No. 1 Combat Communications Squadron RAAF
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Number 1 Combat Communications Squadron (1CCS) was formerly known as Air Transportable Telecommunications Unit (ATTU). It is a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force
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ATTU was formed at RAAF Base Richmond
on 20 September 1965 and subsequently was renamed Number 1 Combat Communications Squadron on 1 July 1999.
Since the formation of ATTU in 1965, the unit has participated in over one thousand exercises and operations providing temporary and tactical communications electronics facilities to support deployed air operations both within Australia and abroad.
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
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ATTU was formed at RAAF Base Richmond
RAAF Base Richmond
RAAF Base Richmond is one of Australia's oldest and largest air force bases. It is located within the City of Hawkesbury in the north-western fringe of Sydney, New South Wales, between the towns of Windsor and Richmond. The base is home to the Royal Australian Air Force's transport headquarters,...
on 20 September 1965 and subsequently was renamed Number 1 Combat Communications Squadron on 1 July 1999.
Since the formation of ATTU in 1965, the unit has participated in over one thousand exercises and operations providing temporary and tactical communications electronics facilities to support deployed air operations both within Australia and abroad.