595th Command and Control Group

595th Command and Control Group

Boeing E-4B Airborne Command Post
Active 1970–1993; 2000–2013; 2016–present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Role Command and Control
Part of Air Force Global Strike Command
Garrison/HQ Offutt Air Force Base
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Commanders
Current
commander		 Col. Robert Billings[1]
Insignia
595th Command and Control Group emblem (approved 2016)
595th Space Group emblem (approved 7 September 2007[2]

The 595th Command and Control Group is an active unit of the United States Air Force. It is organized under Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), and its operations are centered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. It was activated in a ceremony held on 6 October 2016.[1]

Mission

The mission of the 595th Command and Control Group is to consolidate the Air Force's portion of the nuclear triad, including Air Force nuclear command and control communications, under the auspices of Global Strike Command. Previously, portions of the Air Force's command and control of nuclear operations had been divided among AFGSC, Air Combat Command, and the Twentieth Air Force.

Units

The 595th Command and Control Group is composed of four squadrons:

History

Atlas ICBM test launch at Vandenberg AFB, Calif

The unit was first organized by Air Force Systems Command in May 1970 as the 6595 Missile Test Group. In early 1970s, the group conducted ground and flight tests of the Minuteman weapon system. It also launched and tested missile, space and aeronautical systems in support of Department of Defense programs.[2]

After the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger in January 1986, the space program was grounded for 34 months until the launch of Space Transportation System-26 in September 1988. After 11 Sep 2001, the group examined vulnerabilities of US space facilities at home and abroad. The Air Force’s Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program transferred national capabilities to operational commands. The group's Air Force Space Battlelab developed and field tested capabilities to increase productivity of operational commands. Its Aerospace Fusion Center supported space missile launches.[2]

The group supported Operation Iraqi Freedom through the application of space applications programs during 2003 and 2004.[2]

Lineage

Redesignated 6595th Test and Evaluation Group on 1 January 1988
Inactivated on 14 September 1993
Activated on 7 April 2000
Redesignated 595th Space Group on 1 August 2002[2]
Inactivated on 1 April 2013
Activated 6 October 2016[1]

Assignments

Operational Components

Stations

Aircraft & Missiles

Awards

Award streamer Award Dates Notes
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 April 1970-31 March 19716595th Missile Test Group[2]
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 April 1971-31 March 19736595th Missile Test Group[2]
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award15 January 1976-14 January 19786595th Missile Test Group[2]
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award15 January 1978-30 September 19796595th Missile Test Group[2]
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 October 1984-30 September 19866595th Missile Test Group[2]
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 January 1990-30 June 19926595th Test and Evaluation Group[2]
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award1 August 1999-31 July 2001595th Test and Evaluation Group[2]
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award1 October 2001-1 September 2002595th Test and Evaluation Group (later 595th Space Group)[2]
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award1 September 2002-1 September 2003595th Space Group[2]
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award2 September 2003-31 August 2004595th Space Group[2]
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award1 September 2004-31 August 2005595th Space Group[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hammes, SRA Rachel (October 4, 2016). "595th Command and Control Group activates at Offutt" (Press release). Air Force History Index. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Robertson, Patsy , Lineage & Honors History of the 595 Space Group (AFSPC), Air Force Historical Research Agency, 6 April 2006
  3. 1 2 Department of the Air Force/A1M Letter 691t, 26 August 2016, Subject: Organization Actions Affecting Certain Air Force Global Strike Command Units
  4. ↑ "595th Space Group" (PDF). Air Force Order of Battle. 6 December 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

External links

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