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|unit_name= 119th Command and Control Squadron

|image= [[Image: 119th Command and Control Squadron.png|200px]]

|caption= 119th Command and Control Squadron emblem

|dates= [[1950]]-Present<REFref name="fdsys.gpo.gov">[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"]</REFref>

|country= [[United States]]

|allegiance=

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|command_structure=[[Air Force Space Command]]/[[US Strategic Command]]/[[Tennessee Air National Guard]]

|current_commander= Lt Col David Evans<REFref name="blounttoday.com">[http://www.blounttoday.com/photos/galleries/changing-command/ Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery", 19 March 2008]</REFref>

|garrison= [[McGhee Tyson ANGB]], [[Tennessee]]<REFref>[http://www.house.gov/duncan/speech/Sp090707.htm House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Celebrates Air National Guard Base",September 7, 2007]</REFref>

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|decorations=[[Image:Joint_Meritorious_Unit_AwardJoint Meritorious Unit Award-3d.svg|75 px]] [[Joint_Meritorious_Unit_AwardJoint Meritorious Unit Award|JMUA]]<BR>[[Image:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg|75 px]] [[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award|AFOUA]] <BR>[[File:Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|75 px]] [[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal|GWOT-S]]

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The [[United States Air Force]]'s '''119th Command and Control Squadron''' (119 CACS) is a space control unit located at [[McGhee Tyson ANGB]], [[Tennessee]].<REFref>[http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/bluebook/05-06/24-military.pdf Tennessee National Guard History]</REFref> The unit augments the operations of [[USSTRATCOM]] on a continuous basis.<REFref>[http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/training/wjtsc07_2wg_jtimsfinalrequire.pdf Defense Techincal Information Center: Final JTIMS "v2.3" Requirements, 17 Aug 2007]</REFref><REFref>https://tn.ngb.army.mil/hro/3-DOCUMENTS/09-124.pdf Tennessee ANG Vacancy: TECHNICIAN VACANCY Announcement Number 09-124]</REFref>

==Mission==

The 119th Command and Control Squadron was one of the first [[Air National Guard]] units to become a part of the [[USSTRATCOM|United States Space Command]] (later [[USSTRATCOM|United States Strategic Command]]). Its mission is augmentation for [[USSTRATCOM]]'s global operations center (GOC) which coordinates and directs the use of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]’s military space forces in providing missile warning, communications, navigation, weather, imagery and signals intelligence, and space support.<REFref>[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/24-military.pdf Tennessee Military Department Bluebook, Nov 2005]</REFref>

The 119 CACS provides support to Headquarters [[USSTRATCOM]] via three primary Command and Control mission areas: Global Operations, Homeland Defense Operations, and Natural Disaster Events.<REFref name="tnmilitary.org">[http://www.tnmilitary.org/Bios/Schettler/Schettler%20Bio%20Jan%202008.pdf Tennessee Military Department: Col L. Gus Schettler Official Biography]</REFref><REFref>[http://www.ngb.army.mil/media/transcripts/cngbtestimonytocommission3may06final.doc National Guard Bureau: "Statement By Lieutenant General H Steven Blum Chief, National Guard Bureau Before The Commission On The National Guard And Reserves On The Appropriate Role Of The National Guard And Reserves In Homeland Security And Homeland Defense]</REFref>

==History==

The 119 CACS was originally activated as '''119th Aircraft Warning and 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 fortuitiousfortuitous 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.<REFref name="fdsys.gpo.gov"/><ref name="mail-archive.com">[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"]</REFref>

==Previous designations==

*119th Command and Control Squadron (16 Aug 2002-Present)<REFref name="ReferenceA">AF FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009</REFref>

*119th Air Control Squadron on (16 Jun 1992-16 Aug 2002)<REF>[http://ref name="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>AFref FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009<name="ReferenceA"/REF>

*119th Aircraft Warning & Control Flight (1 Dec 1953-1 Sep 1965)<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

*119th Aircraft Warning & Control Squadron (21 Mar 1949-1 Dec 1953)<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

==Commanders==

*Lt Col David Evans (2008-Present)<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

*Lt Col Luttrell Gus Schettler (2003-2008)<ref name="blounttoday.com"/><ref name="tnmilitary.org"/>

*Lt Col Luttrell Gus Schettler (2003-2008)<REF>[http://www.tnmilitary.org/Bios/Schettler/Schettler%20Bio%20Jan%202008.pdf Tennessee Military Department: Col L. Gus Schettler Official Biography]</REF><REF>[http://www.blounttoday.com/photos/galleries/changing-command/ Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery", 19 March 2008]</REF>

*Lt Col John F. White (1995-2003)<REF>Ibid</REF><REF>[http://www.ref name="mail-archive.com"/[e-mail]/msg49834.html "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000]><ref>Ibid</REFref>

*Lt Col Clyde Huskey(??-??)<REFref>[http://www.blounttoday.com/photos/galleries/changing-command/ Blount Today.com: "Changing Command Photo Gallery"]</REFref>

*Lt. Col. Nick Hanson(1987-1993)<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

*Lt. Col. Fred Bonney (1974-1987)<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

*Lt Col James W. Manley (1972-1974)

*Lt Col Arthur P. Wright (1964-1972)

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==Bases stationed==

*[[McGhee Tyson ANGB]], [[Tennessee]](16 Aug 2002-Present)<REFref name="fdsys.gpo.gov"/><ref>[http://www.ang.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080320-050.pdf Air National Guard: ANG RESOURCE BOOK TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE]</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"]</REFref>

*Alcoa ANGS, [[Tennessee]] (1 Sep 1965-16 Aug 2002)

*[[Otis Air Force Base]] (18 Jan 1952-1 Sep 1965)<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

*Knoxville National Guard Armory, [[Tennessee]](6 Oct 1950-18 Jan 1952)<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

==Equipment Operated<REFref>World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN: 1-880588-01-3</REFref>==

* [[Global Command and Control System]] (GCCS) suites (2002-Present)

* [[MILSTAR]] equipment (2002-Present)<REFref>[http://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070209-050.pdf Air National Guard Fiscal Year 08/09 requirements]</REFref>

* Modular Control Equipment (???-2002)<REF>[http://www.ref name="mail-archive.com/[e-mail]/msg49834.html "Tennessee Guardsmen keeping eye on space", 1 Sep 2000]</REF>

==Decorations==

*[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] [[Image:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg]]<REF>[http://ref name="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>AFref FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009<name="ReferenceA"/REF>

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

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

**1 Jan 2000–31 Dec 2001<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

**1 Jan 1996–31 Dec 1997<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

**1 Jan 1995–31 Dec 1995<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

**1 Jan 1990–31 Dec 1991<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

**1 Jan 1986–31 Dec 1987<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

**1 Jan 1984–31 Dec 1985<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

*[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]<REF>AFref FOIA Request 2009-0006-F, 13 Jul 2009<name="ReferenceA"/REF>

**1 Jan 1999–3 Sep 2002

**8 Apr 1991–27 Oct 1991

*National Guard Meritorious Service Awards x 2<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

*Air Guard Outstanding Mission Support Squadron Awards x 2<REFref>Ibid</REFref>

==References==

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* [https://tn.ngb.army.mil/tnmilitary/tngweb/ang.htm Tennessee Air National Guard: 119th CACS]

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Tennessee National Guard Distinguished Unit Award – 1979, 1991

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