55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron explained

Unit Name:	55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron
Dates:	1978-2006^[1]
Country:	United States
Branch:	United States Air Force
Type:	Command and Control
Role:	Survivable C2
Command Structure:	ACC/55th Wing
Garrison:	Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Nickname:	Reapers
Motto:	Imperium Regimen Compiti Latin: Command and Control Crossroads^[2]
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

55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron (1 July 1994 – 30 September 2006)

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Bases stationed

Offutt AFB, Nebraska (1 July 1994 – 30 September 2006)

Commanders

Lt Col John J. Jordan (2000–2002)^[4]
Maj. Karen Hibbard (2005-2006)
Lt Col Ronald J. Hefner (1997-1999)

Equipment Utilized

Mobile Consolidated Command Center (1998 – present),^[5] ^[6]
MILSTAR
DSCS
Single Channel Anti-Jam Man Portable (SCAMP) terminals

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

External links

Unofficial 55th MCCS Reaper Locator

Notes and References

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123028176 Air Force Link: "Command, control squadron inactivates at Offutt AFB," 29 Sep 2006
Web site: 55th Mobile Command & Control Squadron - Emblem. 2020-10-17. tioh.army.mil.
Book: Rogers, Brian. United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. 2005. Ian Allan Publishing. 978-1-85780-197-2 .
http://www.501csw.usafe.af.mil/biographies/bio.asp?id=10650 USAFE Public Affairs: Col John J. Jordan Official Biography
Web site: AFCA Intercom: "Diversity Ensures Squadron is Ready 2 Roll," May 2005 . 2009-05-14 . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722175455/http://public.afca.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070129-205.pdf . live .
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/cmah.htm Globalsecurity.org: "CINC Mobile Alternate Headquarters (CMAH)"