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United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

's 55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron (55 MCCS) was a mobile command and control unit located at

Offutt AFB Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the Air ...

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

History

Personnel of the 55 MCCS were trained in their primary specialty, in addition to vital expeditionary capabilities that ensure survival.

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.

Previous designations

* 55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron (1 July 1994 – 30 September 2006)

Bases stationed

(1 July 1994 – 30 September 2006)

Commanders

* Lt Col John J. Jordan (2000–2002)USAFE Public Affairs: Col John J. Jordan Official Biography
* Maj. Karen Hibbard (2005-2006) * Lt Col Ronald J. Hefner (1997-1999)

Equipment Utilized

* Mobile Consolidated Command Center (1998–Present),
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MILSTAR Milstar (Military Strategic and Tactical Relay) is a constellation of military communications satellites in geosynchronous orbit, which are operated by the United States Space Force, and provide secure and jam-resistant worldwide communications ...

DSCS The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) is a United States Space Force satellite constellation that provides the United States with military communications to support globally distributed military users. Beginning in 2007, DSCS is be ...

* Single Channel Anti-Jam Man Portable (SCAMP) terminals

Decorations

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award The Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award (ASOUA) is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. It was established in 1954 as the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and was the first independent Air Force d ...

** 1 July 1994 – 31 July 1995 ** 1 June 1997 – 31 May 1999 ** 1 June 1999 – 31 May 2001 ** 1 June 2002 – 31 May 2004 ** 1 June 2004 – 31 May 2006

References

External links

Unofficial 55th MCCS Reaper Locator
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