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291st Combat Communications Squadron
291st Combat Communications Squadron emblem
Active	1967 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Keaukaha Military ReservationHilo, Hawaii (1976 – present)
Engagements	Operation Enduring FreedomOperation Iraqi FreedomOperation New Dawn[1]

TheUnited States Air Force's291st Combat Communications Squadron is anAir National Guard combat communications unit located at Keaukaha Military Reservation in Hilo, Hawaii.

The291st Combat Communication Squadron (291st CBCS) Employs tactical cyber operations for combat enablement. Installs computer and telephone networks, high frequency radio systems, and administers network security operations.

The 291st Combat Communications Squadron was activated into federal service 6 March 1967 at Hickam Air Force Base, Oahu, Hawaii. The organization relocated to temporary World War II vintage quarters on the Island of Hawaii in March 1976. In October 1982, the unit moved to its current facilities. The squadron is one of seven subordinate units of the 154th Mission Support Group headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oahu, Hawaii.

• Air Force Space Command (2009 – present)
• Pacific Air Forces (1967–2009)

• 154th Wing

• Keaukaha Military Reservation, Hilo, Hawaii (1976 – present)
• Hickam Air Force Base, Oahu, Hawaii (1967–1976)

• Lieutenant Colonel Krystelle D. Kenney (2024-Present)
• Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Naldrett (2022-2024)
• Lieutenant Colonel Heather M.C. Leite (2017–2022)
• Lieutenant Colonel Garrick H. Yokoe (2010 – 2017)
• Major Johnny Mah (2005–2009)
• Lieutenant Colonel Roy A. Cornella (1992–2005)^[2]
• Lieutenant Colonel Richard Nishimura (1990–1992)^[2]
• Lieutenant Colonel William Wright (1984–1990)^[2]
• Major Richard Nishimura (1981–1984)^[2]
• Lieutenant Colonel David Howard (?–1981)^[2]

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