119th Command and Control Squadron


The United States Air Force's 119th Command and Control Squadron is a space control unit located at McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee. The unit augments the operations of USSTRATCOM on a continuous basis.

Mission

The 119th Command and Control Squadron was one of the first Air National Guard units to become a part of the United States Space Command. Its mission is augmentation for USSTRATCOM's global operations center which coordinates and directs the use of the Department of Defense’s military space forces.
The 119 CACS provides support to Headquarters USSTRATCOM via three primary Command and Control mission areas: Global Operations, Homeland Defense Operations, and Natural Disaster Events.

History

The 119 CACS was originally activated as 119th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron in 1950. Since its inception, the 119 ACS had always operated tactical radar systems, but was slated to lose its mission and association with Air Combat Command. This provided a fortuitous opportunity for the unit to be associated with USSPACECOM as a direct supporting unit. In the mid-1990s, USSPACECOM commander Gen Howard Estes III directed the command to expand the role of guard and reserve forces in operations from two percent to 20 percent.

Previous designations

  • 119th Command and Control Squadron
  • 119th Air Control Squadron on
  • 119th Tactical Control Squadron
  • 119th Aircraft Warning & Control Flight
  • 119th Aircraft Warning & Control Squadron

Commanders

  • Col Vince Franklin
  • Lt Col David Evans
  • Lt Col Luttrell Gus Schettler
  • Lt Col John F. White
  • Lt Col Clyde Huskey
  • Lt Col Nick Hanson
  • Lt Col Fred Bonney
  • Lt Col James W. Manley
  • Lt Col Arthur P. Wright
  • Maj Oscar L. Williams Jr.
  • Col John R. Douglas

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Decorations