689th Combat Communications Wing | |
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Active | 1948–1991; 2009–2013 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Combat Communications |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Insignia | |
689th Combat Communications Wing emblem (approved 5 April 2010) [1] | |
1931st Information Systems Wing emblem [2] (approved 4 April 1985) |
The 689th Combat Communications Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The wing was activated on 9 October 2009 as a subordinate unit of Twenty-Fourth Air Force. On 5 June 2013, the wing was inactivated, along with the 3d Combat Communications Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 5th Combat Communications Group at Robins now reports to the 688th Cyberspace Wing.
The 689th's mission was to train, deploy, and deliver expeditionary and specialized communications, air traffic control, and landing systems, and to take cyber capabilities to the tactical edge for relief and combat operations. [3]
Its units included the 3d Combat Communications Group, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and the 5th Combat Communications Group at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.
Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 July 1959 – 30 June 1961 | 1931st Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 27–30 March 1964 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 8 July 1966 – 1 May 1967 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 2 May 1967 – 1 January 1968 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 14–21 August 1967 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 January 1968 – 31 December 1968 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 10 February 1979 – 10 February 1981 | 1931st Communications Group [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 January 1984 – 1 January 1985 | 1931st Communications Group (later 1931st Information Systems Wing) [1] |
689th Combat Communications Wing | |
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Active | 1948–1991; 2009–2013 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Combat Communications |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Insignia | |
689th Combat Communications Wing emblem (approved 5 April 2010) [1] | |
1931st Information Systems Wing emblem [2] (approved 4 April 1985) |
The 689th Combat Communications Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The wing was activated on 9 October 2009 as a subordinate unit of Twenty-Fourth Air Force. On 5 June 2013, the wing was inactivated, along with the 3d Combat Communications Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 5th Combat Communications Group at Robins now reports to the 688th Cyberspace Wing.
The 689th's mission was to train, deploy, and deliver expeditionary and specialized communications, air traffic control, and landing systems, and to take cyber capabilities to the tactical edge for relief and combat operations. [3]
Its units included the 3d Combat Communications Group, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and the 5th Combat Communications Group at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.
Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 July 1959 – 30 June 1961 | 1931st Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 27–30 March 1964 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 8 July 1966 – 1 May 1967 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 2 May 1967 – 1 January 1968 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 14–21 August 1967 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 January 1968 – 31 December 1968 | 1931st Communications Squadron [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 10 February 1979 – 10 February 1981 | 1931st Communications Group [1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 January 1984 – 1 January 1985 | 1931st Communications Group (later 1931st Information Systems Wing) [1] |