453d Electronic Warfare Squadron

453d Electronic Warfare Squadron

Emblem of the 453d Electronic Warfare Squadron
Active 1942-1945, 1949-1951, 1955-1957, 1973-1993, current
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Role Electronic Warfare
Part of Air Combat Command
Battle honours Distinguished Unit Citation 24–27 December 1944

The 453d Electronic Warfare Squadron (453 EWS) is a United States Air Force unit. It is a geographically separated Unit (GSU) assigned to the 53d Wing and is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Overview

The 453d EWS provides a full spectrum of EW support to DoD and coalition warfighters. The 453 EWS provides EW support through four flights, operating together to create a foundation of EW knowledge, maintain and update such knowledge, provide in-depth radio frequency and other electronic warfare analyses and create a realistic training environment for the warfighter. The 453 EWS products and services are utilized in a variety of areas, including mission planning, training, and exercises.

Units

History

Emblem of the World War II 453d Bombardment Squadron

Lineage

Activated on 4 August 1942
Redesignated 453d Bombardment Squadron, Medium on or about 9 October 1944
Inactivated on 14 December 1945
Redesignated 453d Bombardment Squadron, Light on 10 May 1949
Activated in the Air Force Reserve on 27 June 1949
Ordered to active service on 10 March 1951
Inactivated on 17 March 1951
Redesignated 453d Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 9 May 1955
Activated on 8 August 1955
Inactivated on 1 September 1957
Redesignated 453d Flying Training Squadron on or about 28 July 1972
Activated on 1 April 1973
Inactivated on 31 May 1993
Redesignated 453d Electronic Warfare Squadron
Activated

Assignments

Stations

  • Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, 4 August 1942 – 21 August 1942
  • MacDill Field, Florida 21 August 1942 – 2 November 1942
  • Myrtle Beach Bombing Range, South Carolina 2 November 1942 – 25 April 1943
  • RAF Earls Colne, England (Station 358), 14 June 1943 – 21 July 1944
  • RAF Beaulieu, England (Station 408), 21 July 1944 – 26 August 1944
  • Lessay (A-20), France, 26 August 1944 – 21 September 1944
  • Chartres, France (Station 190, A-40), 21 September 1944 – 13 October 1944
  • Laon-Athies Airfield (A-69), France 13 October 1944 – 9 February 1945
  • Denain-Prouvy Airfield (A-83), France, 9 February 1945 – 15 May 1945

Aircraft

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. Maurer (ed.), Air Force Combat Units of World War II, p. 204
  2. Maurer (ed.). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II pp.558-559

External links

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