1857 of the 7th ACCS at Korat, 10 May 1974. This aircraft survived the Vietnam War and was converted to C-130E-II, later to be redesignated EC-130E in 1976. Later, this aircraft served as an EC-130E Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center (ABCCC) aircraft at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]], [[Arizona]] (1999)]]
[[File:7th Logistics Support Squadron - AFLC - Emblem.png|thumb|200px|Emblem of the AFLC 7th Logistics Support Squadron]]

The '''7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' ('''7 EACCS''') is part of the [[379th Air Expeditionary Wing]] at [[Al Udeid Air Base]], [[Qatar]]. It operates the [[E-8]] J-STARS aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.
The '''7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' ('''7 EACCS''') is part of the [[379th Air Expeditionary Wing]] at [[Al Udeid Air Base]], [[Qatar]]. It operates the [[E-8]] J-STARS aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.


==History==
==History==

The 7th ferried lend-lease aircraft to [[Alaska]] for turnover to [[Soviet]]s from, June [[1942]]–March [[1944]]. It conducted aerial transportation in the Southwest and Western [[Pacific]] from, 13 December 1944–September [[1945]]. The squadron also provided airlift support during [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] from, 17 –28 October 1962.<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page">[http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0007accs.html AFHRA 7 ACCS Page]</ref>
The 7th ferried lend-lease aircraft to [[Alaska]] for turnover to [[Soviet]]s from, June [[1942]]–March [[1944]]. It conducted aerial transportation in the Southwest and Western [[Pacific]] from, 13 December 1944–September [[1945]]. The squadron also provided airlift support during [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] from, 17 –28 October 1962.<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page">[http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0007accs.html AFHRA 7 ACCS Page]</ref>


The 7th provided airborne combat command and control in [[Southeast Asia]] from, 1 March 1968–15 August 1973and controlled airborne forces during the recovery of the [[SS Mayagüez]] in May [[1975]], in [[Grenada]] from, 23 October–21 November 1983, in [[Panama]] from, December [[1989]]–January [[1992]], and in [[Southwest Asia]] from, 1 September 1990–16 March 1991.<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>
The 7th provided airborne combat command and control in [[Southeast Asia]] from, 1 March 1968–15 August 1973and controlled airborne forces during the recovery of the [[SS Mayagüez]] in May [[1975]], in [[Grenada]] from, 23 October–21 November 1983, in [[Panama]] from, December [[1989]]–January [[1992]], and in [[Southwest Asia]] from, 1 September 1990–16 March 1991.<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>

===Operations<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>===

*[[World War II]]
*[[Vietnam War]]
*[[Operation Urgent Fury]]
*[[Operation Just Cause]]
*[[Operation Desert Storm]]
*[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]
*[[Operation Enduring Freedom]]


===Lineage<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>===
===Lineage<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>===
* Constituted '''7th Air Corps Ferrying Squadron''' on 18 Feb 1942
: Activated on 24 Mar 1942
: Redesignated '''7th Ferrying Squadron''' on 12 May 1943
: Disbanded on 1 Apr 1944
* Reconstituted on 19 Sep 1985
: Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with: '''7th Combat Cargo Squadron'''
: Constituted on 25 Apr 1944
: Activated on 1 May 1944
: Inactivated on 15 Jan 1946
: Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948
* Reconstituted on 19 Sep 1985 as '''7th Air Transport Squadron, Special'''
: Constituted '''7th Logistics Support Squadron''' on 22 Jun 1954
: Activated on 18 Oct 1954
: Redesignated '''7th Air Transport Squadron, Special''', on 1 Jul 1964
: Discontinued, and inactivated, on 8 Jan 1966
* Constituted as '''7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' and activated, on 13 Feb 1968
: Organized on 1 Mar 1968
: Inactivated on 1 October 1988.
* Redesignated '''7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' and converted to provisional status on 4 December 2001


===Assignments<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>===
*7th Air Corps Ferrying Squadron (1942–1943)
* North West Sector, Ferrying Command (later, 7th Ferrying Group), 18 Feb 1942–1 Apr 1944
*7th Ferrying Squadron (1943–1944)
*7th Combat Cargo Squadron (1944–1954)
* 2d Combat Cargo Group, 1 May 1944–15 Jan 1946
* Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, 18 Oct 1954
*7th Logistics Support Squadron (1954–1964)
* [[3079th Aviation Depot Wing]], 6 Feb 1955
*7th Air Transport Squadron, Special (1964–1968)
* 39th Logistics Support Group, 1 Jul 1962
*7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron (1968–Present)
* [[62d Troop Carrier Wing]], 1 Jul 1963
* [[63d Troop Carrier Wing]], 1 Jul 1964–8 Jan 1966
* [[Pacific Air Forces]], 13 Feb 1968
* [[Seventh Air Force]], 1 Mar 1968
* [[432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing]], 31 Oct 1968
: Attached to [[Seventh Air Force]], 31 Oct 1968–
* [[388th Tactical Fighter Wing]], 30 Apr 1972
: Remained attached to [[Seventh Air Force]] to 15 Aug 1973
: Attached to US Support Activities Group/Seventh Air Force, 15 Aug 1973–c. 21 May 1974
* [[374th Tactical Airlift Wing]], 22 May 1974
: Attached to [[Thirteenth Air Force]], 22 May 1974–
* [[3d Tactical Fighter Wing]], 31 Mar 1975
: Remained attached to [[Thirteenth Air Force]] to 14 Aug 1975
* 507th Tactical Air Control Group, 14 Aug 1975
* [[552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing]] (later, 552d Airborne Warning and Control Division), 1 Oct 1976
* [[28th Air Division]], 1 Apr 1985
: Attached to Air Division Provisional, 15, 5 Dec 1990–c. 16 Mar 1991
* [[552d Operations Group]], 29 May 1992
* [[55th Operations Group]], 19 Jul 1994–1 Oct 1988
* [[Air Combat Command]] to activate or inactivate any time after 4 December 2001
: Attached to: [[379th Air Expeditionary Wing]], Undetermined dates


==Assignments<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>==
===Stations<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>===
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{{col-begin}}
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* Seattle, WA, 24 Mar 1942
*7th Ferrying Group (1942–1944)
* Gore Field, Great Falls, MT, 22 Jun 1942–1 Apr 1944
*2d Combat Cargo Group (1944–1946)
* Syracuse AAB, NY, 1 May 1944
*[[Warner Robins Air Logistics Center|Warner Robins Air Materiel Area]] (1954–1955)
* Baer Field, IN, 7–27 Oct 1944
*3079th Aviation Depot Wing (1955–1962)
* Biak Island, 11 Nov 1944
*39th Logistics Support Group (1962–1963)
* Dulag, Leyte, May 1945
*[[62d Troop Carrier Wing]] (1963–1964)
* Okinawa, 19 Aug 1945
*63d Troop Carrier Wing (1964–1966)
* Yokota AB, Japan, 22 Sep 1945–15 Jan 1946
*[[Pacific Air Forces]] (1968)
* Robins AFB, GA, 19 Oct 1954–8 Jan 1966
*[[Seventh Air Force]] (1968)
* Da Nang AB, South Vietnam
{{col-break}}
: Operated from Udorn RTAFB, Thailand), 1 Mar 1968
*[[432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing]] (1968–1972)
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**Attached: Seventh Air Force (31 October 1968 - 15 August 1973)
* Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 31 Oct 1968
*[[388th Tactical Fighter Wing]] (1972–1974)
* Korat RTAFB, Thailand, 15 Apr 1972
**Attached: US Support Activities Group, 7th Air Force (15 August 1973 - c. 21 May 1974)
* Clark AB, Philippines, 22 May 1974–14 Aug 1975
*[[374th Tactical Airlift Wing]] (1974–1975)
**Attached: [[13th Air Force]] (22 May 1974 - 14 August 1975)
* Keesler AFB, MS, 14 Aug 1975
: Deployed at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 1–25 Sep 1991
*[[3d Tactical Fighter Wing]] (1975)
: Deployed at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 25 Sep 1990–16 Mar 1991
*507th Tactical Air Control Group (1975–1976)
* Offutt AFB, NE, 19 Jul 1994–1 Oct 1988
*[[552d Airborne Warning and Control Division]] (1976–1985)
*[[28th Air Division]] (1985–1992)
* [[Al Udeid Air Base]], Qatar (???-present)
**Air Division Provisional, 15 (5 December 1990 - c. 16 March 1991)
*[[552d Air Control Wing]] (1992–1994)
*[[55th Wing]] (1994–1998)
*[[379th Air Expeditionary Wing]] (??? - present)
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{{col-end}}


==Bases stationed<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>==
===Aircraft<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>===
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*[[Seattle]], Washington (1942)
*Gore Field, [[Montana]] (1942–1944)
*[[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] Army Air Base, [[New York]] (1944)
*[[Baer Field]], [[Indiana]] (1944)
*[[Biak]] (1944–1945)
*[[Dulag Airfield|Dulag]], [[Leyte]] (1945)
*[[Okinawa]] (1945)
*[[Yokota Air Base]], [[Japan]] (1945–1946)
*[[Robins Air Force Base]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] (1954–1966)
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*[[Da Nang Air Base]], [[South Vietnam]] (1968)
*[[Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base]], [[Thailand]] (1968–1972)
*[[Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base]], Thailand (1972–1974)
*[[Clark Air Base]], [[Philippines]] (1974–1975)
*[[Keesler Air Force Base]], [[Mississippi]] (1975–1994)
**Deployed: [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]] (1–25 September 1990)
**Deployed: [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] (25 Aeptember 1990 - 16 March 1991)
*[[Offutt Air Force Base]], Nebraska (1994–1998)
*[[Al Udeid Air Base]], Qatar (???-present)
{{col-end}}

==Aircraft Operated<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>==

*[[C-47 Skytrain]] (1944–1945)
*[[C-47 Skytrain]] (1944–1945)
*[[C-46 Commando]] (1944–1945)
*[[C-46 Commando]] (1944–1945)
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*[[Lockheed EC-130|EC-130 ABCCC]] (1968–1998)
*[[Lockheed EC-130|EC-130 ABCCC]] (1968–1998)
*[[E-8 Joint STARS|E-8C JSTARS]] (??? - Present)
*[[E-8 Joint STARS|E-8C JSTARS]] (??? - Present)

===Operations<ref name="AFHRA 7 ACCS Page"/>===
*[[World War II]]
*[[Vietnam War]]
*[[Operation Urgent Fury]]
*[[Operation Just Cause]]
*[[Operation Desert Storm]]
*[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]
*[[Operation Enduring Freedom]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:04, 30 October 2010

7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron Patch
Active24 March 1942 - 1 April 1944
1 May 1944 - 15 January 1946
18 October 1954 - 8 January 1966
13 February 1968 - October 1998
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeAirborne Command and Control
Decorations PUC
AFOUA w/ V Device
PPUC
RVGC w/ Palm
Lockheed C/EC-130E-LM Hercules Serial 62-1857 of the 7th ACCS at Korat, 10 May 1974. This aircraft survived the Vietnam War and was converted to C-130E-II, later to be redesignated EC-130E in 1976. Later, this aircraft served as an EC-130E Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center (ABCCC) aircraft at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona (1999)
Emblem of the AFLC 7th Logistics Support Squadron

The 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron (7 EACCS) is part of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. It operates the E-8 J-STARS aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.

History

The 7th ferried lend-lease aircraft to Alaska for turnover to Soviets from, June 1942–March 1944. It conducted aerial transportation in the Southwest and Western Pacific from, 13 December 1944–September 1945. The squadron also provided airlift support during Cuban Missile Crisis from, 17 –28 October 1962.[1]

The 7th provided airborne combat command and control in Southeast Asia from, 1 March 1968–15 August 1973and controlled airborne forces during the recovery of the SS Mayagüez in May 1975, in Grenada from, 23 October–21 November 1983, in Panama from, December 1989–January 1992, and in Southwest Asia from, 1 September 1990–16 March 1991.[1]

Lineage[1]

  • Constituted 7th Air Corps Ferrying Squadron on 18 Feb 1942
Activated on 24 Mar 1942
Redesignated 7th Ferrying Squadron on 12 May 1943
Disbanded on 1 Apr 1944
  • Reconstituted on 19 Sep 1985
Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with: 7th Combat Cargo Squadron
Constituted on 25 Apr 1944
Activated on 1 May 1944
Inactivated on 15 Jan 1946
Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948
  • Reconstituted on 19 Sep 1985 as 7th Air Transport Squadron, Special
Constituted 7th Logistics Support Squadron on 22 Jun 1954
Activated on 18 Oct 1954
Redesignated 7th Air Transport Squadron, Special, on 1 Jul 1964
Discontinued, and inactivated, on 8 Jan 1966
  • Constituted as 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron and activated, on 13 Feb 1968
Organized on 1 Mar 1968
Inactivated on 1 October 1988.
  • Redesignated 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron and converted to provisional status on 4 December 2001

Assignments[1]

Attached to Seventh Air Force, 31 Oct 1968–
Remained attached to Seventh Air Force to 15 Aug 1973
Attached to US Support Activities Group/Seventh Air Force, 15 Aug 1973–c. 21 May 1974
Attached to Thirteenth Air Force, 22 May 1974–
Remained attached to Thirteenth Air Force to 14 Aug 1975
Attached to Air Division Provisional, 15, 5 Dec 1990–c. 16 Mar 1991
Attached to: 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Undetermined dates

Stations[1]

Aircraft[1]

Operations[1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g AFHRA 7 ACCS Page

Bibliography

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