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3RD COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Posted 8/2/2011
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3RD COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
The 3rd Combat Communications Group, commonly referred to as the "3rd Herd", is a unit of Air Force Space Command's 24th Air Force and is located at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The 3rd CCG provides deployable communications, computer systems, navigational aids, and air traffic control services anywhere in the world for Air Force, Department of Defense, and other U.S. commitments. The unit's 715 personnel are trained to deploy more than 150 mission systems providing initial services to Air Force wing-level customers and other units in locations where these capabilities don't exist, and are prepared to do so under hostile conditions. The 3rd CCG's elements are self-sustaining throughout the initial phase of the expeditionary mission, or until relieved by follow-on forces and supplies.
The group's four combat communications mission squadrons and one support squadron deploy in support of joint task force, combatant command, and Air Force flying wing operations and exercises. The 3 CCG also serves in an advisory capacity for five Air National Guard combat communications groups in subordinate squadrons across the country. Because of its special ability to respond quickly, the 3 CCG also provides emergency services to many federal agencies. These services range from providing equipment to assist the Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Coast Guard in drug interdiction to restoring communications capabilities lost during natural disasters. The 3 CCG supports United States Central Command Air Forces and Joint Chiefs of Staff operations with exercises in Southwest Asia, Central and South America and the Pacific theater. The group also responds to contingencies, emergencies and natural disasters both overseas and throughout the United States; including the deployment of hundreds of 3 CCG Airmen to the Gulf Coast Region in support of Hurricane Katrina and in the local community for tornado relief.
The 3 CCG earned the prestigious Major General Harold M. McClelland Award as the Best Large Communications Unit in the Air Force for 1995, 2000, 2004 and 2005. Additionally, the 3 CCG was named the Best Large Communications Unit in Air Combat Command for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005. The 3rd Herd earned its eighteenth Air Force Outstanding Unit Award in 2008 and its second Air Force Meritorious Unit Award in 2009.
3rd Herd... "Anytime, Anywhere!"
Contact Info: 4385 S Air Depot Blvd
Tinker AFB, OK 73145
(405) 734-5454
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