291st Combat Communications Squadron
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The United States Air Force
's 291st Combat Communications Squadron is an Air National Guard
combat communications unit located at Keaukaha Military Reservation, Hawaii
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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 291st Combat Communications Squadron is an Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
combat communications unit located at Keaukaha Military Reservation, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
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Mission
The 291st Combat Communication Squadron (291 CCS) installs and maintains telephone and computer networks as well as high frequency radio systems, administering and monitoring network security and operations and providing air traffic control.Major Command/Gaining Command
- Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Air Combat CommandAir Combat CommandAir Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
(???-Present) - Air Force Space Command
Commanders
- Major Garrick Yokoe (2010-)
- Major Johnnie G. Mah (???)
- Lieutenant Colonel Roy A. Cornella (???)
- Lieutenant Colonel William Wright (???)
- Lieutenant Colonel Richard Nishimura (???)
- Lieutenant Colonel David Howard (???)