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The United States Air Force's 228th Combat Communications Squadron (228 CBCS) is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tennessee.^[1]

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command/Gaining Command

• Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1 Jun 1992 – present)
• Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (16 Oct 1971 – 1 Jun 1992)

Wing/Group

• 226th Combat Communications Group (1971 – present)

Previous designations

• 228th Combat Communications Squadron (???-Present)
• 228th Mobile Communications Squadron (Contingency) (16 October 1971-???)

Bases stationed

• McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tennessee (1971 – present)

Equipment Operated

TRC-170 TSC-85C TSC-94 PSC-5D

Awards and decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUO):
  1 January 1976 – 31 December 1977;
  1 January – 31 December 1990;
  1 September 1997 – 31 August 1999;

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