116th Air Control Squadron | |
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Active | 1946–present [1] |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Command and Control |
Part of | Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center, Oregon |
Nickname(s) | Longracks |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt. Col. Casey Robbins |
The 116th Air Control Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron located at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center near Warrenton/Astoria, Oregon. [2] In March 2011 the 116th departed for a deployment to Qatar. [3] In 2006 the squadron deployed to Kandahar Air Base in support of Air Expeditionary Force 3 and 4, and Operation Enduring Freedom for 120 days. [4] The 116th ACS is a deployable airspace command & control unit, with radar and communications capabilities.
Air Control Squadron Allotted: 24 May 1946 to ANG
Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (Tactical), Marietta Army Air Base, Georgia Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee July 1951 – 8 October 1952
Tactical Control Squadron Portland, Air National Guard Base, Oregon Relocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 1988 9 June 1971 – 1 May 1987
Tactical Control Flight Portland, Air National Guard Base, Oregon Relocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 1988 1 May 1987 – 16 June 1992
Air Control Squadron Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Redesignated: ACS 16 June 1992 Equipment: MPS-11A, TPS-40, TPS-43E, TPS-75, replacement radar August 1975 due to structural failures.
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