390th Fighter Squadron

390th Electronic Combat Squadron
EA-18G Growler at NAS Whidbey Island
Active	1943–1946; 1953–1959; 1962–1982; 1982–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Electronic Combat
Part of	Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force 366th Fighter Wing 366th Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Nickname(s)	Wild Boars, Blue Boar (Vietnam)
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Presidential Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" device Belgian Fourragère Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Insignia
390th Electronic Combat Squadron emblem (modified 18 November 1993)
390th Fighter-Bomber Squadron emblem (approved 6 October 1955)

The 390th Electronic Combat Squadron (390 ECS) is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It operates EA-6B & EA-18G aircraft conducting the electronic attack mission.

The 390th flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from 14 March 1944 – 3 May 1945.

The 390th flew combat missions in Southeast Asia from, c. 18 November 1965 – 14 June 1972.

The squadron conducted replacement training from, 1 July 1974 – c. 18 August 1976. It trained EF-111 Raven aircrews in electronic countermeasures from, 15 December 1982 – 4 August 1992. The 390th again saw combat when it jammed radar sites during the invasion of Panama in December 1989, and the Gulf War from, 17 January 1991 – 6 March 1991. The 390 FS also deployed aircraft and aircrews to Turkey and Saudi Arabia from, 10 January–c. 11 September 1992.

It was redesignated the 390th Electronic Combat Squadron again on 27 Sep 2010. The squadron was located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington and flew EA-6B Prowlers alongside VAQ-129. The last flight of the unit in the Prowler took place on 9 July 2014 as the squadron transitioned to the EA-18G Growler.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.