119th Command and Control Squadron

119th Command and Control Squadron
119th Command and Control Squadron emblem
Active1950 – present[1]
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeCommand and Control
RoleSpace Operations
Part ofAir Force Space Command/US Strategic Command/Tennessee Air National Guard
Garrison/HQMcGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee[2]
Motto(s)FORTUNA FAVET FORTIBUS - "Fortune Favors The Bold"
Decorations JMUA
AFOUA
GWOT-S
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Col Vince Franklin (2012 – present) [3]

The United States Air Force's 119th Command and Control Squadron (119 CACS) is a space control unit located at McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee.[4] The unit augments the operations of USSTRATCOM on a continuous basis.[5][6]

  1. ^ "House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Honors the 119th Air Control Squadron"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  2. ^ House of Representatives: "Rep Duncan Celebrates Air National Guard Base",7 September 2007
  3. ^ Knoxnews.com "Changing of the Guard: Franklin Named New Commander of 119th"
  4. ^ Tennessee National Guard History
  5. ^ "Defense Technical Information Center: Final JTIMS "v2.3" Requirements, 17 Aug 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Tennessee ANG Vacancy: TECHNICIAN VACANCY Announcement Number 09-124" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.