Lineage. Constituted 727 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 30 Aug 1950. Activated on 2 Sep 1950. Redesignated: 727 Tactical Control Squadron on 1 Jul 1964; 727 Tactical Control Squadron (Test) on 15 Sep 1979; 727 Air Control Squadron (Test) on 1 Nov 1991. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1995. Redesignated 727 Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, and converted to provisional status, on 3 Feb 2005.
Assignments. 507 Tactical Control (later, 507 Communications and Control; 507 Tactical Control) Group, 2 Sep 1950; 602 Tactical Control Group (later, 602 Tactical Air Control Group; 602 Tactical Air Control Wing), 1 Jul 1966; USAF Tactical Air Warfare Center, 1 Oct 1979; 4442 Tactical Control (later, 505 Air Control; 505 Command and Control Evaluation) Group, 1 Mar 1980-1 Oct 1995. Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate at any time after 3 Feb 2005.
Stations. Shaw AFB, SC, 2 Sep 1950; Myrtle Beach AFB, SC, 26 Sep 1954; Bergstrom AFB, TX, c. 15 Nov 1966; Eglin AF Aux Field #9 (Hurlburt Field), 1 Oct 1979-1 Oct 1995.
Service Streamers. None
Campaign Streamers. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait. Iraq: Governance; National Resolution; Surge; Sovereignty; New Dawn. Global War on Terrorism.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Award: 10 Feb 2005-30 Apr 2005. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 14 Oct 1954; 1 Aug 1961-1 Aug 1963; [2 Aug]-31 Dec 1963; 1 Jan 1972-31 Dec 1973; 1 Jul 1981-30 Jun 1983; 1 Jul 1984-30 Jun 1986; 1 Jul 1986-30 Jun 1988; 1 Jan 1990-31 Dec 1991; 1 Jan 1992-30 Jun 1993; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1994; 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1995.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 10 Dec 2014.
Supersedes statement prepared on 21 Mar 2005.
Emblem. Approved 10 Apr 1981, newest rendition approved 18 Jun 2018.
Prepared by Daniel L. Haulman
Reviewed by Carl E. Bailey.