The
United States Air Force
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's 228th Combat Communications Squadron (228 CBCS) is an
Air National Guard combat communications unit located at
McGhee-Tyson ANGB,
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
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Mission
History
Assignments
Major Command/Gaining Command
* Air National Guard/ Air Combat Command (1 Jun 1992 – present)
* Air National Guard/ Tactical Air Command (16 Oct 1971 – 1 Jun 1992)
Wing/Group
* 226th Combat Communications Group (1971 – present)
Previous designations
* 228th Combat Communications Squadron (???-Present)
* 228th Mobile Communications Squadron (Contingency) (16 October 1971-???)
Bases stationed
* McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tennessee
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(1971 – present)
Equipment Operated
TRC-170
TSC-85C
TSC-94
PSC-5D
Awards and decorations
*Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUO):
1 January 1976 – 31 December 1977;
1 January – 31 December 1990;
1 September 1997 – 31 August 1999;
References
External links
{{Combat Communications Units
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Military units and formations in Tennessee