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Squadron Inactivated After Three Decades

Squadron Inactivated After Three DecadesAfter more than thirty-four years of service, the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB near Tucson, Arizona, was inactivated last September. The Air Force determined the mission of the EC-130E Airborne Battlefield Command, Control, and Communications unit could be successfully accomplished with E-3 and E-8 aircraft and ground systems. Four of the unit’s EC-130Es will be converted into HC-130s for combat search and rescue squadrons. Two other EC-130Es are being transferred to the 41st and 43rd Electronic Combat Squadrons at Davis-Monthan, and one is being retired. The 42nd arrived at Davis-Monthan in July 1994 from Keesler AFB, Mississippi, where it was known as the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. The 7th ACCS began its mission in 1968 and served in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and Desert Storm. Before it was deactivated, squadron members were deployed for more than six years to Aviano AB, Italy, to support Operations Deny Flight and Allied Force.

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