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combat communications unit located at
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, Ohio.


Mission

The dual mission of the 269th Combat Communications Squadron is to rapidly deploy an integrated force capable of establishing initial and build-up
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(C2); Communications; and
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(IO) capabilities to support the war fighter during times of war and Federal/State agencies during Homeland Emergencies.


History


USAAC/WWII

The 269th Combat Communications Squadron is the oldest combat communications squadron in the Air Force and was formed three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent United States entry into World War II. It became the 77th Signal Platoon (Aviation), an Army communications element at Davis Monthan Field, Tucson, Arizona, with a complement of one person, a Private Bunn, who later became First Sergeant. The unit had an authorized strength of approximately two hundred personnel with all the tools and equipment essential to provide communications for a typical fighter or bomber unit headquarters and its detachments. The company trained at three stateside bases, Gowen Field, Idaho; Wendover Field, Utah; and Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, before transferring to England in June 1943. They were renamed the 1077th Signal Company, Service Group and were assigned to Camp Cheddington, England. The 8th Air Force Composite Command was the first of a series of fighter and bomber units served by the company in England and Northern Ireland. Moving to Belgium with 1st Bombardment Division and the VIII AF Fighter Command in February 1945, the company was based at Charleroi, Belgium. From there they dispatched personnel to install and operate beacons and communications systems across the expanding front in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Germany. They moved forward with the fliers and even participated in an infantry attack at Frislar.USAF FOIA Request 200901064F, 1 June 2009


Post-WWII

Returning to England in May 1945, the organization was assigned as a demobilization unit until its own inactivation, 4 December 1945. The 1077th was reconstituted as the 605th Signal Light Construction Company of the Ohio National Guard on 24 May 1946. However, sufficient people to achieve federal recognition were not assembled at its new home at the state Armory on East Mulberry Street in Springfield until 29 January 1948. Three officers and fifteen men were assigned to the new company. The mission and name changed, concurrent with the construction of a new facility at Springfield Municipal Airport. The buildings were located across the road from the bustling airport on land which became the home of a much larger unit, the 178th Fighter Group. The 605th was renamed the 269th Communications Squadron Operations, effective 1 July 1952. In October 1952, it was assigned to the newly formed 251st Communications Group.


Lineage

* Constituted as the 77th Signal Platoon (Air Base) on 24 February 1942 : Activated c. March 1942 : Redesignated 77th Signal Company, Service Group in July 1942 : Redesignated 1077th Signal Company, Service Gp, c. June 1943 : Inactivated on 4 December 1945 * Allotted to the National Guard on 24 May 1946 and redesignated 105 Signal Light Construction Company : Redesignation revoked and renumbered 605th Signal Light Construction Company * Activated on 2 December 1947 : Federally recognized on 29 January 48 : Redesignated 269th Communications Squadron, Operations on 1 July 1952 : Redesignated 269th Communications Squadron, Relay Center on 29 August 1961 : Redesignated 269th Communications Squadron, Radio Relay in 1965 : Redesignated 269th Communications Squadron, Relay Center in 1967 : Redesignated 269th Mobile Communications Squadron (AFCCP) on 16 March 1968 : Reesignated 269th Mobile Communications Squadron (AFCH) : Redesignated 269th Combat Communications Flight (AFCH) on 1 April 1976 : Redesignated 269th Combat Communications Squadron on 1 March 1982 : Redesignated 269th Combat Information Systems Squadron on 1 July 1984 : Redesignated 269th Combat Communications Squadron on 1 October 1986


Assignments

* Unknown Air Base Group (later Service Group c. March 1942 *
VIII Air Force Composite Command The VIII Air Force Composite Command was a subordinate command of Eighth Air Force. It was originally responsible for combat training of aircrews arriving from the United States, a mission it continued until near the end of the war, when the Air ...
c. 1943 *
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* VIII Fighter Command, to 4 December 1945 *
55th Fighter Wing The 55th Fighter Wing is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. It was withdrawn from the Ohio Air National Guard and inactivated on 31 October 1950 when the Guard adopted the Wing Ba ...
, 2 Dec 47 *
Ohio Air National Guard The Ohio Air National Guard (OH ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Ohio, United States of America. It is, along with the Ohio Army National Guard, an element of the Ohio National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Ohio Air ...
, c. 25 October 1950 (attached to 121st Fighter Wing) * 155th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, in May 1951 * Ohio Air National Guard 1 July 52-1961 * 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group (later 251st Mobile Communications Group, 251 Combat Information Systems Group, 251st Combat Communications Group, October 1952 – present


Gaining Command

*
Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. It was inactivated on 1 J ...
, 1952 *
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, (later Air Force Communications Command, Air Force Information Systems Command, Air Force Communications Command), 16 March 1968 *
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, 1 June 1992 * Air Force Space Command, 2010 – presentAir Force Historical Research Agency:"Air Force Space Command Fact Sheet", no date


Stations

* Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, c. March 42 *
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, Idaho *
Wendover Army Air Field Wendover Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Utah now known as Wendover Airport. During World War II, it was a training base for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews. It was the training site of the 509th Composite Group, the B-29 ...
, Utah * Rapid City Army Air Field, South Dakota * New York Port of Embarkation, June 1943–June 1943 * RAF Harrington, England *
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, France, February 1945 * England May 1945 – 4 December 1945 * Springfield State Armory, Ohio, 2 December 1947 *
Springfield Air National Guard Base Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...
, Ohio, 1 July 1952 – present


Commanders

*Lt Col Brian S. Marshall (7 Nov 2021–Present) *Lt Col Samantha J. Adducchio (3 June 2017 – 7 Nov 2021) *Lt Col Bonnie L. Gamary (Feb 2017 – 3 June 2017) *Lt Col Samantha J. Adducchio (Aug 2016 – Feb 2017) *Lt Col Bonnie L. Gamary (1 April 2012 – Aug 2016) *Lt Col William G. Robertson (28 Jan 2008 – 1 April 2012) *Lt. Col John S. Hennessee (19 Sep 2006 – 27 Jan 2008) *Maj William G. Robertson (1 Jun 2006 – 18 Sep 2006) *Capt Steven C. Dudash (26 Jan 2006 – 31 May 2006) *Lt Col Mark L Stout (31 Mar 1992 – 25 Jan 2006) *Bobby L. Reed (19 May 1991 ‐ 30 Mar 1992) *William R. Reilly (12 Dec 1987 – 18 May 1991) *Henry S. Youd (13 Apr 1987 – 12 Dec 1987) *James B. Wiley (10 Jul 1984 – 12 Apr 1987)< *Robert E. Canter (10 Apr 1983 – 9 Jul 1984) *William R. Soeller (1 Dec 1973 – 9 Apr 1983) *Joseph A. McGuire (11 Jan 1972 – 30 Nov 1973) *Richard E. Bennett (1 Apr 1968 – 10 Jan 1972) *Herbert E. Moore (1 Jan 1965 – 31 Mar 1968) *Clarence M. Flatter (23 Oct 1961 – 31 Dec 1964) *Stanley T. Carter (17 Jan 1961 – 22 Oct 1961) *Herbert E. Moore (17 Oct 1960 – 16 Jan 1961) *David J. Rothery (6 Aug 1957 – 16 Oct 1960) *Oris O. Trinkle (1 Apr 1955 – 5 Aug 1957) *Davis E. Dean (12 Nov 1952 – 31 Mar 1955) *Ramie E. Adams Jr. (1 May 1951 – 14 Nov 1952) *Charles R. Stahl (18 Mar 1948 – 30 Apr 1951) *William H. Brelsford (28 Jan 1948 – 17 Mar 1948)


Awards


See also

* 251st Combat Communications Group *
Ohio Air National Guard The Ohio Air National Guard (OH ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Ohio, United States of America. It is, along with the Ohio Army National Guard, an element of the Ohio National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Ohio Air ...


References


External links


178th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:"Springfield cleans up at Ohio ANG State Award Banquet", 3 Jun 2009Dayton Daily News:"In his final year in Congress, Hobson gets a few last earmarks for the state", 25 Jun 2008
*[http://brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press_releases/release/?id=a933f3c7-321c-42e8-8480-a4112259b302 United States Senate:"Brown, Voinovich Announce Senate Appropriations Committee Approval of $1,100,000 for Combat Communications Training Complex at Springfield-Beckly Air National Guard Base", 31 Jul 2008]
Ohio National Guard Public Affairs:"The American Cultural Awareness Team and Guard Recruiting Assistance Program Work Together in Community", 15 Sep 2006
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