41st Electronic Combat Squadron

41st Electronic Combat Squadron
41st Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H Compass Call 73-1581
Active1917–1946; 1954–1959; 1965–1969; 1980–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleElectronic warfare
Nickname(s)Scorpions
EngagementsWorld War I
Antisubmarine Campaign
Vietnam War
Desert Storm[1]
DecorationsPresidential Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm[1]
Insignia
41st Electronic Combat Squadron emblem (approved 28 October 1981)[1]
9th Airship Company emblem (approved 3 January 1933)[2][note 1]

The 41st Electronic Combat Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. Its current assignment is with the 55th Electronic Combat Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona as a geographically separated unit from its parent wing, the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. It operates the Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call communications-jamming aircraft.

The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 14 June 1917, when it was organized at Kelly Field, Texas. It served overseas in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The squadron also saw combat during World War II, and became part of Tactical Air Command (TAC) during the Cold War. It also holds the distinction of being the longest continuously deployed U.S. Air Force unit (2002–2021).[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Factsheet 41 Electronic Combat Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 191–192
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