147th Combat Communications Squadron Active 1946 – present Country United States Branch United States Air Force Type Combat Communications Role Combat Support Part of Air National Guard /195th Wing Garrison/HQ San Diego , CaliforniaMotto "Victoriam Per Indicium" Mascot Grizzly Bear Commanders Current commander Maj. Steven Cruz
Military unit
TheUnited States Air Force 's147th Combat Communications Squadron (147 CBCS ) is anAir National Guard combat communications unit inSan Diego , California.
To provide rapidly-deployable communications support for global combat operations and disaster response, utilizing highly skilled Airmen and leading-edge communications technology.
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The147th Combat Communications Squadron was constituted as the147th Aircraft Control Squadron (147 ACS) on May 27, 1946. Prior to its constitution, the unit was allocated to theNational Guard Bureau and was later assigned to the state of California on May 24, 1946. The 147 ACS was organized as a unit on June 20, 1948, at the Lockheed Air Terminal, in Burbank, California. TheSecretary of the Army bestowed Federal recognition on the unit on July 18, 1948. The unit later moved to its new home in San Fernando Valley Airport, California on January 26, 1951.[ 1]
Major Command/Gaining Command[ edit ] Previous designations [ edit ] 147th Combat Communications Squadron (1 October 1986 – present) 147th Combat Information Systems Squadron (July 1985-1 October 1986) 147th Combat Communications Squadron (1976–1985) 147th Mobile Communications Squadron (1968–1976) 147th Communications Squadron (Tributary Team) (1960–1968) 147th Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron (1946–1960) San Diego , California (1988 – present)Van Nuys , California (1953–1988)Duncanville,Texas (1 May 1951 – 1 February 1953) San Fernando Valley Airport, California (26 January 1951 – 1 May 1951) Burbank, California (20 June 1948 – 26 January 1951) Maj Steven Cruz (2023-Present) Lt Col Tracy Lloyd (2020-2023) Lt Col Todd A. Curtright (2015–2020) Lt Col Jeremy J Peralta Lt Col Whitman (???-???) Lt Col Victor Adame (2013–???) Lt Col Douglas Hire (2002–2013) Lt Col Virgil Iler (1994–2002) Lt Col George Bowen (1989–??) Lt Col Vernon H. Parsons (1983–1989)
USAF Combat Communications Units
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Composite Air Control Airlift Air Refueling Attack Bomb Fighter Intelligence Reconnaissance Regional Support Rescue Special Operations
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Air Command and Control Airlift Air Refueling Attack Bomb Fighter Rescue Special Operations Training
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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
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