2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron

2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron
2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron emblem
Active	1942-1994
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Decorations	AFOUA

The United States Air Force's 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron (2 ACCS) was an airborne command and control unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. 2 ACCS ("Two Axe") was an integral part of the United States' Post Attack Command and Control System, performing the LOOKING GLASS mission with the EC-135 aircraft.

Bases stationed

• Hensley Field, Texas (18 February 1942)
• Love Field, Texas (8 September 1942-16 January 1943)
• Fairfax Airport, Kansas (16 January 1943-31 March 1944)
• Langley AFB, Virginia (25 October 1949-22 July 1952)
• Shaw AFB, South Carolina (22 July 1952-18 June 1954)
• Offutt AFB, Nebraska (1 April 1970-19 July 1994)

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ^[1]
  • 1 July 1970 - 30 June 1971
  • 1 July 1972 - 30 June 1974
  • 1 July 1974 - 30 June 1976
  • 1 July 1976 - 30 June 1978
  • 1 July 1978 - 30 June 1980

Aircraft & Missiles Operated^[2]

• Various aircraft (1942–1944)
• C-45 (1949–1952)
• L-13 (1949–1952)
• L-20 (1952–1954)
• H-19 (1953–1954)
• EC-135 (1970–1994)

See also

• Post Attack Command and Control System (PACCS)
• Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS)
• Survivable Low Frequency Communications System (SLFCS)
• Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN)
• Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN)
• Emergency Rocket Communications System (ERCS)
• The Cold War
• Game theory
• Continuity of government

References

1. AF FOIA Request 2009-01965, 13 July 2009
2. World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

External links

• 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron Website