01093746 UNCLASSIFIED 2446797 01-01-1987 2446977 06-30-1987

GROUP/1876/COMMUNICATIONS

HISTORY K382.1876 42607 741 1045 43 2447789 09-19-1989 THE 1876 COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (CG) WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS 1876 COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON, LOCATED AT TAN SON NHUT AIR BASE, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. ON 1 APR 72, 1959 COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON (CS), STATIONED AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (USAFA) CO, WAS INACTIVATED. ON THE SAME DAY, THE 1876 CS RELOCATED TO THE USAFA AS PART OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA. 1876 CS ASSUMED THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF 1959 CS. ON 1 JUL 85, WITH THE INTEGRATION OF THE USAFA COMPUTER RESOURCES ORGANIZATION, THE 1876 CS WAS REDESIGNATED 1876 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUPPORT GROUP (ISSG) BY HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND (AFCC). ON 1 NOV 86, 1876 ISSG WAS REDESIGNATED 1876 COMMUNICATIONS GROUP. 1876 CG PROVIDED COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER, AND AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES SUPPORT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE USAFA; DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED SOFTWARE; AND MANAGED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED EQUPMENT AND FACILITIES TO INCLUDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER, TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD, AND EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. COL CARROLL A. CLABAUGH WAS REPLACED BY LT COL H. WAYNE WOLFE AS COMMANDER OF 1876 CG. PRIVILEGED