Lineage. Constituted as 390 Fighter Squadron (Single-Engine) on 24 May 1943. Activated on 1 Jun 1943. Redesignated as 390 Fighter Squadron, Single-Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 20 Aug 1946. Redesignated as 390 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 15 Nov 1952. Activated on 1 Jan 1953. Redesignated as 390 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1959. Activated on 30 Apr 1962. Organized on 8 May 1962. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1982. Redesignated as 390 Electronic Combat Squadron on 10 Dec 1982. Activated on 15 Dec 1982. Redesignated as: 390 Fighter Squadron on 11 Sep 1992; 390 Electronic Combat Squadron on 27 Sep 2010.
Assignments. 366 Fighter Group, 1 Jun 1943–20 Aug 1946. 366 Fighter-Bomber Group, 1 Jan 1953 (attached to 21 Fighter-Bomber Wing, 25 Dec 1955–c. 14 Jun 1956); 366 Fighter-Bomber (later, 366 Tactical Fighter) Wing, 25 Sep 1957–1 Apr 1959. United States Air Forces in Europe, 30 Apr 1962; 366 Tactical Fighter Wing, 8 May 1962; 6252 Tactical Fighter Wing, 29 Oct 1965; 35 Tactical Fighter Wing, 8 Apr 1966; 366 Tactical Fighter Wing, 10 Oct 1966; 347 Tactical Fighter Wing, 30 Jun 1972; 366 Tactical Fighter Wing, 31 Oct 1972–1 Oct 1982 (attached to Det 1, HQ, 366 Tactical Fighter Wing, 19 Aug–16 Sep 1976). 366 Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Dec 1982; 366 Operations Group, 1 Mar 1992–.
Stations. Richmond AAB, VA, 1 Jun 1943; Bluethenthal Field, NC, 9 Aug 1943; Richmond AAB, VA, 6 Nov–17 Dec 1943; Membury, England, 10 Jan 1944; Thruxton, England, 1 Mar 1944; St Pierre du Mont, France, 20 Jun 1944; Dreux, France, 25 Aug 1944; Laon/Couvron, France, 8 Sep 1944; Asch, Belgium, 26 Nov 1944; Munster/Handorf, Germany, 14 Apr 1945; Bayreuth/Bindlach, Germany, 28 Jun 1945; Fritzlar, Germany, 14 Sep 1945–20 Aug 1946. Alexandria (later, England) AFB, LA, 1 Jan 1953–1 Apr 1959 (deployed at Aviano, AB, Italy, 25 Dec 1955–c. 14 Jun 1956). Chambley AB, France, 8 May 1962–Jul 1963; Holloman AFB, NM, 12 Jul 1963–29 Oct 1965; Da Nang AB, South Vietnam, 29 Oct 1965–30 Jun 1972 (deployed at Clark AB,
Philippines, 29 Oct–c. 17 Nov 1965); Mountain Home AFB, ID, 30 Jun 1972–1 Oct 1982 (deployed at Taegu AB, South Korea, 19 Aug–16 Sep 1976). Mountain Home AFB, ID, 15 Dec 1982; Whidbey Island NAS, WA, 27 Sep 2010–.
Commanders. Capt Harold N. Holt, 1 Jun 1943; Capt Clure E. Smith, 14 May 1944; Capt Maurice L. Martin, 2 Oct 1944; Capt Lowell B. Smith, 1 Feb-c.20 Apr 1945; unkn, 21 Apr 1945-20 Aug 1946. Maj John W. Saxton, c. 1 Jan 1953-unkn; Lt Col Harold E. Comstock, c. Jun 1954-unkn; Maj Joseph S. Michalowski, unkn-14 Aug 1957; Maj Fred H. Henderson, 14 Aug 1957; Lt Col Frank J. McGuinness, 9 Sep1958-1 Apr 1959. Unkn, 8 May-15 Jul 1962; Lt Col Raymond L. Hurley, 16 Jul 1962; Lt Col Jack Bellamy, 29 Jun 1964; Lt Col Douglas H. Frost, Jul 1966; Lt Col Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr., 6 Jan 1967; Lt Col Hervey S. Stockman, 19 May 1967; Lt Col Clement D. Billingslea, 11 Jun 1967; Lt Col Fred A. Haeffner, 20 Jun 1967; Lt Col Wayne T. Elder, 23 Nov 1967; Lt Col John S. Stoer, 19 May 1968; Lt Col Cecil G. Foster, 29 Jul 1968; Lt Col Robert S. McCormick, 7 Jun 1969; Lt Col Garold R. Beck, 19 Jun 1969; Lt Col John E. Cadou, 27 Mar 1970; Lt Col Robert B. Watson, 8 Dec 1970; Lt Col Delbert H. Jacobs, 22 Apr 1971; Lt Col Walter E. Bjorneby, 18 Dec 1971; Lt Col Gene E. Taft, 6 May-c. 14 Jun 1972; none (not manned), 15-29 Jun 1972; Lt Col Robert B. Coburn, 30 Jun 1972; Lt Col Ronald G. Strack, 18 Jun 1973; Lt Col David H. Reiner, 13 Dec 1974; Lt Col John A. Dramesi, 1 May 1975; Lt Col James C. Sharp, 12 Apr 1976; Lt Col Brian R. Williams, 16 May 1977; Lt Col Joe G. Cabuk Jr., 10 May 1979; Lt Col Samuel L. Harris, 9 Jan 1981-1 Oct 1982. Lt Col Herbert T. Pickering Jr., 15 Dec 1982; Lt Col Robert J. Osterloh, 24 Jun 1983; Lt Col William R. Teske, 7 Jun 1985; Lt Col Richard M. Meeboer, 22 Jun 1987; Lt Col Dennis Hardziej, 1 Jun 1989; Lt Col Kenneth J. Muldowney, 7 Jun 1991; Lt Col Larry D. New, 17 Jun 1992; Lt Col Peter J. Bunce, 24 Mar 1994; Lt Col Frank Gorenc, 22 Jan 1996; Lt Col Mitch R. Fryt, 25 Jul 1997; Lt Col Eric M. O’Connell, 16 Jul 1999; Lt Col James P. Molloy, 9 Mar 2001; Lt Col David A. Slade, 7 Mar 2003; Lt Col Jeffrey W. Prichard, 25 Mar 2005; Lt Col David L. Cool, 20 Nov 2006; Lt Col James E. Stratton, 25 Oct 2008; Lt Col Donald K. McFatridge, 27 Sep 2010; Lt Col Karl Fischbach, May 2011; Lt Col Don Keen, May 2013; Lt Col Allen A. Geist, 20 May 2015-.
Aircraft. P–47, 1943–1946. F–51, 1953; F–86, 1953–1955; F–84, 1954–1958; F–100, 1957–1959. F–84, 1962–1965; F–4, 1965–1972; F–111, 1972–1982. EF–111, 1982–1992; F–15, 1992–.
Operations. Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO), 14 Mar 1944–3 May 1945. Combat in Southeast Asia, c. 18 Nov 1965–14 Jun 1972. Replacement training, 1 Jul 1974–c. 18 Aug 1976. Trained EF–111 aircrews in electronic countermeasures, 15 Dec 1982–4 Aug 1992. Jammed radar during the invasion of Panama, Dec 1989, and the war with Iraq, 17 Jan 1991–6 Mar 1991. Sent some aircraft and aircrews to Turkey and Saudi Arabia, 10 Jan–c. 11 Sep 1992. Trained in defensive and offensive counterair operations, 2000-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.
Vietnam: Vietnam Defensive; Vietnam Air; Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III; Vietnam Air/Ground; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV; TET 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon; Commando Hunt V; Commando Hunt VI; Commando Hunt VII; Vietnam Ceasefire. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Ceasefire.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. Panama, 1989–1990.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Normandy, 11 Jul 1944. Presidential Unit Citations (Southeast Asia): 23 Apr–1 Aug 1967; 1 Apr–26 Jun 1972. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” Device: 1 May 1966–31 Mar 1967; 1 Apr 1967–31 Mar 1968; 1 Apr 1968–31 Jul 1969; 1 Aug 1969–1 Aug 1970; 2 Aug 1970–31 Mar 1972. Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jan 2007- 31 May 2008. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 May 1964–30 Apr 1966; 17 Apr 1974–15 Apr 1976; 16 Apr 1976–27 Mar 1978; 18 Aug–16 Sep 1976; 1 Apr 1983–31 Mar 1985; 1 Mar 1989–28 Feb 1991; 1 Mar 1992-28 Feb 1994; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 1999-31 May 2001; 1 Jun 2001-31 May 2002; 1 Jun 2003-31 May 2005; 1 Jun 2005-31 May 2006; 1 Jun 2011-31 May 2012. Cited in the Orders of the Day, Belgian Army: 6 Jun–30 Sep 1944; 1 Oct–17 Dec 1944; 18 Dec 1944–25 Jan 1945. Belgian Fourragere. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 May 1966–30 Jun 1972.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 17 Apr 2017.
Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through Oct 2010.
Supersedes statement prepared in Oct 2010.
Emblem. Approved on 6 Oct 1955 and modified on 18 Nov 1993.
Prepared by Daniel L. Haulman