United States Air Force squadron
116th Air Control Squadron 116th Air Control Squadron emblem
Active 1946–present[ 1] Country United States Branch United States Air Force Type Squadron Role Command and Control Part of Air National Guard Garrison/HQ Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center,Oregon Nickname Longracks Commanders Current Lt. Col. Nicholas Rhodes
Military unit
The116th Air Control Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron located atCamp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center nearWarrenton /Astoria, Oregon .[ 2] Qatar .[ 3] Kandahar Air Base in support of Air Expeditionary Force 3 and 4, and Operation Enduring Freedom for 120 days.[ 2]
Air Control SquadronAllotted: 24 May 1946 to ANG
Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (Tactical),Marietta Army Air Base, GeorgiaSewart Air Force Base, TennesseeJuly 1951 – 8 October 1952
Tactical Control SquadronPortland, Air National Guard Base, OregonRelocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 19889 June 1971 – 1 May 1987
Tactical Control FlightPortland, Air National Guard Base, OregonRelocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 19881 May 1987 – 16 June 1992
Air Control SquadronCamp Rilea, Warrenton, OregonRedesignated: ACS 16 June 1992Equipment: MPS-11A, TPS-40, TPS-43E, TPS-75, replacement radar August 1975 due to structural failures.
1971 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 17 members to Volk Field WI 1972 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 15–29 July, Guard Strike IV (Westacs) 1973 Boise, Idaho Sentry Westacs II South of Gowen Field 1974 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 1975 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon 1976 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 14–28 Aug 1977 Coyote Lake, Fort Irwin, CA Brave Shield XVI 5–23 July 1978 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach 78 5–19 Aug 1979 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach 79 7–21 July 1980 North Bend AFS, Oregon Felix Brave 23 Feb – 1 Mar 1980 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach III 12–26 July 1981 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Felix Keynote 81-4 Sept 1982 Yakima Firing Range, Yakima, Washington Golden Blade 82 1–15 May 1983 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Sentry Eagle 83 1984 Portland ANG Base/North Bend ANGS 14–28 July 1985 Kingsley Field/Swan Lake Peak Kingsley Field Deployment 85-1 7–22 Sep 1986 Portland, ANG Base, Oregon Inland Viking 11–27 July 1986 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 86 17–19 July 1987 Portland ANG Base, Oregon Road Warrior 1988 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 88 1988 Camp Rilea Unit Relocation October October 1988 Bear River Ridge 1989 Panama Sentry Eagle 89-3 Aug 1989 Pedro Dome, AK Brim Frost 89 18 Jan-4 Feb 1989 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 89\ 12-17June 1990 Camp Pendelton, California Sentry Eagle 90-3 4–19 Aug 1990 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 90 June 1990 Laredo, Texas Anchor Mark V Aug −1 Oct (?) 1991 Angie III\ Feb – May 91 1991 Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic 1992 Dominican Republic Angie III 1992 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 92–5 1993 Letica Columbia, 1993 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 93–3 1994 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison 1995 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 95–3 1996 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison 1997 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison/ORI 1998 Italy Operation Deliberate Guard / Determined Falcon May–July (Personnel Only) 1998 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Weasel Hunt 98 1999 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Sentry West 99 2000 Pedro Dome, AK Cope Thunder, Northern Edge 2000 Jackson, WY Noble Eagle 2000 2001 NAS Whidbey Is. WA Noble Eagle Oct 2001–2002 2001 Nevada Red Flag 2002 Neah Bay, WA & Mt Hebo, OR May (?) – June (?) 2002 2002 Jackson Hole, WY Dec 02 – Jan 03, Operation Noble Eagle "Operation Grinch" 2002 Jackson Hole, WY 2 July 2002 – 9 Sep 2003 2003 Grand Teton National Park, WY Operation Noble Eagle 2004 2005 2006 Afghanistan 6 Sep 2006 – 7 Jan 2007 2007 US/Mexican borderOperation JumpStart 2008 US/Mexican border Operation JumpStart, Afghanistan ONE 2009 Iraq OIF Sep 2008 – Feb 2009 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom 2015 Operation Inherent Resolve May–November 2015 2019 Operation Inherent Resolve November 2019-June 2020 2024 Operation Spartan Shield, Operation Inherit Resolve October 2024-April 2025
State and Centers
Wings and Groups
Wings
Composite Air Control Airlift Air Refueling Attack Bomb Fighter Intelligence Reconnaissance Regional Support Rescue Special Operations
Groups
Composite Airlift Air Operations Air Refueling Combat Communications Cyberspace Engineering Installation Operations Reconnaissance
Squadrons
Flying
Air Command and Control Airlift Air Refueling Attack Bomb Fighter Rescue Special Operations Training
Non-Flying
Air Control Air Operations Air Support Air Traffic Control Civil Engineering Combat Communications Command and Control Engineering Installation Force Support Information Warfare Aggressor Intelligence Joint Communications Support Logistics Readiness RED HORSE Security Forces Space Control Space Operations Space Warning Special Operations Communications Special Tactics Asterisk (*) denotes an inactive unit
Leadership Structure
Personnel and Uniforms and History and
