| 162nd Combat Communications Group | |
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 162nd Combat Communications Group emblem | |
| Active | 1944–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  California |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Type | Combat Communications |
| Role | Combat Support |
| Part of | Air National Guard/California Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Sacramento, California |
The162nd Combat Communications Group is an inactive unit of theCalifornia Air National Guard. It was headquartered atNorth Highlands Air National Guard Station nearSacramento, California.
The Air National Guard's mission, state and federal, is to provide trained, well-equipped men and women who can augment the active force during national emergencies or war, and provide assistance duringnatural disasters and civil disturbances. When air guard units are in a non-mobilized status they are commanded by the governor of their respective state, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Territory of Guam, Territory of the Virgin Islands, and the commanding general of the District of ColumbiaNational Guard. The governors (except in the District of Columbia) are represented in thechain of command by theadjutant general of the state or territory.
The Air National Guard under order of state authorities, provides protection of life and property, and preserves peace, order andpublic safety. State missions, which are funded by the individual states, includedisaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods andforest fires;search and rescue; protection of vitalpublic services; and support tocivil defense. The 162nd also provides the Adjutant General with voice anddata communications throughout thestate of California during state emergencies or contingencies.
Under its federal mission, the 162nd trained, deployed, operated and maintained tactical communications-electronic facilities, and provided tacticalcommand and control communications services for operational commands supportingMilitary of the United States wartime contingencies. – Under its federal mission, thegroup trained, deployed, operated and maintained tactical communications-electronic facilities, and provided tactical command and control communications services for operational commands supporting US military wartime contingencies.
The 162nd's history goes back to the 599th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion activated atDrew Field, Florida on 30 March 1944. Shortly thereafter, the unit moved toOahu, Hawaii. Some of its components saw action in the Marshall andMariana Islands duringWorld War II. The unit was inactivated on 29 July 1946, but was reactivated on 13 May 1948 as the 162nd Aircraft Control and Warning Group of the California Air National Guard.
On 1 May 1951 the unit mobilized to serve state side during theKorean War until its inactivation on 6 February 1952. The following year, it returned to the State of California and was redesignated the 162nd Tactical Control Group, stationed atVan Nuys Air National Guard Base. At that time three of the presently assigned units (the 147th, 148th, and 149th) were Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons under the 162nd Group.
On 1 March 1961, the groupheadquarters moved to the North Highlands Air National Guard Station near Sacramento, and was redesignated the 162nd Communications Group (Mobile). By that time the 222nd, 234th, and 261st units had joined the group. In 1966 the group was redesignated again, to the 162nd Mobile Communications Group. This designation they kept until 10 February 1976, when they were given their present designation of 162nd Combat Communications Group. The 162nd fell under the command of Air Force Air Combat Command atLangley Air Force Base, Virginia.
The group was inactivated on 1 September 2015 and its assets were transferred to the195th Wing, stationed atBeale Air Force Base, California.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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