| 词条 | 8th Weapons Squadron |
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|unit_name= 8th Weapons Squadron |image= E-3B/C/G AWACS E-8C JSTARS EC-130H Compass Call RC-135 Rivet Joint |caption= |dates=1942–1944; 1944–1946; 1949–1952; 1952; 1969–1971; 1972–1996; 2003–present |country={{flag|United States|23px}} |branch={{air force|United States|23px}} |type= Squadron |role=Advanced Airborne Command and Control Training |size= |command_structure=Air Combat Command |current_commander= |garrison= Nellis AFB, Nevada |nickname= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= World War II (Asia-Pacific Theater) 1991 Gulf War (Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation of Kuwait)[1] |notable_commanders= |anniversaries= |decorations= Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (10x) Philippine Presidential Unit Citation[1] |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= 8th Weapons Squadron emblem (approved 30 May 1973)[1] }} The 8th Weapons Squadron is a non-flying United States Air Force unit, assigned to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The squadron inherited the lineage of the 8th Airborne Command and Control Squadron. The 8th’s history includes flying cargo aircraft to supply people and munitions around the South Pacific during WWII. Known then as the 8th Combat Cargo Squadron, the unit’s Curtiss C-46 Commandos and Douglas C-47 Skytrains likely shared ramp space with the 433d Fighter Squadron’s (now the F-15C Weapons Squadron) Lockheed P-38 Lightinings in New Guinea and the Philippines in 1944 and 1945.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} The 8th Airborne Command and Control Squadron flew the EC-135 to provide airborne command and control for deploying fighter squadrons over the Atlantic Ocean, and supporting the movement of key Air Combat Command leadership. OverviewProvides advanced training for Airborne Warning and Control System and Ground Theater Air Control System officers. Also includes training to weapons officers for the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), Command and Reporting Center (CRC), RC-135 Rivet Joint, EC-130H Compass Call and the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) communities. HistoryWorld War IIThe first predecessor of the squadron was the 8th Ferrying Squadron, which ferried aircraft to combat theaters and to Brazil from the Southeast United States under the lend-lease program using the Air Transport Command South Atlantic air ferry route, Mar 1942-Mar 1944. The second predecessor of the squadron provided air transportation in Southwestern and Western Pacific, Nov 1944-Sep 1945 as the 8th Combat Cargo Squadron, operating under Fifth Air Force. It operated from Biak to fly passengers and cargo to bases in Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralties, and the Philippines. Also dropped supplies to US and guerrilla forces in the Philippines. Moved to Leyte in May 1945. Maintained flights to bases in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines; transported personnel and supplies to the Ryukyus, and evacuated casualties on return flights. Transported personnel and equipment of the occupation forces to Japan and ferried liberated prisoners of war to the Philippines. Moved to Japan in September 1945 where it operated until being inactivated in January 1946. Helicopter operationsThe third predecessor of the squadron was activated as the 8th Helicopter Flight under Caribbean Air Command in 1949. It operated cargo flights from Albrook Air Force Base providing logistical and supply support to installations in Panama and Latin America, Oct 1949-Feb 1952. Airborne command and controlReactivated in 1972 as EC-135 Airborne command post for tactical deployments worldwide, Feb 1972-May 1996. Has been involved in every United States combat operation since the Vietnam War. Deployed personnel and equipment to Spain and airfield personnel and equipment into Saudi Arabia, Aug 1990-c. Mar 1991 as part of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. From 1978Its current squadron was formed in 1978, when the concept of Air Weapons Controller was added to the established concept of Fighter Weapons. The first Air Weapons Controllers graduated in December 1984 to become Fighter Weapons School instructors. Instruction at the 8th Weapons Squadron continues to this very day in the fields of United States Air Force tactical air control system (TACS), Air Battle Management (ABM), Electronic Warfare Support (ES), Electronic attack (EA) and their integration in operations. The course has graduated over 350 instructors who have been key to every conflict and contingency since 1985. Lineage
Activated on 24 March 1942 Redesignated 8th Ferrying Squadron on 12 May 1943 Disbanded on 31 Mar 1944 Reconstituted and consolidated with the 8th Tactical Deployment Control Squadron, the 8th Combat Cargo Squadron and the 8th Helicopter Flight as the 8th Tactical Deployment Control Squadron on 19 September 1985[1]
Activated on 1 May 1944 Inactivated on 15 January 1946 Disbanded on 8 October 1948 Reconstituted and consolidated with the 8th Tactical Deployment Control Squadron, the 8th Ferrying Squadron and the 8th Helicopter Flight as the 8th Tactical Deployment Control Squadron on 19 September 1985[1]
Activated on 27 October 1949 Inactivated on 19 February 1952
Inactivated on 16 December 1952 Consolidated with the 8th Tactical Deployment Control Squadron, the 8th Ferrying Squadron and the 8th Combat Cargo Squadron as the 8th Tactical Deployment Control Squadron on 19 September 1985[1]
Activated on 15 October 1969 Inactivated on 8 March 1971
Redesignated 8th Tactical Deployment Control Squadron on 30 April 1974 Consolidated with the 8th Ferrying Squadron, the 8th Combat Cargo Squadron and the 8th Helicopter Flight on 19 September 1985 Redesignated 8th Air Deployment Control Squadron on 1 November 1990 Redesignated 8th Airborne Command and Control Squadron on 1 July 1994 Inactivated on 15 May 1996
Activated on 3 February 2003[1] Assignments
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References{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}Notes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433918/8-weapons-squadron-acc/ |last1=Warnock|first1=A. Timothy|title=Factsheet 8 Weapons Squadron (ACC)|date=January 9, 2008|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|deadurl=no |accessdate=June 25, 2018}} Bibliography{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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