Airmen from Air Combat Command and Air National Guard combat communications and tactical communications units were among the first to set up operations in the Gulf Region. Members of the 83rd Comm Squadron, Langley AFB, Va., arrived at Keesler AFB, Miss., with mobile satellite communications systems on Aug. 28. In all, the comm troops deployed to six sites. The 5th Combat Comm Group, Robins AFB, Ga., sent 60 airmen and three SatCom packages to Mississippi. The 3rd CCG, Tinker AFB, Okla., sent 100 airment and three SatCom systems to Louisiana. ANG units from Alexandria and Hammond, La., and Meridian, Miss. Provided comm and air traffic control teams.
In the face of Chinese war plans to disrupt U.S. command-and-control networks in the event of a conflict, the Air Force needs to focus less on its “connect everything” efforts and prepare its combat aviators to fight without a constant connection to higher-ups, according to a new report from AFA’s…
