201st Combat Communications Group
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The United States Air Force
's 201st Combat Communications Group (201 CCG) is a combat communications unit located at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, USA. The 201 CCG is composed of a group headquarters and five assigned units located on the Hawaiian islands
of Oahu
, Maui
, Hawaii and Kauai
.
requirements for air traffic control and communications facilities, as well as to provide tactical communications for the State of Hawaii, Department of Defense
, in response to emergencies originating from either human or natural causes.
Mission Statement
varying sizes argent and in dexter base a silhouetted Hawaiian warrior brown fimbriated of the second,
all within a diminished bordure of the like.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 201st Combat Communications Group (201 CCG) is a combat communications unit located at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, USA. The 201 CCG is composed of a group headquarters and five assigned units located on the Hawaiian islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
of Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
, Maui
Maui
The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...
, Hawaii and Kauai
Kauai
Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
.
Mission
The 201st CCG’s mission is to provide tactical communications and air traffic services in the defense and service of the United States of America and its allies. It also supports emergency United States Air ForceUnited States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
requirements for air traffic control and communications facilities, as well as to provide tactical communications for the State of Hawaii, Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, in response to emergencies originating from either human or natural causes.
Mission Statement
Emblem
Azure, a lightning bolt bendwise or garnished gules between a pattern of six mullets of five points ofvarying sizes argent and in dexter base a silhouetted Hawaiian warrior brown fimbriated of the second,
all within a diminished bordure of the like.
Previous designations
- 201st Combat Communications Group (1976 – present)
- 201st Combat Communications Squadron (1967–1976)
Subordinate units
- 201st Intelligence Squadron – ???
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– Elmendorf AFB, AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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– Hilo, Hawaii - 292d Combat Communications Squadron292d Combat Communications SquadronThe United States Air Force's 292nd Combat Communications Squadron is a combat communications unit located at Kahului, Hawaii-Emblem Significance:...
– Kahului, Hawaii - 293d Combat Communications Squadron293d Combat Communications SquadronThe United States Air Force's 293rd Combat Communications Squadron is a combat communications unit located at the Pacific Missile Range Facility and Hickam AFB, Hawaii.-Federal Mission:...
– Hickam AFB, Hawaii/Pacific Missile Range FacilityPacific Missile Range FacilityThe Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands is a U.S. Naval facility and airport located five nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Kekaha, in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States....
, Hawaii - 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron – Kalaeloa, Hawaii
Decorations
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 1 Jan 1993 – 31 Jul 1994
- 1 Jul 2003 – 30 Jun 2005