362d Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
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The 362d Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 unit. Its last was assigned to the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, stationed at Pleiku Air Base
Pleiku Air Base
Pleiku Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam. It was established by the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1962 at an undeveloped airstrip, and was used by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. It was seized by the Vietnam People's...

, Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...

. It was inactivated on 27 June 1972

History

Activated in South Vietnam in 1967. Flew C-47 aircraft equipped with electronic countermeasures equipment over South Vietnam. Inactivated as part of United States drawdown in Souheast Asia during 1972.

Lineage

  • Constituted as 362d Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron and activated on 1 February 1967
Redesignated 362d Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron on 15 March 1967
Inactivated on 27 June 1972

Assignments

  • 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1 February 1967
  • 483d Tactical Airlift Wing, 31 August 1971
  • 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 February - 27 June 1972

Stations

  • Tan Son Nhut Air Base
    Tan Son Nhut Air Base
    Tan Son Nhut Air Base was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force facility. It is located near the city of Saigon in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War , stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there...

    , Republic of Vietnam, 1 February 1967
  • Da Nang Air Base
    Da Nang Air Base
    Da Nang Air Base was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force facility. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War , stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there...

    , Republic of Vietnam, 31 August 1971
  • Pleiku Air Base
    Pleiku Air Base
    Pleiku Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam. It was established by the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1962 at an undeveloped airstrip, and was used by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. It was seized by the Vietnam People's...

    , Republic of Vietnam, 1 February-27 June 1972
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