453-я электронная разведывательная эскадрилья ВВС США: история и современность.

The 453d Electronic Warfare Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 850th Spectrum Warfare Group and is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

The 453d provides electronic warfare (EW) support to Department of Defense and coalition warfighters. It provides EW support through four flights, operating to provide radio frequency (RF) and other EW analyses and create a realistic training environment for the warfighter. Its products and services are utilized in a variety of areas, including mission planning, training, and exercises. The Flagging Analysis flight provides tactical comparison of current expectations to current reality to prepare warfighters to deploy and operate. It monitors worldwide threat environment to detect and identify of new or changed threat radars that may impact the performance of aircraft EW systems. The Operations flight analyses active and passive RF based Sensor, EW & Command, Control & Communications and Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance systems' performance in support of operational, acquisition, and training activities. Its Improved Many on Many (IMOM) family of analysis tools support mission planners with comprehensive EW & Command, Control & Communications and Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance analyses, including radar detection, threat engagement, communications & jamming, Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance collection, psychological operations broadcast, and passive detection capabilities. Additionally, the flight provides computer based EW target sets and various other modeling and simulation based training scenarios. In 2015, The squadron's Data flight became a part of the 57th Intelligence Squadron. It developed and maintained the Combat Support Database, Blue Airborne Target Signatures Database, US Electromagnetic Systems Database, Commercial Emitter Database, and the Next Generation Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming Database.

The squadron was first activated as the 453d Bombardment Squadron at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina on 4 August 1942 as one of the four original squadrons of the 323d Bombardment Group. After Phase I training at MacDill Field, Florida with Martin B 26 Marauders, the squadron trained for combat at Myrtle Beach Bombing Range, South Carolina until late April 1943, when the ground echelon departed Myrtle Beach for England, sailing on the on 5 May. The air echelon of the squadron had moved to Baer Field, Indiana in February. At Baer, it received new B 26Cs, then proceeded to the United Kingdom via the south Atlantic ferry route by June.

The squadron began operations with Eighth Air Force in July 1943 as part of the first raid on the European continent by B 26s. The squadron flew a mix of trainers and Douglas A 26 Invaders. The unit was manned at only 25% of its normal strength. All reserve combat units were mobilized for the Korean war. The squadron was mobilized on 10 March 1951. Its personnel and aircraft were used as fillers for other organizations ond the squadron was inactivated a week later.

Reformed as the 453d Flying Training Squadron at Mather Air Force Base California in 1973. As part of the 323d Flying Training Wing, the 453d provided electronic warfare officer (EWO) training to newly winged or transitioning USAF navigators destined for EWO assignments in the Boeing B 52 Stratofortress, Rockwell B 1 Lancer, General Dynamics EF 111 Raven, Republic F 105D Wild Weasel, McDonnell F 4G Wild Weasel IV and V, Boeing RC 135W Rivet Joint, Boeing RC 135S Cobra Ball and Boeing RC 135U Combat Sent, Lockheed AC 130 Spectre, Lockheed MC 130 Combat Talon and Combat Shadow; Lockheed EC 130E Airborne Battle Command & Control Center and Lockheed EC 130H Compass Call, or other selected USAF aircraft from 1973–1993.

The 453d Electronic Warfare Squadron is the fusion of the core EW functions from the original AF Electronic Warfare Center. It was formed from the AF Special Communications Center of Excellence's EW Effectiveness Analysis Mission (Comfy Coat).