253d Combat Communications Group
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The United States Air Force
's 253d Combat Communications Group (253 CCG) is a combat communications unit located at Otis Air National Guard Base
, Massachusetts
, USA.
Federal Mission: The mission of the 253d Combat Communications Group is to train people and be ready to deploy anywhere in the world on very short notice and provide quality communications and air traffic control services in support of Air Force requirements and other contingencies. Upon mobilization, Air Combat Command
will assume operational command of the 253 CCG and direct deployment of the Group Headquarters and its assigned subordinate units.
State Mission: The 253d Combat Communications Group's State mission is to provide forces to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for use during local or statewide disasters of emergencies for protecting life and property, and to preserve peace, order, and public safety
. Within ten days, the 253 Combat Communications Group units, working through coordination efforts was involved in deploying equipment to support the Air Force
and coalition forces in the Gulf. Volunteers from the 267CBCS
solicited by the 253Combat Communications Group Readiness Center joined other Group members to deploy and support Desert Shield.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 253d Combat Communications Group (253 CCG) is a combat communications unit located at Otis Air National Guard Base
Otis Air National Guard Base
Otis Air National Guard Base is an Air National Guard installation located within the Massachusetts Military Reservation , a military training facility, located on the western portion of Cape Cod, in western Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, USA.
Mission
The 253d Combat Communications Group primarily provides planning, engineering, command level coordination, and process approval to train, advise, and direct combat ready units of citizen soldiers providing tactical communications and air traffic services for total force integration. Secondly, to provide a ready militia for protecting life and property; preserving peace, order, and public safety; plus serve actively within our local communities.Federal Mission: The mission of the 253d Combat Communications Group is to train people and be ready to deploy anywhere in the world on very short notice and provide quality communications and air traffic control services in support of Air Force requirements and other contingencies. Upon mobilization, Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
will assume operational command of the 253 CCG and direct deployment of the Group Headquarters and its assigned subordinate units.
State Mission: The 253d Combat Communications Group's State mission is to provide forces to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for use during local or statewide disasters of emergencies for protecting life and property, and to preserve peace, order, and public safety
History
The 253rd Combat Communications Group relocated from Wellesley, MA to Otis in 1996 due to mission and equipment changes.Post Cold War
Desert Shield/Storm began on 7 August 1991 after the invasion of KuwaitKuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
. Within ten days, the 253 Combat Communications Group units, working through coordination efforts was involved in deploying equipment to support the Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
and coalition forces in the Gulf. Volunteers from the 267CBCS
267th Combat Communications Squadron
The United States Air Force's 267th Combat Communications Squadron is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.-Mission:...
solicited by the 253Combat Communications Group Readiness Center joined other Group members to deploy and support Desert Shield.
Global War on Terror
In 2001, the 267CBCS, collocated with the 253Combat Communications Group, played a vital role in the first employment of the Theater Deployable Communications Equipment during Operation Enduring Freedom. From September 2001 to July 2003 HQ 253 Combat Communications Group mobilized over 20 personnel. They augmented the Headquarters Air Combat Command staff in filling United States Air Force /ANG communications requirements to meet worldwide contingencies.Bases stationed
- Otis ANGB, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(1996–present) - WellesleyWellesley, MassachusettsWellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of Greater Boston. The population was 27,982 at the time of the 2010 census.It is best known as the home of Wellesley College and Babson College...
, Massachusetts (1960–1996)