The 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...

's 381st Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is a United States military facility adjacent to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. It is an amalgamation of the former United States Air Force Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010.-Overview:The...

, Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. The unit operates an AN/FLR-9

AN/FLR-9

The AN/FLR-9 is a type of very large circular "Wullenweber" antenna array, built at many locations during the cold war for HF/DF direction finding of high priority targets. The worldwide network, known collectively as "Iron Horse", could locate HF communications almost anywhere on the planet...

 Circularly Disposed Antenna Array (CDAA), also known as an "Elephant Cage".

Logo Significance

Blue and Yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel.

Previous designations

• 381st Intelligence Squadron (1 Oct 1993–Present)
• 6981st Electronic Security Group (1 Apr 1989-1 Oct 1993)
• 6981st Electronic Security Squadron (1 Aug 1979-1 Apr 1989)
• 6981st Security Squadron (1 Jul 1974-1 Aug 1979)
• 6981st Security Group (1 Jul 1963-1 Jul 1974)
• 6981st Radio Group, Mobile (1 Jan 1956-1 Jul 1963)
• 6981st Radio Squadron, Mobile (8 May 1955-1 Jan 1956)
• 3d Radio Squadron, Mobile (2 Nov 1949-8 May 1955)
• 300th Radio Squadron, Mobile (19 Mar 1948-22 Aug 1949)
• 3d Radio Squadron, Mobile (14 Nov 1946-19 Mar 1948)
• 3d Radio Squadron, Mobile (G) (29 Feb 1944-3 Oct 1945)
• 951st Signal Radio Intelligence Company, Aviation (23 Jul 1942-29 Feb 1944)

Bases stationed

• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
  Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
  Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is a United States military facility adjacent to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. It is an amalgamation of the former United States Air Force Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010.-Overview:The...
  
  , Alaska
  Alaska
  Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
  
   (formerly designated as Elmendorf AFB) (1 Jun 1950–Present)
• Brooks AFB, Texas
  Texas
  Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
  
   (23 Nov 1949-16 May 1950)
• Chicago, Illinois (8 Apr 1948-22 Aug 1949)
• Camp Patrick Henry, ??? (3 Oct 1945-8 Apr 1948)
• Bad Kissingen, Germany (4 Jun 1945-Sep 1945)
• Chantilly, France (13 Sep 1944-4 Jun 1945)
• Blythe Bridge, England (4 Dec 1943-13 Sep 1944)
• Tidworth, England (4 Sep 1943-4 Dec 1943)
• Teddington, England (25 Aug 1943-4 Sep 1943)
• Camp Pinedale, California (23 Jan 1943-1 Aug 1943)
• Drew Field, Florida (19 Sep 1942-23 Jan 1943)
• Harding Field, Louisiana (24 Aug 1942-19 Sep 1942)

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 
  • 1 Oct 1994-30 Sep 1995
  • 1 Oct 1993-30 Sep 1994
  • 1 Jul 1991-30 Jun 1993
  • 1 Jan 1976-31 Dec 1977
  • 1 Jul 1974-31 Dec 1975
  • 1 Jul 1972-30 Jun 1974
  • 1 Jul 1964-30 Jun 1966
  • 27 Mar 1964-30 Mar 1964 - for quick operational recovery after the 1964 Alaska earthquake

External links

• Air Force ISR Agency
• 3d Wing: Elmendorf AFB, Alaska