291st Combat Communications Squadron

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 Reservation Hilo, Hawaii (1976 – present)
Engagements	Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation New Dawn^[1]

The United States Air Force's 291st Combat Communications Squadron is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Keaukaha Military Reservation in Hilo, Hawaii.

Mission

The 291st 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.

History

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.

Assignments

Major Command/Gaining Command

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

Wing/Group

154th Wing

Bases stationed

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

Commanders

Lieutenant Colonel Garrick H. Yokoe (2010 – present)
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]

References

↑ Honolulu Star Bulletin: Isle airmen help secure border with Mexico
1 2 3 4 5 USAF FOIA Req 200900717F, 20 May 2009

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USAF Combat Communications Units

Groups	5 CCG 226 CCG 254 CCG

Squadrons	1 CBCS 5 CBCSS 23 CBCS 35 CBCS 42 CBCS 51 CBCS 52 CBCS 53 CBCS 55 CBCS 147 CBCS 221 CBCS 232 CBCS 236 CBCS 239 CBCS 242 CBCS 263 CBCS 264 CBCS 265 CBCS 267 CBCS 269 CBCS 271 CBCS 282 CBCS 283 CBCS 291 CBCS 292 CBCS 293 CBCS 644 CBCS

Former / Redesignated Units	689 CCW 3 CCG 162 CCG 201 CCG 251 CCG 252 CCG 253 CCG 281 CCG 3 CBCSS 31 CBCS 32 CBCS 33 CBCS 34 CBCS 54 CBCS 94 CBCS 148 CBCS 149 CBCS 193 CBCS 222 CBCS 224 CBCS 225 CBCS 228 CBCS 231 CBCS 240 CBCS 256 CBCS 261 CBCS 262 CBCS 280 CBCS 284 CBCS 285 CBCS 607 CBCS

United States Air Force

Leadership

Structure

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations

Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy

Major Commands	Air Combat Air Education and Training Air Mobility Global Strike Materiel Reserve Space Special Operations Europe & Africa Pacific

Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second Twenty-Third Twenty-Fourth Twenty-Fifth

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