2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron
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2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron
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 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 |
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| 2d Ferrying Squadron emblem[1] |  |
The United States Air Force's 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron 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.
History
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Lineage
- 2d Ferrying Squadron
- Constituted as the 2d Air Corps Ferrying Squadron on 18 February 1942
- Activated on 16 April 1942
- Redesignated 2d Ferrying Squadron on 12 May 1943
- Disbanded on 31 March 1944
- Reconstituted and consolidated with 2d Liaison Squadron and 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron as the 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron on 19 September 1985[1]
- 2d Liaison Squadron
- Constituted as the 2d Liaison Flight on 27 September 1949
- Activated on 25 October 1949
- Redesignated 2d Liaison Squadron on 15 July 1952
- Inactivated on 22 July 1952
- Activated on 22 July 1952
- Inactivated on 18 June 1954
- Consolidated with 2d Ferrying Squadron and 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron as the 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron on 19 September 1985[1]
- 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron
- Constituted as the 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron on 12 March 1970
- Activated on 1 April 1970
- Consolidated with 2d Ferrying Squadron and 2d Liaison Squadron on 19 September 1985
- Inactivated on 19 July 1994[1]
Assignments
- Midwest Sector, Air Corps Ferrying Command (later 5th Ferrying Group, 16 April 1942 – 31 March 1944
- Ninth Air Force, 25 October 1949 (attached to 4th Fighter Wing (later 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing))
- Tactical Air Command, 1 August 1950 – 22 July 1952 (remained attached to 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing to 1 September 1950, attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 1 September 1950, 47th Bombardment Wing 12 March 1951, 4430th Air Base Wing after 12 February 1952)
- Ninth Air Force, 22 July 1952 – 18 June 1954 (attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing)[1]
- 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 1 April 1970
- 55th Operations Group, 1 September 1992 – 19 July 1994[1]
Stations
- Hensley Field, Texas (18 February 1942)
- Love Field, Texas, 8 September 1942
- Fairfax Airport, Kansas, 16 January 1943 – 31 March 1944
- Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 25 October 1949 – 22 July 1952
- Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 22 July 1952 – 18 June 1954
- Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1 April 1970 – 19 July 1994[1]
Awards and Campaigns
- 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[1]
Aircraft & Missiles Operated
- Various aircraft (1942–1944)
- C-45 (1949–1952)
- L-13 (1949–1952)
- L-20 (1952–1954)
- H-19 (1953–1954)[1]
- EC-135 (1970–1994)[2]
See also
- Post Attack Command and Control System
- Airborne Launch Control System
- Survivable Low Frequency Communications System
- Ground Wave Emergency Network
- Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network
- Emergency Rocket Communications System
- The Cold War
- Game theory
- Continuity of government
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hall, R. Cargill (16 October 1984). "USAF Lineage and Honors History (USAFHRC Form 5)" (PDF). Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) (updated after 1994) - ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
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