March 1, 2024 43rd ECS Transitions to EA-37B The 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron took its final flight in the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft on Feb. 15, 2024, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
Nov. 10, 2022 Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth participating in exercise Resolute Hunter The 55th Wing is participating in exercise Resolute Hunter, a multi-national and joint service exercise at Naval Air Station Fallon through Nov. 18, 2022.
July 28, 2022 755th Operations Support Squadron earns Air Force unit award The 755th Operations Support Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 55th Wing headquartered at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, earned the 2021 Air Force Outstanding Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year award.
Sept. 1, 2021 After seven years as FAO, new 755th OSS commander’s career comes full circle At first glance of the new 755th Operations Support Squadron commander’s biography, you quickly see his assignment makes a lot of sense given his many years within the EC-130 Compass Call and 55th Electronic Combat Group community.However, if you dig a little deeper, it’s pretty clear that Lt. Col.
Feb. 11, 2020 Compass Call: The first's final flight On March 19, 1982, the first specially modified EC-130H “Compass Call” aircraft, tail number 1587, arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. On Jan. 15, 2020, the aircraft made its final flight over the skies of Arizona.
Sept. 12, 2019 557th WW trains its own to deploy anytime, everywhere Instructors from the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron took on an unusual set of students, a class composed entirely of Airmen from a single unit. Airmen from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, attended the Deployed Weather Systems Training class at
Nov. 30, 2018 25th OWS celebrates 75th anniversary Surrounded by historic aircraft in the main hangar of the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, the 25th Operational Weather Squadron celebrated its 75th anniversary Nov. 2, 2018. Originally known as the 25th Weather Squadron, the unit provided weather support to Army and Army Air Corps
Sept. 22, 2017 42nd ECS simulator gets a facelift The 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron celebrated a re-opening of their EC-130H Compass Call flight deck simulator, Sept. 22. The upgraded flight simulator features the EC-130Hs new glass cockpit which allows the pilots to keep up with the aviation community and civilian advances.