1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron
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The 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron (1 ACCS) is part of the 55th Wing
at Offutt Air Force Base
, Nebraska
. It operates the E-4
aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.
from, November 1918–April 1919.
It ferried aircraft from factories in the Western Procurement District to overseas departure points from, April 1942–March 1944. Since 1969 it has provided aircraft for National Emergency Airborne Command Post in support of Presidential requirements.
55th Wing
The 55th Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command. The unit is stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska....
at Offutt Air Force Base
Offutt Air Force Base
Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation near Omaha, and lies adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. It operates the E-4
Boeing E-4
The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post, with a project name of "Nightwatch", is an aircraft operated by the United States Air Force...
aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.
History
The squadron was first established as an observation unit on front lines with French Eighth Army and American I Corps from, 19 April–17 October 1918 and served with III Corps as part of occupation forcesMilitary occupation
Military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a hostile army. The territory then becomes occupied territory.-Military occupation and the laws of war:...
from, November 1918–April 1919.
It ferried aircraft from factories in the Western Procurement District to overseas departure points from, April 1942–March 1944. Since 1969 it has provided aircraft for National Emergency Airborne Command Post in support of Presidential requirements.
Lineage
- Company A, 2d Balloon Squadron (25 September 1917–1918)
- 1st Balloon Company (19 June 1918–25 July 1922)
- 1st Airship Company (24 March 1923–1927)
- 1st Balloon Company (1927–1933) (Constituted on 18 Oct 1927, and activated 17 May 1929. It was assigned to the Sixth Corps Area and then to the Field Artillery School in June 1929.)
- 1st Balloon Squadron (1 October 1933–1942) (The unit was assigned to the III Air Support Command, attached to Field Artillery School, from 1 September 1941 until 6 February 1942, when it was disbanded.)
- 1st Air Corps Ferrying Squadron (15 April 1942–1943) (Assigned to the 6th Ferrying Group until 1 April 1944.)
- 1st Ferrying Squadron (12 May 1943–1 April 1944)
- 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron was constituted on 9 May 1969, and was activated on 1 July 1969 and assigned to the 1st Composite Wing. It was subsequently assigned to the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing on 1 November 1975. Consolidated, it was assigned to the 55th Wing on 1 September 1991.
Assignments
- Balloon Wing, I Corps (1918)
- Balloon Group, I Corps (1918)
- Balloon Group, III Corps (1918–1919)
- Air Service Balloon Observers School (1919–1922)
- IX Corps Area (1922)
- VI Corps Area (1929)
- Field Artillery School (1929–1941)
- III Air Support Command (1941–1942)
- Attached: Field Artillery School (1 September 1941 - 6 February 1942)
- 6th Ferrying Group (1942–1944)
- 1st Composite Wing (1969–1975)
- 55th Wing55th WingThe 55th Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command. The unit is stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska....
(1975–Present)
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, Nebraska (1977–Present)
Aircraft Operated
- Type R Observation BalloonObservation balloonObservation balloons are balloons that are employed as aerial platforms for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting. Their use began during the French Revolutionary Wars, reaching their zenith during World War I, and they continue in limited use today....
(1918–1922) - A-6 Spherical Balloon (1929–1942)
- A-7 Spherical Balloon (1929–1942)
- C-3 Observation Balloon (1929 - c. 1939)
- C-6 Observation Balloon (1937 - c. 1942)
- D-2 Barrage BalloonBarrage balloonA barrage balloon is a large balloon tethered with metal cables, used to defend against low-level aircraft attack by damaging the aircraft on collision with the cables, or at least making the attacker's approach more difficult. Some versions carried small explosive charges that would be pulled up...
(1939) - D-3 Barrage Balloon (1940–1942)
- D-4 Barrage Balloon (1940–1942)
- D-5 Barrage Balloon (1940–1942)
- D-6 Barrage Balloon (1940–1942)
- EC-135JBoeing EC-135The Boeing EC-135 was a command & control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for the "Looking Glass" program, during the Cold War EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war...
(1969–1975) - E-4Boeing E-4The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post, with a project name of "Nightwatch", is an aircraft operated by the United States Air Force...
(1974–Present)