153d Command and Control Squadron

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unit_name= 153d Command and Control Squadron


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dates= 19xx-Present
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
type= Command and Control
role= Mobile C2
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command_structure=ANG/AFSPC
current_commander= Maj. Robert Korte
garrison= F. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming
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The United States Air Force's 153d Command and Control Squadron (153 CACS) is a command and control unit located at F. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming.

Mission

The 153d CACS mobilizes communications, automated data processing, and combat logistics for Northern Command commanders.

History

Air Force Space Command transferred the 4th Command and Control Squadron (4 CACS) to the Wyoming Air National Guardon 2 July 2002, with the activation of the 153 CACS and the deactivation of 4 CACS. In addition, the 153 CACS inherited equipment and mission from the 721st Mobile Command and Control Squadron (721 MCCS) in 1998. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3731/is_200208/ai_n9137599 National Guard: "Air Guard outfit takes steps toward the 'Fourth Dimension'"]

Previous designationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

* 153d Command and Control Squadron (1998-Present)
* 153d Air Control Squadron

Bases stationed

*F. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming (1998-Present)

Equipment Operated

*Mobile Consolidated Command Center (1998-Present) [http://www.af.mil/news/airman/1005/exclusives2b.shtml "Guard’s missionexpands into space," Airman Magazine Web exclusive] World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

References

External links

* [http://www.wychey.ang.af.mil/main.asp Wyoming Air National Guard]