2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron

2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron
Looking Glass command and control plane refueling
Active	1942-1944; 1949-1952; 1952-1954; 1970-1994
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command and control
Part of	Strategic Air Command
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron emblem
2d Ferrying Squadron emblem

The United States Air Force's 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron (2 ACCS) was an airborne command and control unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. 2 ACCS ("Two Axe") was an integral part of the United States' Post Attack Command and Control System, performing the LOOKING GLASS mission with the EC-135 aircraft.

Bases stationed

• Hensley Field, Texas (18 February 1942)
• Love Field, Texas (8 September 1942 – 16 January 1943)
• Fairfax Airport, Kansas (16 January 1943 – 31 March 1944)
• Langley AFB, Virginia (25 October 1949 – 22 July 1952)
• Shaw AFB, South Carolina (22 July 1952 – 18 June 1954)
• Offutt AFB, Nebraska (1 April 1970 – 19 July 1994)

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
  • 1 July 1970 - 30 June 1971
  • 1 July 1972 - 30 June 1974
  • 1 July 1974 - 30 June 1976
  • 1 July 1976 - 30 June 1978
  • 1 July 1978 - 30 June 1980

Aircraft & Missiles Operated

• Various aircraft (1942–1944)
• C-45 (1949–1952)
• L-13 (1949–1952)
• L-20 (1952–1954)
• H-19 (1953–1954)
• EC-135 (1970–1994)

See also

• Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)
• Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS)
• Survivable Low Frequency Communications System (SLFCS)
• Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN)
• Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN)
• Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS)
• The Cold War
• Game theory
• Continuity of government

External links

• 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron Website