7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron
http://dbpedia.org/resource/7th_Expeditionary_Airborne_Command_and_Control_Squadron an entity of type: Thing
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. The squadron has performed the airborne command and control mission since 1968, when it was activated in Vietnam. In 1985, the squadron was consolidated with three earlier units: The 7th Ferrying Squadron, which helped deliver aircraft to the Soviet Union from 1942 until 1944; the 7th Combat Cargo Squadron, which performed combat airlift missions in the Southwest Pacific Theater from 1944 until V-J Day, then became part of the Occupation Forces in Japan until inactivating in 1948; and the 7th Air Transport Squadron, Special, which provided airlift support for the Unite
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron
rdf:langString
center|60px
rdf:langString
7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron
rdf:langString
Moon Beam (SEA era)
xsd:integer
18164072
xsd:integer
1105474192
rdf:langString
EC-130E Hercules of the 7th ACCS at Korat
xsd:integer
1942
rdf:langString
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
rdf:langString
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
rdf:langString
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
xsd:integer
150
xsd:integer
7
xsd:integer
7
xsd:integer
7
xsd:integer
7
xsd:integer
7
xsd:integer
300
rdf:langString
Moon Beam
xsd:integer
7
rdf:langString
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. The squadron has performed the airborne command and control mission since 1968, when it was activated in Vietnam. In 1985, the squadron was consolidated with three earlier units: The 7th Ferrying Squadron, which helped deliver aircraft to the Soviet Union from 1942 until 1944; the 7th Combat Cargo Squadron, which performed combat airlift missions in the Southwest Pacific Theater from 1944 until V-J Day, then became part of the Occupation Forces in Japan until inactivating in 1948; and the 7th Air Transport Squadron, Special, which provided airlift support for the United States' special weapons program from 1954 to 1966.
xsd:nonNegativeInteger
14529
xsd:gYear
1944
xsd:gYear
1942
xsd:string
150px
xsd:string
Airborne Command and Control
