1st Combat Communications Squadron

Last updated
1st Combat Communications Squadron
1st Combat Communications Squadron.svg
1st Combat Communications Squadron Insignia
Active1952-Present
Country United States
BranchUnited States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
RoleCombat Communications
Size Squadron
Part of 435th Air Ground Operations Wing
Garrison/HQ Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Nickname(s)Combat Comm, 1st CCS, 1st Mob, First Mob, 1st Comm, First Comm, 1CCGP, 1CISG
Motto(s)"First In - Last Out"

The 1st Combat Communications Squadron is a military communications unit of the United States Air Force. [1] It is part of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, United States Air Forces in Europe. It is located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Contents

The squadron traces its history to the constitution of the 1st Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron, Mobile, on 28 January 1952, and its subsequent activation on 1 March 1952 at Johnson Air Base, Japan, as part of the 1808th Airways and Air Communications Service Wing, Airways and Air Communications Service, USAF. [2] After a number of changes, the then-1st Mobile Communications Group arrived at Lindsey ASN, West Germany, in January 1976, thereafter being assigned to the European Communications Area.

Today the squadron's mission is to provide rapidly-deployable communications and air traffic control services throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The unit also supports training exercises, deployments, contingencies, and special military projects for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United States European Command, the Department of State, and the United Nations, as directed by United States Air Forces in Europe. In many cases, the unit's mission requires its members to be some of the first US forces to arrive at an operating location. Because of the nature of the operation and the services the unit provides, unit members are frequently among the last personnel to leave. Hence the motto, "First In--Last Out."

The squadron was the Air Force's Major General Harold M. McClelland Large Unit of the Year Award winner for 2017.

Lineage and previous designations

Bases stationed

Emblem

1st combat communications sq Color.jpg 1st combat communications squadron Subdued.jpg

Decorations

United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg

Valor device.svg
Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg

Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg

Air Force Meritorious Unit ribbon.svg

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg

Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines).svg

Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg

Equipment Operated

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">89th Airlift Wing</span> Unit of US Air Force responsible for presidential and other top governmental official transport

The 89th Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force is based at Joint Base Andrews and has an operational force of over 1,000 personnel. The 89th provides global Special Air Mission (SAM) airlift, logistics, aerial transport and communications for the president, vice president, combatant commanders, senior leaders and the global mobility system as tasked by the White House, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Air Mobility Command.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">303rd Aeronautical Systems Wing</span> Military unit

The 303rd Aeronautical Systems Wing was a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Materiel Command Aeronautical Systems Center, 2005-2010. It was stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as a tenant unit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">483rd Tactical Airlift Wing</span> Military unit

The 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing was a tactical airlift and composite wing assigned to Pacific Air Forces during the Vietnam War. It was the host organization at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base South Vietnam from 1970–1972.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">31st Combat Communications Squadron</span> Military unit

The 31st Combat Communications Squadron was a United States Air Force combat communications squadron, located at Tinker AFB.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">9th Special Operations Squadron</span> Military unit

The 9th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The squadron operates MC-130J Commando II aircraft in support of special operations. The 9th SOS specializes in the use of night vision goggles and formation tactics to refuel large helicopter and tilt-rotor formations. On 9 December 2014, the 522nd SOS was re-flagged as the 9th SOS moved from its location at Hurlburt Field to join the 27 SOW at Cannon Air Force Base.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">19th Operations Group</span> Division of the US Air Force stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas

The 19th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 19th Airlift Wing, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">86th Flying Training Squadron</span> Military unit

The 86th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. It operates Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">3rd Command and Control Squadron</span> Military unit

The United States Air Force's 3d Command and Control Squadron was a command and control unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">5th Space Warning Squadron</span> Military unit

The United States Air Force's 5th Space Warning Squadron was a missile warning unit located at Woomera AS, Australia. It used to be known as the 5th Joint Defense Space Communications Squadron.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">3rd Combat Communications Group</span> Military unit

The United States Air Force's 3rd Combat Communications Group was a United States Air Force combat communications unit located at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">269th Combat Communications Squadron</span> Military unit

The United States Air Force's 269th Combat Communications Squadron is an Ohio Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">602nd Special Operations Squadron</span> Military unit

The 602nd Special Operations Squadron was a United States Air Force squadron that operated in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

The United States Air Force's 206th Combat Communications Squadron was an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">236th Combat Communications Squadron</span> Military unit

The United States Air Force's 236th Combat Communications Squadron is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Hammond, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana Air National Guard. In late 2011, approximately 30 members of the squadron deployed to Afghanistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">692nd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group</span> Military unit

The United States Air Force's 692nd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is an intelligence unit located at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, performing operations as part of the Kunia Regional Security Operations Center (KRSOC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">23rd Intelligence Squadron</span> Military unit

The United States Air Force's 23d Intelligence Squadron is a military intelligence unit located at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Its first predecessor was organized during World War II as the 23rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. After training in the United States, the squadron deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, until V-E Day, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation and French Croix de Guerre. It inactivated in theater in September 1945.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">426th Network Warfare Squadron</span> US Air Force unit

The United States Air Force's 426th Network Warfare Squadron is an Air Force Reserve unit previously located in Vogelweh, Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">7th Combat Weather Squadron</span> Military unit

The 7th Combat Weather Squadron, based out of Wiesbaden, Germany, is a United States Air Force squadron providing weather intelligence to United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) forces across the United States European Command (USEUCOM) and United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) domains.

The 26th Network Operations Squadron, United States Air Force, is a network operations unit located at Gunter Annex, in Montgomery, AL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">280th Special Operations Communications Squadron</span> Military unit

The Air National Guard's 280th Special Operations Communications Squadron is a communications unit located at Hall Air Guard Station, Dothan Regional Airport, Alabama. The 280th SOCS provides tactical communication services to state, military and federal agencies utilizing state of the art information systems. The 280th SOCS provides over 44% of Air Force Special Operations Command's deployed communications capabilities.

References

  1. "Combat Comm supports 40-year UN resolution". Kaiserslautern American. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. Miller 1990, p. 173.
  3. "DoD Award Search". Air Force Personnel Services. AFPC. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

Alumni website compiled by members and alumni of the USAF's 1st MOB/Comm.