The 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron is part of the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan. It operates the E-3 Sentry aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.

Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 961 Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron, which was constituted on 11 Oct 1954. Activated on 18 Dec 1954. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1969.

2024年7月17日 · The 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron trained alongside their counterparts, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 602nd AACS, on their new airframe systems as part of bilateral integration training, June 24-26.,

2023年3月1日 · Lt. Col. Alexander Demma was removed as leader of the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron at Kadena Air Base on Feb. 2 due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to lead the organization ...

2022年7月1日 · With the ongoing missions taking place, the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron supports our allied forces with eyes in the sky using the Boeing E-3 Sentry, otherwise known as an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS.,

With its command and control capabilities and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission, the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to the unit opens the crew's and Kadena's eyes to virtually everything in the air.

2017年4月17日 · The 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron provides command and control support for all U.S. and allied aircraft that need it within their area of operation. Aircrews comprised of more than 18 members operate the E-3 Sentry to monitor the skies with its 30-foot rotating radar to relay important information.

The 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron provides surveillance, command and control, and communications necessary to effectively manage the tactical fighter force and support forces in such operations as

The 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron [961st AACS] was originally constituted as the 61st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 November 1940. It was activated on 15 January 1941 at Ft Douglas,...

2017年3月31日 · The 961st AACS is a combat-ready E-3 squadron providing airborne command and control, long-range surveillance, detection and identification information—capabilities that set the U.S. Air Force apart from other nations.