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153d Command and Control Squadron
153d Command and Control Squadron emblem
Active2002-Present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeCommand and Control
RoleMobile C2
Part ofANG/AFSPC
Garrison/HQF. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming
Motto(s)ALWAYS READY
Decorations AFOUA
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Col Robert Korte

The United States Air Force's 153d Command and Control Squadron (153 CACS) is a command and control unit located at F. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming.

Mission

The 153d Command and Control Squadron (153 CACS) mobilizes communications, automated data processing, and combat logistics for United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) commanders.

History

4th Command and Control Squadron

Air Force Space Command transferred the 4th Command and Control Squadron (4 CACS) to the Wyoming Air National Guard on 2 July 2002, with the activation of the 153 CACS and the deactivation of 4 CACS. I

721st Mobile Command and Control Squadron

The 721st Mobile Command and Control Squadron (721 MCCS) was reassigned from the 721st Support Group (Cheyenne Mountain AFS), to the 90th Operations Group, 90th Space Wing (FE Warren AFB) on 1 Jul 1999.[1] The 153 CACS inherited equipment and mission from the 721 MCCS when the latter unit was deactivated in 1998.[2]

Logo Significance

The armored warhorse in the upper left quadrant of the shield is the symbol of that elite mobile warrior, the knight. The trumpet, or horn, in the lower right quadrant of the shield represents the instrument of command and control used by ancient armies. Kings and great nobles used the trumpet to call their martial forces to war as well as to control their movements on the battlefield. Thus, the symbols of the mobile warrior and the military horn are significant for the 721st Mobile Command and Control Squadron. Further, the color white on the unit shield traditionally denotes honor while the color red implies valor and even the blood of life or spirit of self-sacrifice.

Both the color red and the horn tie the 721 MCCS/153 CACS to an early medieval legend, that of "Roland and the Horn" at the Battle of Roncevalles in 778 AD. Charlemagne, king of the Franks, began to return home to France across the Pyrenees Mountains while Sir Roland guarded the rear of his army some distance behind. If ambushed by the enemy, Roland had been instructed to blow the trumpet and Charlemagne would charge to his assistance. Roland was indeed attacked, and in overwhelming numbers. Roland faced a terrible decision: if he called in Charlemagne's forces, all of the army faced destruction, or if he did not sound the trumpet Charlemagne and the main army would continue to safety while he and his tiny command would surely die. Gallantly, Roland and his men put the war horn away and prepared to make their last stand. The next day Charlemagne learned of the valiant deed and named Sir Roland the greatest of his knights.[3]

Previous designations[4]

  • 153d Command and Control Squadron (1998–Present)
  • 721st Mobile Command and Control Squadron (???-1 Jul 1999)[5]
  • 153d Air Control Squadron

Bases stationed

Equipment Operated

  • Mobile Consolidated Command Center (1998–Present)[6][7]

Decorations

References

  1. ^ AFSPC Special Order GD-017, 6 Jul 1999
  2. ^ National Guard: "Air Guard outfit takes steps toward the 'Fourth Dimension'"
  3. ^ 721 MCCS Significance Statement, Dr. David L. Bullock, 21st Space Wing History Office
  4. ^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
  5. ^ Special Order GD-017, 6 Jul 1999, Air Force Space Command
  6. ^ "Guard’s mission expands into space," Airman Magazine Web exclusive
  7. ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
  8. ^ AFSPC Special Order GA-09, 1 Nov 1997
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