116th Air Control Squadron

116th Air Control Squadron
116th Air Control Squadron emblem
Active	1946–present[1]
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Command and Control
Part of	Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center, Oregon
Nickname(s)	Longracks
Commanders
Current commander	Lt. Col. Casey Robbins

The 116th Air Control Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron located at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center near Warrenton/Astoria, Oregon.^[2] In March 2011 the 116th departed for a deployment to Qatar.^[3] In 2006 the squadron deployed to Kandahar Air Base in support of Air Expeditionary Force 3 and 4, and Operation Enduring Freedom for 120 days.^[4] The 116th ACS is a deployable airspace command & control unit, with radar and communications capabilities.

History

116th timeline

Air Control Squadron Allotted: 24 May 1946 to ANG

Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (Tactical), Marietta Army Air Base, Georgia Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee July 1951 – 8 October 1952

Tactical Control Squadron Portland, Air National Guard Base, Oregon Relocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 1988 9 June 1971 – 1 May 1987

Tactical Control Flight Portland, Air National Guard Base, Oregon Relocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 1988 1 May 1987 – 16 June 1992

Air Control Squadron Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Redesignated: ACS 16 June 1992 Equipment: MPS-11A, TPS-40, TPS-43E, TPS-75, replacement radar August 1975 due to structural failures.

Deployments

• 1971 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 17 members to Volk Field WI
• 1972 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 15–29 July, Guard Strike IV (Westacs)
• 1973 Boise, Idaho Sentry Westacs II South of Gowen Field
• 1974 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison
• 1975 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon
• 1976 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 14–28 Aug
• 1977 Coyote Lake, Fort Irwin, CA Brave Shield XVI 5–23 July
• 1978 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach 78 5–19 Aug
• 1979 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach 79 7–21 July
• 1980 North Bend AFS, Oregon Felix Brave 23 Feb – 1 Mar
• 1980 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach III 12–26 July
• 1981 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Felix Keynote 81-4 Sept
• 1982 Yakima Firing Range, Yakima, Washington Golden Blade 82 1–15 May
• 1983 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Sentry Eagle 83
• 1984 Portland ANG Base/North Bend ANGS 14–28 July
• 1985 Kingsley Field/Swan Lake Peak Kingsley Field Deployment 85-1 7–22 Sep
• 1986 Portland, ANG Base, Oregon Inland Viking 11–27 July
• 1986 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 86 17–19 July
• 1987 Portland ANG Base, Oregon Road Warrior
• 1988 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 88
• 1988 Camp Rilea Unit Relocation October October
• 1988 Bear River Ridge
• 1989 Panama Sentry Eagle 89-3 Aug
• 1989 Pedro Dome, AK Brim Frost 89 18 Jan-4 Feb
• 1989 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 89\ 12-17June
• 1990 Camp Pendelton, California Sentry Eagle 90-3 4–19 Aug
• 1990 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 90 June
• 1990 Laredo, Texas Anchor Mark V Aug −1 Oct (?)
• 1991 Angie III\ Feb – May 91
• 1991 Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic
• 1992 Dominican Republic Angie III
• 1992 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 92-5
• 1993 Letica Columbia,
• 1993 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 93-3
• 1994 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison
• 1995 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 95-3
• 1996 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison
• 1997 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison/ORI
• 1998 Italy Operation Deliberate Guard / Determined Falcon May–July (Personnel Only)
• 1998 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Weasel Hunt 98
• 1999 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Sentry West 99
• 2000 Pedro Dome, AK Cope Thunder, Northern Edge
• 2000 Jackson, WY Noble Eagle 2000
• 2001 NAS Whidbey Is. WA Noble Eagle Oct 2001–2002
• 2001 Nevada Red Flag
• 2002 Neah Bay, WA & Mt Hebo, OR May (?) – June (?) 2002
• 2002 Jackson Hole, WY Dec 02 – Jan 03, Operation Noble Eagle "Operation Grinch"
• 2002 Jackson Hole, WY 2 July 2002 – 9 Sep 2003
• 2003 Grand Teton National Park, WY Operation Noble Eagle
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006 Afghanistan 6 Sep 2006 – 7 Jan 2007
• 2007 US/Mexican border Operation JumpStart
• 2008 US/Mexican border Operation JumpStart, Afghanistan ONE
• 2009 Iraq OIF Sep 2008 – Feb 2009
• 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom
• 2015 Operation Inherent Resolve May–November 2015
• 2019 Operation Inherent Resolve November 2019-June 2020

See also

• Oregon Air National Guard

References

External links

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