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Compass Call: The first's final flight
USAF EC-130H #73-1587 Compass Call from 41 ECS sits on the flight line at Davis-Monthan AFB, January. 15, 2020. This EC-130H,was retired from the fleet following its final flight after 37 years of conducting the Compass Callmission. [USAF photo by SrA Christina Rios]
Feb 11, 2020 - On March 19, 1982, the first specially modified EC-130H “Compass Call” aircraft, tail number 1587, arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. On January 15, 2020, the aircraft made its final flight over the skies of Arizona. [Read more...]
EC-130H, 15 years and nearly 42K combat hours in support of the Coalition mission
Airmen assigned to the 41st EECS talk next to EC-130H #64-14862 Compass Call final mission meeting on the flight line at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on September 6, 2015. The Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joseph Swafford]
Dec 15, 2018 - On a rainy, 40-degree evening at Bagram Airfield, EC-130H Compass Call maintainers and aircrew walk out to the flightline to work on their aircraft. [Read more...]
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43rd EECS provides disruptive capability for the battlefield
Members of the 43rd EECS and the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose for a photo September 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 43rd EECS uses EC-130H aircraft to deny the communications capability enemy ground forces need to coordinate an attack, creating chaos and confusion. [USAF photo by SSgt. Christopher Stoltz]
Oct 10, 2018 - The 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron isn't quite as flashy as some of their counterparts here in the Central Command area of responsibility. They do not drop munitions on target, engage in air-to-air combat or fly at hypersonic speeds. However, their mission may be one of the most underrated. [Read more...]
Compass Call reshapes OIR battlefield with electronic warfare domination
An EC-130H Compass Call receives maintenance at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on August 30, 2017. Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system that uses noise jamming to disrupt enemy command and control communications and deny time-critical adversary coordination essential for enemy force management. [USAF photo by TSgt. Jonathan Hehnly]
Aug 30, 2017 - Often times when we think about how air power is used in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, we think about cargo aircraft delivering critical supplies and personnel to the frontlines or bombs being dropped onto targets. [Read more...]
EC-130s maintain constant presence in Afghanistan 15 years later
SSgt. Kyle Poston, 455th EAMXS crew chief, oversees engine maintenance on EC-130H Compass Call #73-1583 on January 18, 2017 at Bagram AB. To date, 41st EECS crews have flown over 39,000 hours during 6,800 combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and now the Resolute Support Mission. [USAF photo by SSgt. Katherine Spessa]
Jan 19, 2017 - All around the dimly-lit tent are enduring symbols of a constant presence. A name scrawled across a wooden wall, a lengthy list of deployment dates written underneath, updated year after year. A library stacked with books and games to pass the time. A built-in couch labeled “Snooze Town.” [Read more...]
Compass Call targets ISIL through electronic attack
USAF EC-130H #64-14862 from 43 ECS Compass Call prepares to taxi on December 5, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. [USAF photo by SrA Andrew Park]
Dec 14, 2016 - Military operations are complex. Attacking an adversary requires significant coordination and communication between a commander and their fighters. The fog and friction of war means that even the best laid plans are often adapted on the fly, and competent leaders need the ability to redirect their forces in real-time in order to react to enemy actions. [Read more...]
41st EECS Scorpions defend the force with Compass Call
Airmen assigned to the 41st EECS talk next to EC-130H #64-14862 Compass Call final mission meeting on the flight line at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on September 6, 2015. The Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joseph Swafford]
Sep 11, 2015 - On the combat frontier in Afghanistan, the ability to disrupt or exploit enemy command and control communication is vital to protecting the lives of U.S. and Coalition tactical air, surface and special operations forces. [Read more...]
EC-130H Compass Call comes to Hunter for joint training
Electronic Warfare Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division and Air Force pose for photo behind the Compass Call aircraft for joint training with Army Electronic Warfare Officers on October 9, 2014 on Hunter Army Airfield. [Photo by Capt. Chad Ashe]
Oct 13, 2014 - According to an Air Force news release, the EC-130H Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system that uses a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. [Read more...]
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