119th Command and Control Squadron

119th Command and Control Squadron
119th Command and Control Squadron
	119th Command and Control Squadron emblem
Active	1950-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Command and Control
Role	Space Operations
Part of	Air Force Space Command/US Strategic Command/Tennessee Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee
Motto(s)	FORTUNA FAVET FORTIBUS - "Fortune Favors The Bold"
Decorations	JMUA; AFOUA ; GWOT-S
Commanders
Current; commander	Lt Col David Evans

The United States Air Force's 119th Command and Control Squadron (119 CACS) is a space control unit located at McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee.^[4] The unit augments the operations of USSTRATCOM on a continuous basis.^[5]^[6]

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 (later United States Strategic Command). Its mission is augmentation for USSTRATCOM's global operations center (GOC) which coordinates and directs the use of the Department of Defense’s military space forces in providing missile warning, communications, navigation, weather, imagery and signals intelligence, and space support.^[7]

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.^[8]^[9]

History

The 119 CACS was originally activated as 119th Air Control Squadron in 1950. Since its inception, the 119 ACS had always operated tactical (mobile) radar systems, but was slated to lose its mission and association with Air Combat Command. This provided a fortuitious 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.^[10]^[11]

Previous designations^[12]

119th Command & Control Squadron (1 Aug 2002-Present)
119th Air Control Squadron (6 Oct 1950-1 Aug 2002)^[13]

Commanders

Lt Col David Evans (2008-Present)^[14]
Lt Col Luttrell Gus Schettler (2003-2008)^[15]^[16]
Lt Col John White (circa 2000)^[17]^[18]
Lt Col Clyde Huskey(??-??)^[19]
Lt. Col. Nick Hanson(??-??)^[20]
Lt. Col. Fred Bonney (??-??)^[21]

Bases stationed

McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee(1956-Present)^[22]^[23]
Otis Air Force Base (1952-1956)^[24]
McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee(1950-1952)^[25]

Equipment Operated^[26]

Global Command and Control System (GCCS) suites (2002-Present)
MILSTAR equipment (2002-Present)^[27]
Modular Control Equipment (???-2002)^[28]

Decorations

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award x 6^[29]^[30]
- 2 Oct 2007–1 Oct 2008^[31]
- 1 Jan 2006–1 Oct 2007^[32]
- 1 Jan 2000–31 Dec 2001^[33]
- 1 Jan 1996–31 Dec 1997^[34]
- 1 Jan 1995–31 Dec 1995^[35]
- 1 Jan 1990–31 Dec 1991^[36]
- 1 Jan 1986–31 Dec 1987^[37]
- 1 Jan 1984–31 Dec 1985^[38]

Joint Meritorious Unit Award^[39]
- 1 Jan 1999–3 Sep 2002
- 8 Apr 1991–27 Oct 1991

National Guard Meritorious Service Awards x 2^[40]
Air Guard Outstanding Mission Support Squadron Awards x 2^[41]

References

^ House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"
^ House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Celebrates Air National Guard Base",September 7, 2007
^ Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery", 19 March 2008
^ Tennessee National Guard History
^ Defense Techincal Information Center: Final JTIMS "v2.3" Requirements, 17 Aug 2007
^ https://tn.ngb.army.mil/hro/3-DOCUMENTS/09-124.pdf Tennessee ANG Vacancy: TECHNICIAN VACANCY Announcement Number 09-124]
^ Tennessee Military Department Bluebook, Nov 2005
^ Tennessee Military Department: Col L. Gus Schettler Official Biography
^ National Guard Bureau: "Statement By Lieutenant General H Steven Blum Chief, National Guard Bureau Before The Commission On The National Guard And Reserves On The Appropriate Role Of The National Guard And Reserves In Homeland Security And Homeland Defense
^ "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000
^ House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"
^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN: 1-85780-197-0
^ House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"
^ Ibid
^ Tennessee Military Department: Col L. Gus Schettler Official Biography
^ Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery", 19 March 2008
^ Ibid
^ "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000
^ Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery"
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ Air National Guard: ANG RESOURCE BOOK TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE
^ House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN: 1-880588-01-3
^ Air National Guard Fiscal Year 08/09 requirements
^ "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000
^ House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"
^ AF FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ Ibid
^ AF FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009
^ Ibid
^ Ibid

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[1] House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"

[2] House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Celebrates Air National Guard Base",September 7, 2007

[3] Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery", 19 March 2008

[4] Tennessee National Guard History

[5] Defense Techincal Information Center: Final JTIMS "v2.3" Requirements, 17 Aug 2007

[6] ttps://tn.ngb.army.mil/hro/3-DOCUMENTS/09-124.pdf Tennessee ANG Vacancy: TECHNICIAN VACANCY Announcement Number 09-124]

[7] Tennessee Military Department Bluebook, Nov 2005

[8] Tennessee Military Department: Col L. Gus Schettler Official Biography

[9] National Guard Bureau: "Statement By Lieutenant General H Steven Blum Chief, National Guard Bureau Before The Commission On The National Guard And Reserves On The Appropriate Role Of The National Guard And Reserves In Homeland Security And Homeland Defense

[10] "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000

[11] House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"

[12] Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN: 1-85780-197-0

[13] House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"

[14] Ibid

[15] Tennessee Military Department: Col L. Gus Schettler Official Biography

[16] Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery", 19 March 2008

[17] Ibid

[18] "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000

[19] Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery"

[20] Ibid

[21] Ibid

[22] Air National Guard: ANG RESOURCE BOOK TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE

[23] House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"

[24] Ibid

[25] Ibid

[26] World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN: 1-880588-01-3

[27] Air National Guard Fiscal Year 08/09 requirements

[28] "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000

[29] House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"

[30] AF FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009

[31] Ibid

[32] Ibid

[33] Ibid

[34] Ibid

[35] Ibid

[36] Ibid

[37] Ibid

[38] Ibid

[39] AF FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009

[40] Ibid

[41] Ibid

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