page_title: 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: USAF F-16A #80-0492 of the 430th TFS in flight in 1986 over the Grand Canyon. The 430th TFS is part of the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing based at Nellis AFB, Nevada. [USAF photo by SSGT Wayne Evans]
context_page_description: The 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Operations Group and stationed at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan.
  The 430th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed "The Backdoor Gang", was first activated during World War II as part of the 474th Fighter Group and served in the European Theater of Operations, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and the Belgian Fourragère for its actions in combat. It remained in Europe after V-E Day, returning to the United States, where it was inactivated at the Port of Embarkation in December 1945.
  The squadron was reactivated as the 430th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in 1952 as part og the 474th Fighter Bomber Wing and later the 474th Fighter Bomber Group, when it replaced an Air National Guard squadron in Japan. It again saw combat in the Korean War, earning another Distinguished Unit Citation and a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. The Squadron returned to the United States in 1954.
context_section_description: The 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit.   It is assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Operations Group and stationed at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan.
  The 430th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed "The Backdoor Gang", was first activated during World War II as part of the 474th Fighter Group and served in the European Theater of Operations, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and the Belgian Fourragère for its actions in combat.  It remained in Europe after V-E Day, returning to the United States, where it was inactivated at the Port of Embarkation in December 1945.
  The squadron was reactivated as the 430th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in 1952 as part og the 474th Fighter Bomber Wing and later the 474th Fighter Bomber Group, when it replaced an Air National Guard squadron in Japan.  It again saw combat in the Korean War, earning another Distinguished Unit Citation and a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.  The Squadron returned to the United States in 1954.
  The 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron was deployed in September 1972 to Thailand to fly combat missions in the Vietnam War, and was awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device 28 Sep 1972-22 Feb 1973 and Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm 28 Sep 1972-22 Feb 1973.  It remained a fighter unit until inactivating in 1989.
  In 1992, the unit became the 430th Electronic Combat Squadron, but was only active for one year.  It was converted to provisional status and received its current name in 2013.
caption: 430 TFS F-16A Block 10C 80-0492 flying over the Grand Canyon in 1986
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