239th Combat Communications Squadron
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| 239th Combat Communications Squadron | |
|---|---|
 239th Combat Communications Squadron deployed for an exercise | |
| Active | c. 1954-present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Role | Deployable Communications Support |
| Part of | Missouri Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Jefferson Barracks, MO |
| Motto(s) | Defero Nam Libertas |
| Mascot(s) | Brown Recluse |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt Col Stacey R. Roestel |
| Insignia | |
| 239th Combat Communications Squadron emblem |  |
| Older 239th Combat Communications Squadron emblem | .png) |
The United States Air Force's 239th Combat Communications Squadron is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. The unit has approximately 120 personnel.[1]
Lineage
[edit]- Constituted as the 239th Airways and Air Communications Service Flight
- Activated by February 1954
- Redesignated 239th Mobile Communications Flight (Light) on 1 June 1961
- Redesignated 239th Mobile Communications Flight
- Redesignated 239th Combat Communications Flight on 1 April 1976
- Redesignated 239th Combat Communications Squadron on 8 October 1982
- Redesignated 239th Combat Information Systems Squadron on 1 July 1985
- Redesignated 239th Combat Communications Squadron on 1 November 1986
Assignments
[edit]- 242d Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron by February 1954
- 254th Combat Communications Group251st Communications Group (later 251st Mobile Communications Group, 251st Combat Communications Group, 251st Combat Information Systems Group, 251st Combat Communications Group
- 131st Bomb Wing
Stations
[edit]- Lambert Field (later Robertson Air National Guard Base), Missouri, by February 1954
- Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Major Command/Gaining Command
[edit]- Airways and Air Communications Service (later Air Force Communications Service, Air Force Communications Command), by February 1954
- Air Combat Command, June 1992
- Air Force Space Command (???-2017)
- Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (2018 – present)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Local Air Guard unit erects high-tech compound at Jefferson Barracks". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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