50th Network Operations Group

50th Network Operations Group
Active 1965-1992;
Country  United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Part of Air Force Space Command
Garrison/HQ Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado
Insignia
50th Network Operations Group emblem[1]

The 50th Network Operations Group (50 NOG) is a United States Air Force unit of the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. 50th NOG is the single focal point for operating and maintaining the $8.2 billion Air Force Satellite Control Network and all 50 SW communications and computer systems (C-CS). Specific mission responsibilities are accomplished through the group's four squadrons, six detachments, and the Program Management Office.

Subordinate units

History

The group was first organized as the 1879th Communications Squadron during the Vietnam War in 1965.[2] In 1971, as American participation in the Vietnam War was reduced and United States Air Force closed down its activities at Nha Trang Air Base, the squadron was moved to Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, where it absorbed the mission, personnel and equipment of the 2009th Communications Squadron, which was inactivated.

The unit moved to its present location, then named Falcon Air Force Station,[2] when Richards-Gebaur was turned over to the Air Force Reserve. The 1879th assumed the resources of the 2184th Communications Squadron at Falcon. When the 2d Space Wing was inactivated in 1992 the 1879th was inactivated with it and its mission was taken over by the 50th Satellite Communications Squadron.

The expanded space communications mission at Schriever Air Force Base led to the reactivation of the unit, now designated the 50th Communications Group. In 2002 the group was inactivated and its components transferred to the 50th Maintenance Group. This action was reversed less than a year later. The group received its current designation in March 2004.

Lineage

Redesignated 1879th Information Systems Squadron on 1 July 1985
Redesignated 1879th Communications Squadron on 1 November 1986
Redesignated 1879th Communications Group on 1 October 1989
Inactivated 30 January 1992
Activated 1 December 1997
Inactivated 1 October 2002
Redesignated 50th Network Operations Group on 10 March 2004

Assignments

Stations

Honors and campaigns

Campaign streamers

Vietnam:

Decorations

Other awards
2007[3]
2008[4]

Commanders

  • Unknown, 1 November 1965 - 1 October 1985
  • Lt Col Robert W. Alexander, 1 October 1985 – 18 July 1988
  • Col William A. Sample, 19 July 1988 – 1 August 1990
  • Lt Col Roman Synychak, 2 August 1990 – 30 January 1992
  • Col Gregory S. Hollister, 1 December 1997 – 24 March 1998
  • Col Paul F. Capasso, 25 March 1998 – 13 April 2000
  • Col David B. Warner, 14 April 2000 – 27 June 2002
  • Col Earl D. Matthews, 28 June 2002 – 13 June 2004
  • Col David C. Uhrich, 14 June 2004 – 10 July 2006
  • Col Robert Skinner, 10 July 2006 – 13 July 2008[5]
  • Col Mitchel Butikofer, 14 July 2008 – 14 May 2010[6]
  • Col Michael Finn II, 14 May 2010 – 4 April 2012[7]
  • Col Jonathan Sutherland, 4 April 2012 – 2 June 2014[8]
  • Col Jason Sutton, 2 June 2014 - Present[9]

References

  1. ↑ The group uses the wing emblem with the group designation on the scroll. Air Force Instruction 84-105, Organizational Lineage, Honors and Heraldry, 19 March 2013, para 3.3.3
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Factsheet 50th Network Operations Group". 50th Space Wing Public Affairs. April 16, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Martinez, SSG Daniel (22 January 2008). "Awards ceremony honors communications, information professionals". 50th Space Wing Public Affairs.
  4. ↑ "2008 Annual Air Force Space Command-Level Communications and Information Professional Award Winners". Air Force Space Command Public Affairs. 19 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Change of Command photo". 50th Space Wing Public Affairs. 10 July 2006.
  6. ↑ Foster, SSG Stacy D. (17 July 2008). "50th NOG gets new commander". 50th Space Wing Public Affairs.
  7. ↑ Martinez, SSG Daniel (19 May 2010). "New commander takes reins of 50th NOG". 50th Space Wing Public Affairs.
  8. ↑ Cloys, SSG Robert (4 April 2012). "New commander leads cyber warriors". 50th Space Wing Public Affairs.
  9. ↑ delos Reyes, SSG Julius (6 June 2014). "50 NOG changes command". 50th Space Wing Public Affairs.
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