List of United States Air Force airborne command and control squadrons

Squadron	Location	Nickname	Airframe	Note
1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron The 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron is part of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. It operates the E-4 aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.-History:...	Offutt AFB Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation near Omaha, and lies adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S...	"First Axe" Nightwatch Boeing E-4 The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post, with a project name of "Nightwatch", is an aircraft operated by the United States Air Force...	E-4B	NEACP (Knee Cap)- National Emergency Airborne Command Post
2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron The United States Air Force's 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron was an airborne command and control unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska...	Offutt AFB Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation near Omaha, and lies adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S...	Looking Glass	EC-135C Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	SAC Airborne Command Post - Coverall, Inactive
3d Airborne Command and Control Squadron	Tinker AFB Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in the southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area, directly south of the suburb of Midwest City, Oklahoma.-Overview:...		C-135E	CinC - SPACECOM, Inactive
4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron 4th Special Operations Squadron The 4th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It operates AC-130U Spooky aircraft providing special operations capability.-Mission:...	Ellsworth AFB Ellsworth Air Force Base Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, South Dakota....	Looking Glass	EC-135A/C/G/L Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	SAC Airborne Command Post - Coverall, Inactive
5th Airborne Command and Control Squadron				Never activated
6th Airborne Command and Control Squadron	Langley AFB	Scope Light Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	EC-135H/P Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	LANTCOM Airborne Command Post - Coverall, Inactive Inactive
7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron The 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron is part of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. It operates the E-8 Joint STARS aircraft, conducting airborne command and control missions.-History:...	Al Udeid AB		EC-135K Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war... /EC-130E/H
8th Airborne Command and Control Squadron	Tinker AFB Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in the southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area, directly south of the suburb of Midwest City, Oklahoma.-Overview:...		EC-135K Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	Redesignated 8th Weapons Squadron 8th Weapons Squadron The 8th Weapons Squadron is a non-flying United States Air Force unit, assigned to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nevada.The squadron inherited the lineage of the 8th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. The 8th’s history includes flying cargo aircraft to supply people and munitions... Inactive
9th Airborne Command and Control Squadron	Hickam AFB Hickam Air Force Base Hickam Field, re-named Hickam Air Force Base in 1948, was a United States Air Force facility now part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt Col Horace Meek Hickam.- History :...	Blue Eagle Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	EC-135P/J Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	PACCOM ABNCP Inactive
10th Airborne Command and Control Squadron	RAF Mildenhall RAF Mildenhall RAF Mildenhall is a Royal Air Force station located at Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. Despite its status as an RAF station, it primarily supports United States Air Force operations and is currently the home of the 100th Air Refueling Wing...	Silk Purse	EC-135H Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	EURCOM Airborne Command Post - Inactive
11th Airborne Command and Control Squadron				Never activated
12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron The 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron is a unit of the Georgia Air National Guard that flies the E-8C Joint STARS. Its parent unit is the 116th Air Control Wing.-History:...	Robins AFB Robins Air Force Base Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of and adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, SSE of Macon, Georgia, and about SSE of Atlanta, Georgia...	"Dragons"	E-8 JSTARS E-8 Joint STARS The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System is a battle management and command and control aircraft of the United States Air Force...
16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron The 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron is a under Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force, and flies the E-8C Joint STARS. Its parent unit is the 116th Air Control Wing and the unit is assigned to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia...	Robins AFB Robins Air Force Base Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of and adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, SSE of Macon, Georgia, and about SSE of Atlanta, Georgia...	"Phoenix Warriors"	E-8 JSTARS E-8 Joint STARS The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System is a battle management and command and control aircraft of the United States Air Force...
18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
42d Airborne Command and Control Squadron 42d Electronic Combat Squadron The 42d Electronic Combat Squadron a United States Air Force unit. Its current assignment is with the 55th Electronic Combat Group, based at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.-Mission:...	Davis-Monthan AFB		EC-130
128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron 128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron The 128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron is a unit of the Georgia Air National Guard that flies the E-8C Joint STARS. Its parent unit is the 116th Air Control Wing....	Robins AFB Robins Air Force Base Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of and adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, SSE of Macon, Georgia, and about SSE of Atlanta, Georgia...	"Alley Cats"	E-8 JSTARS E-8 Joint STARS The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System is a battle management and command and control aircraft of the United States Air Force...
1000th Airborne Command and Control Squadron	Andrews AFB Andrews Air Force Base Joint Base Andrews is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington ....	Nightwatch Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	EC-135J Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	NEACP (Knee Cap)- National Emergency Airborne Command Post Inactive Replaced by 1st ACCS
6486th Airborne Command and Control Squadron	Hickam AFB Hickam Air Force Base Hickam Field, re-named Hickam Air Force Base in 1948, was a United States Air Force facility now part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt Col Horace Meek Hickam.- History :...	Blue Eagle Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	EC-135P Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	PACCOM Airborne Command Post - Inactive Replaced by 9th ACCS
7120th Airborne Command and Control Squadron	Châteauroux-Déols Air Base Châteauroux-Déols Air Base Châteauroux-Déols Air Base is a former United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Indre département of France, located about 3 miles northeast of Châteauroux and about 1 mile northeast of Déols on the east side of the Départemental 920 road in Central France.During the Cold... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Silk Purse Boeing EC-135 The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...	EC-118G	EURCOM Airborne Command Post - Inactive Replaced by 10th ACCS

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