42nd Electronic Combat Squadron
| 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron | |
|---|---|
EC-130H Compass Call aircraft | |
| Active | 1945–1946; 1954–1966; 1968–1974; 1983–1992; 1994–2002; 2006–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Electronic Combat crew and pilot training |
| Garrison/HQ | Davis-Monthan AFB |
| Engagements | World War II Cold War Vietnam War Operation El Dorado Canyon Desert Storm Operation Deny Flight Operation Deliberate Force Operation Decisive Edge Operation Deliberate Guard Operation Deliberate Forge Operation Allied Force |
| Insignia | |
| 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron emblem (approved 20 January 1984) | |
| 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron emblem (approved 20 July 1954) | |
The 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, first activated in 1945 as the 42nd Reconnaissance Squadron. It has been inactivated and reactivated several times, most recently in 2006. Its current assignment is with the 55th Electronic Combat Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona as a geographically separated unit from its parent wing, the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The squadron is the Air Force's sole Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call formal training unit.