390th Electronic Combat Squadron | |
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390th Electronic Combat Squadron Patch | |
Active |
1 June 1943 – 20 August 1946 1 January 1953 – 1 April 1959 30 April 1962 – 1 October 1982 15 December 1982 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Electronic Combat |
Part of |
Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force 366th Fighter Wing 366th Operations Group |
Garrison/HQ | Mountain Home Air Force Base |
Nickname(s) | Wild Boars |
Decorations |
DUC PUC AFOUA w/ V Device Belgium Fourragère RVGC w/ Palm |
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[]
The 390th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from 14 March 1944 – 3 May 1945 and Southeast Asia from, c. 18 November 1965 – 14 June 1972.[1]
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.[1]
It was redesignated the 390th Electronic Combat Squadron again on 27 Sep 2010.[2]
Operations[]
Lineage[]
- 390th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) (1943)
- 390th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine (1943–1952)
- 390th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (1952–1958)
- 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron (1958–1982)
- 390th Electronic Combat Squadron (1982–1992)
- 390th Fighter Squadron (1992–2010)
- 390th Electronic Combat Squadron (2010–present)
Assignments[1][]
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Bases stationed[1][]
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Deployed: NAS Keflavik, Iceland (19 January 2006 – 20 April 2006
Aircraft Operated[1][]
- 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-111F then A model Aardvark (1972–1982)
- EF-111A Raven (1982–1992)
- F-15 C/D (1992–2010)
- EA-18G Growler. (2010-)
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