▁villages ▁of ▁S emb ach ▁and ▁Me h lingen , ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁oper ational ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁operated ▁from ▁Ph als bourg ▁Air ▁Base ▁until ▁September ▁while ▁improvements ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁La on ▁run way . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁R F - 8 4 ▁equ ipped ▁squad rons ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁Wing ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁in activ ated ▁and ▁their ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁taken ▁by ▁V ood oo ▁equ ipped ▁squad rons ▁being ▁deployed ▁from ▁Shaw . ▁These ▁new ▁squad rons ▁arrived ▁at ▁La on ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 0 3 rd ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁in ▁late ▁June . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁ 3 0 3 rd ▁was ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Compos ite ▁Squadron ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁ 3 0 3 rd ▁T act ical ▁Electron ic ▁War fare ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁cons olid ated ▁squad ron ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁active . ▁ ▁Line age ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Compos ite ▁Squadron ▁ ▁Const it uted ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron ▁( Special ) ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁Activ ated ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁Red es ign ated : ▁ 7 th ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron ▁on ▁