USAF Doubles Down On Electronic Warfare

Asks Congress for ten additional EA-37B Compass Call aircraft

Depending on the source, there were only either 2 or 4 EC-130H Compass Call aircraft still in service on 28 February, when Operation Epic Fury began. These were venerable airplanes that entered service in 1983 and were already near the end of their service lives.

Two of the remaining fleet, possibly all the remaining fleet, were parked at Prince Sultan …