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.
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