726 Air Control Squadron (ACC)

Lineage. Constituted as 726 Tactical Control Squadron on 30 Aug 1950. Activated on 2 Sep 1950. Inactivated on 15 Jul 1958. Activated on 15 Oct 1969. Redesignated as 726 Air Control Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.
 
Assignments. 507 Tactical Control Group, 2 Sep 1950-15 Jul 1958. 507 Tactical Control Group (later, 507 Tactical Air Control Group; 507 Tactical Air Control Wing; 507 Air Control Wing), 15 Oct 1969; 31 Operations Group, 1 May 1992; 363 Operations Group, 20 Nov 1992; Ninth Air Force, 31 Dec 1993; 20 Operations Group, 1 Jan 1994; 366 Operations Group, 21 Jun 1996; 552 Air Control Group, 1 May 2008-.
 
Stations. Pope AFB, SC, 2 Sep 1950; Shaw AFB, SC, 1 Jul 1954-15 Jul 1958. Homestead AFB, FL, 15 Oct 1969; Shaw AFB, SC, 1 Oct 1992; Mountain Home AFB, ID, 21 Jul 1996-.

Service Streamers. None.
 
Campaign Streamers. Southwest Asia: Liberation and Defense of Kuwait. Kosovo: Air Campaign.
 
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jan 2007-31 May 2008. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 16 Jun 1974-15 Jun 1975; 16 Jun 1975-31 May 1977; 1 May 1981-30 Apr 1983; 1 May 1983-30 Apr 1985; 1 May 1987-30 Apr 1989; 20 Nov 1992-31 Dec 1993; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1994; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 2001-31 May 2002; 1 Jun 2003-31 May 2005; 1 Jun 2005-31 May 2006.
 
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 19 Oct 2011.

Supersedes statement prepared on 2 Nov 1999.

Emblem. Approved on 27 Mar 1974; latest rendering, 6 Jan 2021.

Prepared by Patsy Robertson.

Reviewed by Daniel Haulman.