Country United States | Garrison/HQ Offutt Air Force Base | |
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Active 25 September 1917 - 15 July 1922
17 May 1929 - 6 February 1942
15 April 1942 - 1 April 1944
1 July 1969 - Present Branch United States Air Force Type Airborne Command and Control Part of Air Force Global Strike Command
8th Air Force
595th Command and Control Group | ||
The 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron (1 ACCS) is part of the 595th Command and Control Group at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. It operates the E-4 aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions.
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The squadron is one of the oldest in the United States Air Force, its origins dating to 25 September 1917, being organized at Fort Omaha, Nebraska. It served overseas in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The squadron saw combat during World War II, and became part of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War.
History
The squadron was first established as an observation unit on front lines with French Eighth Army and American I Corps from, 19 April–17 October 1918 and served with III Corps as part of occupation forces from, November 1918–April 1919.
It ferried aircraft from factories in the Western Procurement District to overseas departure points from, April 1942–March 1944. Since 1969 it has provided aircraft for National Emergency Airborne Command Post in support of Presidential requirements. On October 6, 2016, the unit was reorganized under the newly activated 595th Command and Control Group under the control of Air Force Global Strike Command.