- The first EC-130H "Compass Call" aircraft, modified to disrupt enemy communications, arrived at at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona in March 1982.
- That aircraft, tail number 1587, made its final flight over Arizona in January this year.
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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.
The Compass Call aircraft is an airborne tactical weapon system used to disrupt enemy command and control communications and limit adversary coordination essential for enemy force management.
The aircraft, assigned to the 55th Electronic Group, supported various missions over its 37 years including, but not limited to, Operations Inherent Resolve, Iraqi Freedom and Desert Storm.