293rd Combat Communications Squadron

293rd Combat Communications Squadron
293rd Combat Communications Squadron logo
Active	1967 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Combat Communications
Role	Command and Control
Size	140[1]
Part of	Hawaii ANG/201st CCG
Garrison/HQ	Pacific Missile Range Facility/Hickam AFB, Hawaii[1][2]
Motto(s)	DIVIDED BY SEA, UNITED IN PURPOSE

The United States Air Force's 293rd Combat Communications Squadron is a combat communications unit located at the Pacific Missile Range Facility and Hickam AFB, Hawaii.

Mission

Federal mission

The 293 CBCS' federal mission is to provide operationally-ready combat units, combat support units and qualified personnel for active duty in the United States Air Force in times of war, national emergencies, or operational contingencies.

State Mission

The 293 CBCS' state mission is to provide organized and trained units to the Governor of Hawaii and Adjutant General to protect Hawaii's citizens and property, preserve peace, and ensure public safety in response to natural or human-caused disasters.

History

The 293rd Combat Communications Squadron (293 CBCS) was activated into federal service on 6 March 1967 at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. From 6 March 1967 to 30 September 2008, the 293 CBCS was co-located with its parent group, the 201st Combat Communications Group (201 CCG) at Hickam Air Force Base. By direction of the Adjutant General and with concurrence of the National Guard Bureau, the 293rd became the first geographically split-operations combat communications squadron in both the Air Force and the Air National Guard. Effective 1 October 2008, the 293rd's command element and 52% of its assigned manpower was transferred to the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands to replace the inactivating 154th Air Control Squadron (154 ACS) as the Hawaii National Guard’s lead command and control element for any natural or human-caused disasters on the Island of Kauai, while the remaining 48% remained assigned to Hickam AFB as Operating Location A, 293 CBCS. Despite the geographic separation of 125 miles between the 293rd's two organizational elements, the squadron continues to be organized, operate, and deploy much like any other single-location Air Force/Air National Guard combat communications squadron.

Previous designations

• 293rd Combat Communications Squadron (3 October 1976 – present)^[1]
• 202nd Combat Communications Flight (dates unknown)
• 202nd Mobile Communications Flight (13 October 1967 – 3 October 1976)

Bases stationed

• Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii (1 October 2008 – present)^[1]
  • Operating Location A, 293 CBCS – Hickam AFB, Hawaii (1 October 2008 – present)^[1][1][3]
• Hickam AFB, Hawaii (13 October 1967 – 1 October 2008)

Equipment operated

• (????–present)^[4]
• AN/FRC-153
• AN/MSQ-10
• AN/TSC-15
• AN/TSC-60
• AN/TSC-62
• AN/TRC-97
• AN/TRC-136
• AN/MRC-108

Photo gallery

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  293 CBCS (pre 2001)

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  293 CBCS (pre 2009)

See also

• Hawaii Air National Guard
• 201st Combat Communications Group
• 291st Combat Communications Squadron
• 292d Combat Communications Squadron

References

External links

• 201st Combat Communications Group

USAF Combat Communications Units
Groups	5 CCG 226 CCG 254 CCG
Squadrons	1 CBCS 5 CBCSS 23 CBCS 35 CBCS 42 CBCS 51 CBCS 52 CBCS 53 CBCS 55 CBCS 147 CBCS 221 CBCS 232 CBCS 236 CBCS 239 CBCS 242 CBCS 263 CBCS 264 CBCS 265 CBCS 267 CBCS 269 CBCS 271 CBCS 282 CBCS 283 CBCS 291 CBCS 292 CBCS 293 CBCS 644 CBCS
Former / Redesignated Units	689 CCW 3 CCG 162 CCG 201 CCG 251 CCG 252 CCG 253 CCG 281 CCG 3 CBCSS 31 CBCS 32 CBCS 33 CBCS 34 CBCS 54 CBCS 94 CBCS 148 CBCS 149 CBCS 193 CBCS 222 CBCS 224 CBCS 225 CBCS 228 CBCS 231 CBCS 240 CBCS 256 CBCS 261 CBCS 262 CBCS 280 CBCS 284 CBCS 285 CBCS 607 CBCS

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