The
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
's 292nd Combat Communications Squadron is a combat communications unit located at
Kahului
Kahului () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It hosts the county's main airport ( Kahului Airport), a deep-draft harbor, light industrial areas, and commercial shoppi ...
, Hawaii.
History
Emblem Significance
The figure of the Hawaiian warrior significantly represents the
Hawaii Air National Guard
The Hawaii Air National Guard (HI ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Hawaii Army National Guard, an element of the Hawaii National Guard.
As state militia un ...
, specifically the 292 CBCS. The barefoot countenance of the warrior signifies the unit's mobility. Held in his left hand is a Hawaiian
leiomano (
shark
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tooth
war club), symbolizing combat mission of the 292 CBCS. The
lightning
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streak held in the right hand as a spear represents communications. Further symbolizing the unit's communications background. The globe symbolizes the units worldwide capability and the blue background symbolizes Space, the primary medium in which the Air Force performs its missions. The two stars on the globe represents Air Force and Air National Guard symbolizing the United States "Total Force" philosophy. Overall, the design represents a unit capable of conducting mobile communications in a combat environment.
Previous designations
*292nd Combat Communications Squadron (1988 – present)
*201st Combat Communications Flight (1977–1988)
*202nd Mobile Communications Squadron (??–1977)
Bases stationed
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Kahului
Kahului () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It hosts the county's main airport ( Kahului Airport), a deep-draft harbor, light industrial areas, and commercial shoppi ...
, Hawaii
(??-Present)
See also
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Hawaii Air National Guard
The Hawaii Air National Guard (HI ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Hawaii Army National Guard, an element of the Hawaii National Guard.
As state militia un ...
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201st Combat Communications Group
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291st Combat Communications Squadron
The United States Air Force's 291st Combat Communications Squadron is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Keaukaha Military Reservation in Hilo, Hawaii.
Mission
The 291st Combat Communication Squadron (291st CBCS) Employ ...
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293rd Combat Communications Squadron
References
Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard
Communications squadrons of the United States Air Force
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