Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch-100mm
727th EXPEDITIONARY AIR CONTROL SQUADRON (ACC)
Lineage. Constituted 727 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 30 Aug 1950. Activated on 2 Sep 1950. Redesignated: 727 Tactical Control Squadron on 1 Jul 1964; 727 Tactical Control Squadron (Test) on 15 Sep 1979; 727 Air Control Squadron (Test) on 1 Nov 1991. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1995. Redesignated 727 Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, and converted to provisional status, on 3 Feb 2005-.
Assignments. 507 Tactical Control (later, 507 Communications and Control; 507 Tactical Control) Group, 2 Sep 1950; 602 Tactical Control Group (later, 602 Tactical Air Control Group; 602 Tactical Air Control Wing), 1 Jul 1966; USAF Tactical Air Warfare Center, 1 Oct 1979; 4442 Tactical Control (later, 505 Air Control; 505 Command and Control Evaluation) Group, 1 Mar 1980-1 Oct 1995. Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate at any time after 3 Feb 2005. 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, 10 Feb 2005 Feb 2006. 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, 19 Mar 2012-.
Stations. Shaw AFB, SC, 2 Sep 1950; Myrtle Beach AFB, SC, 26 Sep 1954; Bergstrom AFB, TX, c. 15 Nov 1966; Eglin AF Aux Field #9 (Hurlburt Field), 1 Oct 1979-1 Oct 1995. Balad AB, Iraq, 10 Feb 2005-Feb 2006. Al Dhafra, UAE, 19 Mar 2012-.
Operations. Provide persistent surveillance, identification, and control of aircraft of Iraqi airspace through precise air tasking order execution, including airspace deconfliction, air-refueling positioning and management, close-air support, tactical reconnaissance, and dynamic targeting support while balancing air operations directive priorities.
Service Streamers. None
Campaign Streamers. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait. Iraq: Governance; National Resolution; Surge; Sovereignty; New Dawn.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. Global War on Terrorism.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Award: 10 Feb 2005-30 Apr 2005. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 14 Oct 1954; 1 Aug 1961-1 Aug 1963; [2 Aug]-31 Dec 1963; 1 Jan 1972-31 Dec 1973; 1 Jul 1981-30 Jun 1983; 1 Jul 1984-30 Jun 1986; 1 Jul 1986-30 Jun 1988; 1 Jan 1990-31 Dec 1991; 1 Jan 1992-30 Jun 1993; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1994; 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1995.
Emblem. Approved 10 Apr 1981.