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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= 390th Electronic Combat Squadron 
|image=EA-18G at Whidbey April 2007.jpg
|image_size=290px
|caption=[[EA-18G Growler]] at NAS Whidbey Island
|dates= 1943–1946; 1953–1959; 1962–1982; 1982–present
|country={{flag|United States|23px}}
|allegiance=
|branch={{air force|USA}}
|type=  
|role=[[Fighter aircraft|Electronic Combat]]
|size= 
|command_structure= [[Air Combat Command]] <br/> [[Twelfth Air Force]] <br/> [[366th Fighter Wing]] <br/> 366th Operations Group
|current_commander=
|garrison=[[Naval Air Station Whidbey Island]]
|nickname= Wild Boars, Blue Boar (Vietnam)
|battles= 
|decorations=[[Distinguished Unit Citation]] <br/> Presidential Unit Citation<br/>[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] with Combat "V" device <br/> Belgian [[Fourragère]] <br/>[[Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross]] with Palm
|identification_symbol=[[File:390th Fighter Squadron.jpg|175px]]
|identification_symbol_label=390th Electronic Combat Squadron emblem <small>(modified 18 November 1993)</small><ref name=390ECSfacts>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=17657 |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 390 Electronic Combat Squadron (ACC)|date=2010-12-15|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|deadurl=no |accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref>
|identification_symbol_2=[[File:390thtfs.jpg|175px]]
|identification_symbol_2_label=390th Fighter-Bomber Squadron emblem <small>(approved 6 October 1955)</small>
}}

The '''390th Electronic Combat Squadron''' ('''390 ECS''') is part of the [[366th Fighter Wing]] at [[Mountain Home Air Force Base]], Idaho.  It operates [[EA-6B]] & [[EA-18G]] aircraft conducting the electronic attack mission.

==Mission==
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==History==

===World War II===
The 390th flew combat missions in the [[European Theater of Operations]] from 14 March 1944 – 3 May 1945.<ref name=390ECSfacts/>

===Viet Nam===
The 390th flew combat missions in Southeast Asia from, c. 18 November 1965 – 14 June 1972.<ref name=390ECSfacts/>

===Electronic Warfare===
[[File:EF-111A Raven.jpg|thumb|left|EF-111 Raven in flight]]
The squadron conducted replacement training from, 1 July 1974 – c. 18 August 1976. It trained [[EF-111 Raven]] aircrews in [[electronic countermeasures]] from, 15 December 1982 – 4 August 1992. The 390th again saw combat when it jammed [[radar]] sites during the [[invasion of Panama]] in December 1989, and the [[Gulf War]] from, 17 January 1991 – 6 March 1991. The 390 FS also deployed aircraft and aircrews to Turkey and Saudi Arabia from, 10 January–c. 11 September 1992.<ref name=390ECSfacts/>

It was redesignated the 390th Electronic Combat Squadron again on 27 Sep 2010.<ref name=390ECSfacts/>  The squadron was located at [[Naval Air Station Whidbey Island]], Washington and flew [[EA-6B Prowler]]s alongside [[VAQ-129]].  The last flight of the unit in the Prowler took place on 9 July 2014 as the squadron transitioned to the [[EA-18G Growler]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123420621&source=GovD |last1=Lott|first1=A1C Malissa|title=EA-18G officially the combat aircraft flown by 390th ECS|date=8/11/2014|publisher=Air Combat Command Public Affairs|deadurl=no |accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref>

===Operations===
*[[World War II]]
*[[Vietnam War]]
*[[Operation Just Cause]]
*[[Operation Desert Storm]]

==Lineage==
* Constituted as the '''390th Fighter Squadron''' (Single Engine) on 24 May 1943
: Activated on 1 June 1943
: Redesignated '''390th Fighter Squadron''', Single Engine on 20 August 1943
: Inactivated on 20 August 1945
* Redesignated '''390th Fighter-Bomber Squadron''' on 15 November 1952
: Activated 1 January 1953
* Redesignated '''390th Tactical Fighter Squadron''' on 1 July 1958
: Inactivated on 1 April 1959
: Activated on 30 April 1962 (not organized)
: Organized on 8 May 1962
: Inactivated on 1 October 1982
* Redesignated '''390th Electronic Combat Squadron''' on 10 December 1982
: Activated on 15 December 1982
* Redesignated '''390th Fighter Squadron''' on 11 September 1992
* Redesignated '''390th Electronic Combat Squadron''' on 27 September 2010<ref name=390ECSfacts/>

===Assignments===
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* [[366th Fighter Group]]: 1 June 1943 – 20 August 1946
* 366th Fighter-Bomber Group: 1 January 1953 (attached to [[21st Fighter-Bomber Wing]] 25 December 1955 - c. 14 June 1956)
* 366th Fighter-Bomber Wing (later [[366th Tactical Fighter Wing]]): 25 September 1957 - 1 April 1959
* [[United States Air Forces in Europe]]: 30 April 1962 (not organized)
* 366th Tactical Fighter Wing: 8 May 1962
* 6252d Tactical Fighter Wing: 29 October 1965
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*[[35th Tactical Fighter Wing]]: 8 April 1966
* 366th Tactical Fighter Wing: 10 October 1966
* [[347th Tactical Fighter Wing]]: 30 June 1972
* 366th Tactical Fighter Wing (later 366th Fighter Wing: 31 October 1972 –1 October 1982 (attached Detachment 1, Hq, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing 19 August 1976 -16 September 1976)
* 366th Fighter Wing: 15 December 1982 – present)<ref name=390ECSfacts/>
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===Stations===
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* [[Richmond Army Air Base]], Virginia, 1 June 1943
* [[Bluethenthal Field]], North Carolina, 9 August 1943
* Richmond Army Air Base, Virginia, 6 November 1943 - 17 December 1943
*[[RAF Membury]], England, 10 January 1944
*[[RAF Thruxton]], England, 1 March 1944
*[[Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Airfield]], France, 20 June 1944
*[[Dreux - Vernouillet Airport]], France, 25 August 1944
*[[Laon-Couvron Air Base]], France, 8 September 1944
*[[Asch Airfield]], Belgium, 26 November 1944
*[[Münster-Handorf Airfield]], Germany, 14 April 1945
*[[Bayreuth-Bindlach Airfield]], Germany, 28 June 1945
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*[[Fritzlar Air Base]], Germany, 14 September 1945 – 20 August 1946

* [[England Air Force Base]], Louisiana, 1 January 1953 – 1 April 1959
:: Deployed to [[Aviano Air Base]], Italy, 25 December 1955 - c. 14 June 1956
*[[Chambley-Bussieres Air Base]], France, 30 April 1962
*[[Holloman Air Force Base]], New Mexico, 12 June 1963
*[[Da Nang Air Base]], South Vietnam, 29 October 1965 (deployed to [[Clark Air Base]], Philippines until c. 17 November 1965)
* [[Mountain Home Air Force Base]], Idaho, 30 June 1972 – 1 October 1982
* Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, 15 December 1982
::Deployed to [[Taegu Air Base]], South Korea 19 August – 16 September 1976, NAS Keflavik, Iceland 19 January 2006 – 20 April 2006
* [[Naval Air Station Whidbey Island]], Washington, 27 September 2010 – present<ref name=390ECSfacts/>
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===Aircraft===
*[[P-47 Thunderbolt]] (1943–1946)
*[[P-51 Mustang]] (1953)
*[[F-86 Sabre]] (1953–1955)
*[[F-84 Thunderjet]] (1954–1958, 1962–1965)
*[[F-100 Super Sabre]] (1957–1959)
*[[F-4 Phantom II]] (1965–1972)
*[[F-111 Aardvark|F-111F then A model Aardvark]] (1972–1982)
*[[EF-111A Raven]] (1982–1992)
*[[F-15 Eagle|F-15 C/D]] (1992–2010)
*[[EA-6B Prowler]] (2010-2014)
*[[EA-18G Growler]] (2014-)<ref name=390ECSfacts/>

==References==
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mountainhome.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4370 366th Operations Group Fact Sheet]
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