119th Command and Control Squadron: Difference between revisions

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The 119 CACS was originally activated as '''119th Air Control Squadron''' in 1950. Since its inception, the 119 ACS had always operated tactical (mobile) radar systems, but was slated to lose its mission and association with [[Air Combat Command]]. This provided a fortuitious opportunity for the unit to be associated with [[USSTRATCOM|USSPACECOM]] as a direct supporting unit. In the mid-1990s, USSPACECOM commander Gen Howard Estes III directed the command to expand the role of guard and reserve forces in operations from two percent to 20 percent.<REF>[http://www.mail-archive.com/[e-mail]/msg49834.html "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000]</REF><REF>[http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2000-10-19/pdf/CREC-2000-10-19-pt1-PgE1826-3.pdf House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"]</REF>

==Previous designations==

==Previous designations<REF>Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN: 1-85780-197-0</REF>==

* 119th Command &and Control Squadron (116 Aug 2002-Present)<REF>AF FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009</REF>

* 119th Air Control Squadron on (616 OctJun 19501992-116 Aug 2002)<REF>[http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2000-10-19/pdf/CREC-2000-10-19-pt1-PgE1826-3.pdf House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"]</REF>

*119th Tactical Control Squadron (1 Sep 1965-16 Jun 1992)<REF>AF FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009</REF>

*119th Aircraft Warning & Control Flight (ACWF)1 onDec 1953-1 DecemberSep 1953.1965)<REF>Ibid</REF>

Lineage: Constituted *119th Aircraft Warning & Control Squadron (AWCS)21 andMar 1949-1 Dec 1953)<REF>Ibid</REF>

==Commanders==

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==Decorations==

*[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] [[Image:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg]] x 6<REF>[http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2000-10-19/pdf/CREC-2000-10-19-pt1-PgE1826-3.pdf House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"]</REF><REF>AF FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009</REF>

**2 Oct 2007–1 Oct 2008<REF>Ibid</REF>

**1 Jan 2006–1 Oct 2007<REF>Ibid</REF>

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119th Command & Control Squadron (CACS)

Tennessee Air National Guard

Lineage: Constituted 119th Aircraft Warning & Control Squadron (AWCS) and

allotted to the National Guard on 21 March 1949. 119 ACWS organized

on 1 October 1950. Federal recognition on 6 October 1950. Redesignated

119th Aircraft Warning & Control Flight (ACWF) on 1 December 1953.

Redesignated 119th Tactical Control Squadron (TCS) on 1 September

1965. Redesignated 119th Air Control Squadron (ACS) on 16 June 1992.

Redesignated 119th Command and Control Squadron (CACS) on 16

August 2002.

Stations: McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, TN, 16 August

2002; Alcoa Air Guard Station, TN, 1 September 1965; Otis Air Force