728th Battle Management Control Squadron

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728th Battle Management Control Squadron
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Active1950–2013; 2023–present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Role Command and control
Part of Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Motto(s)Poised for Peace [1]
Mascot(s)Demon
Engagements Operation Desert Storm [2]
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award [2]
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Col Joshua Gulbranson
Insignia
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728th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron emblem [lower-alpha 2] 728th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron - Emblem.png

The 728th Battle Management Control Squadron (formerly Air Control Squadron) is an active United States Air Force unit. It was previously assigned to the 552d Air Control Group, 552d Air Control Wing and was inactivated on 17 May 2013. [3] On 13 February 2023 the unit was activated at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia as the new primary mission of the 461st Air Control Wing and was redesignated as 728th Battle Management Control Squadron.

Contents

From 1950 to 2013, the unit was a Control and Reporting Center.

History

The squadron was activated on 2 September 1950 at Turner Air Force Base, Georgia. The unit, originally designated 728th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron moved to Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on 2 November 1950 followed by a move to Donaldson Air Force Base, South Carolina on 16 January 1954. On 12 June 1956, the squadron was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. In the early 1960s, as Army airborne units were training for deployment to Vietnam, Detachment 1 of the 728th Squadron operated out of a field deployment on Fort Bragg and set up mobile communications systems for Army field exercises. This detachment moved to McCoy Air Force Base, Florida in 1965 and provided radio relay communications for the Inter-American Peace Force at San Isidro Air Base in the Dominican Republic. The detachment relocated to Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina in 1967. The 728th, in those days, was an element of Tactical Air Command and supported the Composite Air Strike Force. The Detachment at Myrtle Beachwas discontinued in 1969 and its personnel were sent to tactical control squadrons at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas and other bases. The 728th moved to Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field No. 3 (Duke Field) on 15 August 1977.

Awards and activities

Since the squadron's creation, the 728th has received six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards and has participated in several major command, U.S. Readiness Command and Joint Chiefs of Staff directed exercises and deployments throughout the world. During Operations Desert Shield/Storm, the 728th fulfilled a vital role in the coalition effort while they were deployed to King Kalid Military City, Saudi Arabia. The 728th also participated in Operation Deny Flight, the suppression of flight activities over Bosnia, while deployed to Monte Jacotenente, Italy. Additionally, the 728th contributed to the fight against illegal narcotics in Central and South America and supported an ongoing rotation to Kuwait as part of Operation Desert Calm. They also have been deployed six times to Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.

With the transition of the 33d Fighter Wing from an Air Combat Command (ACC) unit operating the McDonnell F-15 Eagle to an Air Education and Training Command unit operating the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, as well as a push to consolidate all stateside control and reporting centers under one Wing, on 1 May 2008 the 728th Air Control Squadron was reassigned to the newly activated 552d Air Control Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 552d Air Control Group's parent wing is the 552d Air Control Wing also at Tinker Air Force Base which also operates the majority of the USAF's fleet of E-3B/C Sentry AWACS aircraft. The resulting wing consolidated all ACC tactical command and control and air Battle Management capabilities under one parent organization allowing for continuity among CRCs. The unit was inactivated in 2013. On 13 February 2023 the unit was redesignated as the 728th Battle Management Control Squadron and activated at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It was assigned to the 461 Operations Group of the 461st Air Control Wing.

Lineage

Activated on 2 September 1950
Redesignated 728th Tactical Control Squadron on 1 July 1964
Redesignated 728th Air Control Squadron on 1 November 1991
Inactivated on 17 May 2013
Activated on 13 February 2023 [2]

Assignments

Stations

Past Commanders

Capt. David F. Pyle2 September 1950
Maj. Carl H. Leo18 December 1950
Maj. Joseph R McNamaraca. 1952
Maj. Frank S PuenteJul 1953
Maj. J. M. Patrick1 July 1954
Maj. George C. Marvin25 July 1955
Maj. Blythe E. Stevens15 August 1955
Capt J. N. Landonca. 1955
Maj. Edmond Jacobs7 November 1955
Lt Col. Homer L. Marcy25 May 1956
Maj. Harry Leas8 February 1957
Lt Col. Harry E Novingerca. 1957
Lt Col. Marshall F. Crispen16 December 1959
Maj. Glen W. Richardson24 June 1960
Maj. Frank Hathawayca. 1961
Lt Col. William F. GillandUnknown
Lt Col. Douglas P. ShinnUnknown
Maj. Frank R. HighsmithJuly 1963
Lt Col. Wilson M. DepriestAug 1964
Col Walter J. Russell Jr.,ca. 1967
Lt Col Don F. Fair,ca. 1968
Lt Col William N. Hopkins15 April 1969
Lt Col Jimmy Hicks9 February 1971
Lt Col Loren F. Driver2 July 1971
Maj. Francis X. Arceneauxca. 1973
Lt Col Jack L. Breidca. 1974
Lt Col Arthur J. Gillettca. 4th Qtr 1975
Lt Col James L. Johnson25 July 1977
Maj. James Koza16 July 1979
Lt Col Gerald E. Haba29 July 1981
Lt Col Bobby R. Wrightca. Dec 1982
Lt Col Bobby W. Smartca. Dec 1983
Lt Col Terry M. McKenzie1 June 1984
Lt Col Terry F. Green13 June 1986
Lt Col Lloyd W. McGrady7 November 1989
Lt Col William L. Alfordca. Nov 1990
Lt Col Steven S. Savage2 November 1992
Lt Col Mike Davisca. 1993
Lt Col Mark E. Bontrager9 January 1995
Lt Col Dale R. Wildey2 June 1997
Lt Col Jon C. Wilson7 May 1999
Lt Col Randal S. Nelson12 June 2001
Lt Col Scot D. Shively27 August 2003
Lt Col Frederick S. DeFranza1 September 2005
Lt Col Douglas I. Hagen20 June 2007
Lt Col Dominic Setka16 October 2009
Lt Col Jon RhoneMay 2011

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References

Notes

Explanatory notes
  1. ↑ Approved 7 April 2009. Description: On a disc parted per pale celeste and azure, issuing from base a demi-globe parted per pale of the field counterchanged, gridlined sable, supporting a stylized bat parted per pale of the third [color mentioned] and argent counterchanged, his eyes as a radar of the fourth [color mentioned] detailed of the third [color mentioned], langued gules, in chief two lightning bolts or; all within a narrow black border. Attached above the disc, a yellow scroll edged with a narrow black border and inscribed "POISED FOR PEACE" in black letters. Attached below the disc, a yellow scroll edged with a narrow black border and inscribed "728TH AIR CONTROL SQ" in black letters. Significance: Ultramarine blue and Air Force yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The two colors of the field represent day and night operations. The counterchanged globe symbolizes fair and foul weather. The counterchanged stylized bat signifies battle management functions of theater air defense during night and day, data link management, surveillance, identification and air battle execution. The bat's radar eyes represent the means to search the sky to accomplish tactical unit functions. The lightning bolts symbolize the high speed exchange of combat communications and fused data crucial to joint tactical operations. [1]
  2. ↑ Approved 16 July 1954.
  3. ↑ The unit's official list of stations does not reflect its move from the auxiliary field to the main base at Eglin on 5 June 1994.
Citations
  1. 1 2 "728th Air Control Squadron: Emblem". tioh.army.mil. The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lahue, Melissa (11 July 2023). "Factsheet 728 Battle Management Control Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Cuttita, Chrissy (20 May 2013). "Eglin honors, bids farewell to 728 ACS". Eglin Air Force Base News. Retrieved 28 October 2015.[ dead link ]

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