5th Combat Communications Group
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The 5th Combat Communications Group is a specialized, highly trained unit of the United States Air Force
. The 5th Mob (referred to as such by its former designation as the 5th Mobile Communications Group) is currently based at Robins Air Force Base
in Warner Robins, Georgia. Its current structure is made up of four active duty Combat Communications Squadrons (51st, 52nd, 53rd, and 54th) an AFSPC-gained Air Force Reserve Combat Comm Squadron (55th), and the 5th Combat Communications Support Squadron, which handles such activities as the group's Mobility Training Program (known as Mob School).
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
. The 5th Mob (referred to as such by its former designation as the 5th Mobile Communications Group) is currently based at Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of and adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, SSE of Macon, Georgia, and about SSE of Atlanta, Georgia...
in Warner Robins, Georgia. Its current structure is made up of four active duty Combat Communications Squadrons (51st, 52nd, 53rd, and 54th) an AFSPC-gained Air Force Reserve Combat Comm Squadron (55th), and the 5th Combat Communications Support Squadron, which handles such activities as the group's Mobility Training Program (known as Mob School).
Units
| Title | Designator | Command | Patch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Combat Communications Support Squadron | 5 CBCSS | AFSPC | |
| Fifty-First Combat Communications Squadron | 51 CBCS | AFSPC | |
| Fifty-Second Combat Communications Squadron | 52 CBCS | AFSPC | |
| Fifty-Third Combat Communications Squadron | 53 CBCS | AFSPC | |
| Fifty-Fourth Combat Communications Squadron | 54 CBCS | AFSPC | |
| Fifty-Fifth Combat Communications Squadron | 55 CBCS | AFRC AFRC AFRC can be an acronym for:*Agricultural and Food Research Council*Air Force Reserve Command*Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, rebel group in Sierra Leone*Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, Ghana, ruled Ghana for 4 months in 1979... |
Lineage
- 20 May 1964 – Unit activated as 5th Mobile Communications Group
- 31 Mar 1976 – Re-designated the 5th Combat Communications Group
- 15 Aug 1984 – Re-designated the 5th Combat Information Systems Group
- 1 Oct 1986 – Re-designated the 5th Combat Communications Group
Assignment
- 20 May 1964, Air Force Communications ServiceAir Force Communications AgencyThe Air Force Network Integration Center , located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is a direct reporting unit of the Air Force Space Command...
- 1 Jul 1964 – Assigned to the Tactical Communications Region (later, the Tactical Communications Area)
- 1 Dec 1969 – Reassigned to the 12th Tactical Communications Region
- 30 Jun 1971 – Reassigned to the Tactical Communications Area later, Tactical Communications Division; Tactical Information Systems Division; Tactical Communications Division
- 1 Oct 1990 – Assigned to the 507th Tactical Air Control Wing (later, 507th Air Control Wing)
- 28 May 1992 – Assigned to the 347th Fighter Wing
- 1 Mar 1994 – Assigned to Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)Ninth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
- 5 Oct 2009 – Realigned underneath the 689th Combat Communications Wing689th Combat Communications WingThe 689th Combat Communications Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The wing was activated on 9 October 2009...
, Twenty-Fourth Air Force, Air Force Space CommandAir Force Space CommandAir Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations....
Stations
- Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
- Warner Robins, Houston CountyHouston County, GeorgiaHouston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on May 15, 1821, as one of five huge counties, later reduced in the formation of Bibb, Crawford, Pike, Macon and Peach counties. As of the 2000 census, the population is 110,765...
, Georgia, United States of America
Decorations
- Service Streamers
- None
- Campaign Streamers
- Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers
- None
- Awards
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and 2 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Valor 1 Jan 1972 – 31 Dec 1973
- AFOUA 1 Jan 1976 – 31 Dec 1977; 1 Jun 1988-31 May 1990; 1 Oct 1990 – 30 Apr 1991; 28 May 1992-22 Feb 1993; 1 Mar 1993 – 31 Jul 1994; 1 Jun 1998-31 May 2000; 1 Jun 2002 – 31 May 2003; 1 Jun 2003–31 May 2004; 1 Jun 2004 – 31 May 2005; 1 Jun 2005–31 May 2007.
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and 2 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- USAF Communications Awards
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- 2006, 2007, 2008 – Major General Harold M. McClelland Award for Best USAF Large Communications Unit
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Persian Gulf War
- During Operation DESERT STORM the 5 CCG deployed over 600 airmen to the Persian gulf region at more than a dozen locations. To start the trend, the 5 CCG was the first tactical communications unit in theater. The 5 CCG provided air traffic control and communications support to six deployed wings as well as USCENTAF (now AFCENT) deployed headquarters. The group maintained steady deployments in support of Operations NORTHERN WATCHOperation Northern WatchOperation Northern Watch, the successor to Operation Provide Comfort, was a US European Command Combined Task Force charged with enforcing its own no-fly zone above the 36th parallel in Iraq...
and SOUTHERN WATCHOperation Southern WatchOperation Southern Watch was an operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace south of the 32nd Parallel in Iraq, following the 1991 Gulf War until the 2003 invasion of Iraq.-Summary:Operation Southern Watch began on 27 August 1992...
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Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Operations in progress
- 2003 – present
- OIF Campaign Information
- 2003 – present
Operation Enduring Freedom
- Operations in progress
- 2001 – present
- OEF Campaign Information
- 2001 – present
External links
- "Robins AFB: 5Th Combat Communications Group Fact Sheet", robins.af.mil
- 1st Combat Comm Alumni, 1stmob.com
- 3rd Combat Comm Alumni, 3rdmob.org
- 5th Combat Comm Alumni, 5thmob.org