55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron

55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron
55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron emblem
Active	1978-2006^[1]
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Command and Control
Role	Survivable C2
Part of	ACC/55th Wing
Garrison/HQ	Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Nickname(s)	Reapers
Motto(s)	IMPERIUM REGIMEN COMPITI
Decorations	AFOUA GWOT-S

The United States Air Force's 55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron (55 MCCS) was a mobile command and control unit located at Offutt AFB, Nebraska.

History

Personnel of the 55 MCCS were trained in their primary specialty, in addition to vital expeditionary capabilities that ensure survival.

Logo Significance

Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel.

Previous designations^[2]

55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron (1 July 1994-30 September 2006)^[1]

Bases stationed

Offutt AFB, Nebraska (1 July 1994-30 September 2006)^[1]

Commanders

Lt Col John J. Jordan (2000–2002)^[3]
Maj. Karen Hibbard (2005-2006)^[1]
Lt Col Ronald J. Hefner (1997-1999)

Equipment Utilized

Mobile Consolidated Command Center (1998–Present),^[4]^[5]
MILSTAR^[5]
DSCS^[5]
Single Channel Anti-Jam Manpower (SCAMP) terminals^[5]

Decorations

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 1 July 1994-31 July 1995
- 1 June 1997-31 May 1999
- 1 June 1999-31 May 2001
- 1 June 2002-31 May 2004
- 1 June 2004-31 May 2006

References

1 2 3 4 Air Force Link: "Command, control squadron inactivates at Offutt AFB," 29 Sep 2006 Archived May 14, 2009, at WebCite
↑ Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Ian Allen Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-197-2.
↑ USAFE Public Affairs: Col John J. Jordan Official Biography Archived May 14, 2009, at WebCite
↑ AFCA Intercom: "Diversity Ensures Squadron is Ready 2 Roll," May 2005
1 2 3 4 Globalsecurity.org: "CINC Mobile Alternate Headquarters (CMAH)"

External links

Unofficial 55th MCCS Reaper Locator

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 Fourteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second Twenty-Third Twenty-Fourth Twenty-Fifth

Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security forces Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

Category
Portal

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)

Air Forces	Fourteenth Twenty-Fourth

Centers	Space and Missile Systems Space Innovation and Development 614th Air and Space Operations 624th Operations Air Force Network Integration

Bases	Buckley Los Angeles Patrick Peterson Schriever Thule Vandenberg

Stations	Cape Canaveral Cape Cod Cavalier Cheyenne Mountain Clear Eldorado (closed) Kaena Point New Boston Onizuka (closed)

Wings

Combat Communications	689th

Information Operations	688th

Network Warfare	67th

Space	21st 30th 45th 50th 310th 460th

Groups

Air Base	61st

Combat Communications	3d 5th 201st 226th 254th 281st

Cyberspace Engineering Installation	38th

Information Operations	318th

Network Operations	26th

Network Support	690th

Network Warfare	67th

Squadrons

Combat Communications	3d 5th 23d 31st 32d 33d 34th 35th 42d 51st 52d 53d 54th 55th 147th 221st 232d 236th 239th 242d 263d 264th 265th 267th 269th 271st 282d 283d 291st 292d 293d

Command and Control	1st 2d 3d 4th 55th Mobile 119th 153d 222d 721st Mobile

Space Control	1st 4th 16th 20th 25th 76th 380th

Space Launch	1st 2d 3d 4th 5th

Space Operations	1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 19th 21st 22d 23d 111th 148th AFSPC

Space Warning	2d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 137th 213th

Others	26th Space Aggressor (AFRC) 527th Space Aggressor (ACC) 3d Space Communications 50th Space Communications 850th Space Communications 1st Space Development 2d Space Development 3d Space Development 3d Space Experimentation 1st Space Surveillance 3d Space Surveillance 5th Space Surveillance 1st Air and Space Test 2d Test Operations 3d Space Test 4th Space Test 55th Space Weather

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