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55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron
55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron emblem
Active1978-2006[1]
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeCommand and Control
RoleSurvivable C2
Part ofACC/55th Wing
Garrison/HQOffutt AFB, Nebraska
Nickname(s)Reapers
Motto(s)IMPERIUM REGIMEN COMPITI
Decorations AFOUA
GWOT-S

The United States Air Force's 55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron (55 MCCS) was a mobile command and control unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska.

Mission

The mission of the 55 MCCS was to execute operations, training and maintenance for the USSTRATCOM Mobile Consolidated Command Center and maintain the MCCC in a posture to facilitate rapid deployment.[2]

Should a catastrophic event incapacitate the command (i.e. nuclear war), the 55 MCCS would deploy a survivable C2 capability over the road to keep key decision makers in the fight.[2]

History

Personnel of the 55 MCCS were trained in their primary specialty, in addition to vital expeditionary capabilities that ensure survival. These skills included field living, high-threat convoy procedures, driving and directing 20-ton tractor-trailers, and more. This ability ensured they were not reliant on any single person, enhancing mission accomplishment and mission success.[2]

Logo Significance

Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The orange disc suggests the moon and alludes to the clandestine and covert nature of the squadron's command and control mission. The ghost represents the elusive and mobile nature of the squadron's platform and equipment. The lightning bolts signify the speed and power of strategic forces controlled by the USSTRATCOM Mobile Consolidated Command Center.[3]

Previous designations[4]

  • 55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron (1 July 1994-30 September 2006)[5]

Bases stationed

Commanders

  • Lt Col John J. Jordan (2000–2002)[7]
  • Maj. Karen Hibbard (??-2006)[8]

Equipment Utilized

Decorations

See also

References

  1. ^ Air Force Link: "Command, control squadron inactivates at Offutt AFB," 29 Sep 2006
  2. ^ a b c >AFCA Intercom: "Diversity Ensures Squadron is Ready 2 Roll," May 2005
  3. ^ AFHRA FOIA Request 09-0061
  4. ^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
  5. ^ Air Force Link: "Command, control squadron inactivates at Offutt AFB," 29 Sep 2006
  6. ^ Ibid
  7. ^ USAFE Public Affairs: Col John J. Jordan Official Biography
  8. ^ Air Force Link: "Command, control squadron inactivates at Offutt AFB," 29 Sep 2006
  9. ^ Globalsecurity.org: "CINC Mobile Alternate Headquarters (CMAH)"
  10. ^ AFCA Intercom: "Diversity Ensures Squadron is Ready 2 Roll," May 2005
  11. ^ Ibid
  12. ^ Ibid
  13. ^ Ibid
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