The 595th Command and Control Group is an active unit of the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army S ...

. It is organized under

Air Force Global Strike Command Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global stri ...

(AFGSC), and its operations are centered at

Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the Ai ...

, Nebraska. It was activated in a ceremony held on 6 October 2016.

Mission

The mission of the 595th Command and Control Group is to consolidate the Air Force's portion of the nuclear triad, including Air Force nuclear command and control communications, under the auspices of Global Strike Command. Previously, portions of the Air Force's command and control of nuclear operations had been divided among AFGSC,

Air Combat Command Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the primary provider of air combat forces for the Air Force, and i ...

, and the

Twentieth Air Force The Twentieth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) (20th AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. 20 AF's primary mission is Inter ...

Units

The 595th Command and Control Group is composed of four squadrons: *

1st Airborne Command Control Squadron The 1st Airborne Command Control Squadron is part of the 595th Command and Control Group at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. It operates the Boeing E-4 aircraft conducting airborne command and control missions. The squadron (aviation), squadr ...

, which operates the

Boeing E-4 The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP), the current "Nightwatch" aircraft, is a strategic command and control military aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). The E-4 series are specially modified from the Boeing ...

National Airborne Command Post mission. * 595th Strategic Communications Squadron * 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron *

625th Strategic Operations Squadron The 625th Strategic Operations Squadron (STOS) is a United States Air Force nuclear missile control & support squadron. The 625th STOS has five flights that play different roles in this mission. The Latin motto of the 625th STOS is ''Si vis pacem ...

History

Atlas ICBM Launch--'6595th Aerospace Test Wing (ASFC); Vandenberg AFB, Calif

The unit was first organized by

Air Force Systems Command The Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command. It was established in April 1951, being split off from Air Materiel Command. The mission of AFSC was Research and Development for new weapons systems. Ove ...

in May 1970 as the 6595 Missile Test Group. In early 1970s, the group conducted ground and flight tests of the

Minuteman Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War. They were known for being ready at a minute's notice, hence the name. Mi ...

weapon system. It also launched and tested missile, space and aeronautical systems in support of Department of Defense programs. After the loss of the

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in January 1986, the space program was grounded for 34 months until the launch of

Space Transportation System The Space Transportation System (STS), also known internally to NASA as the Integrated Program Plan (IPP), was a proposed system of reusable crewed space vehicles envisioned in 1969 to support extended operations beyond the Apollo program. ( ...

-26 in September 1988. After 11 Sep 2001, the group examined vulnerabilities of US space facilities at home and abroad. The Air Force's Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program transferred national capabilities to operational commands. The group's Air Force Space Battlelab developed and field tested capabilities to increase productivity of operational commands. Its Aerospace Fusion Center supported space missile launches. The group supported Operation Iraqi Freedom through the application of space applications programs during 2003 and 2004. The Group now has a shared commander with the National Airborne Operations Center.

Lineage

* Designated as the 6595th Missile Test Group and activated on 1 May 1970 : Redesignated 6595th Test and Evaluation Group on 1 January 1988 : Inactivated on 14 September 1993 * Redesignated 595th Test and Evaluation Group on 1 April 2000 : Activated on 7 April 2000 : Redesignated 595th Space Group on 1 August 2002 : Inactivated on 1 April 2013 * Redesignated 595th Command and Control Group on 26 August 2016Department of the Air Force/A1M Letter 691t, 26 August 2016, Subject: Organization Actions Affecting Certain Air Force Global Strike Command Units : Activated 1 October 2016

Assignments

* 6595th Aerospace Test Wing, 1 May 1970 *

Western Space and Missile Center Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30) is a United States Space Force space launch delta assigned to Space Systems Command and headquartered at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The Space Launch Delta 30 is responsible for all space launch opera ...

, 1 October 1979 * Ballistic Missile Organization, 1 October 1990 *

Space and Missile Systems Center Space Systems Command (SSC) is the United States Space Force's space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command. It is headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California and manages the United States' space launch ...

, 2 – 14 Sep 1993 * Space Warfare (later, Space Innovation and Development) Center, 7 April 2000 – 1 April 2013 *

Eighth Air Force The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air Forces ...

, 1 October 2016 – present

Operational Components

: 1 October 2016 – present *

17th Test Squadron The 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron is a United States Space Force test and evaluation unit, located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. The squadron is tasked with testing and evaluating space systems and associated support equipment. ...

: 7 April 2000 – 1 April 2013 * 25th Space Control Tactics (later, 25th Space Range) Squadron: 1 July 2004 – 14 April 2006 *

527th Space Aggressor Squadron The 527th Space Aggressor Squadron is a United States Space Force unit assigned to the Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional). The unit traces its lineage to the 312th Bombardment Squadron (Light) constituted in 1942. It presents re ...

: 23 October 2002 – 1 April 2013 *

576th Flight Test Squadron The 576th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command. The 576th is stationed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The unit was first established in January 1943 as the 576th Bomba ...

: 7 Apr 2000 – 1 December 2009

Stations

Vandenberg Air Force Base Vandenberg may refer to: * Vandenberg (surname), including a list of people with the name * USNS ''General Hoyt S. Vandenberg'' (T-AGM-10), transport ship in the United States Navy, sank as an artificial reef in Key West, Florida * Vandenberg Sp ...

, California, 1 May 1970 – 14 September 1993 *

Schriever Air Force Base Schriever Space Force Base, previously Schriever Air Force Base, Falcon Air Force Base, and Falcon Air Force Station, is a base of the United States Space Force located approximately east of Peterson Space Force Base near Colorado Springs ...

, Colorado, 7 April 2000 – 1 April 2013 *

, Nebraska, 6 October 2016 – present

Aircraft & Missiles

LGM-30 Minuteman The LGM-30 Minuteman is an American land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in service with the Air Force Global Strike Command. , the LGM-30G Minuteman III version is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States and re ...

(1970–1993, 2000–2001) *

LGM-118 Peacekeeper The LGM-118 Peacekeeper, originally known as the MX for "Missile, Experimental", was a MIRV-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) produced and deployed by the United States from 1985 to 2005. The missile could carry up to twelve Mar ...

(1983–1989, 2000–2005) *

SM-65 Atlas The SM-65 Atlas was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas (rocket family), Atlas rocket family. It was built for the U.S. Air Force by the Convair Di ...

(1970–1990) * SM-68 Titan (1970–1993) * Boeing E-4B (2016–present)

Awards

List of commanders

* Col Paul J. Burnett, 8 June 2000 * Col Michael J. Carey, 20 June 2002 * Col John E. Hyten, 1 July 2004 * Col John S. Riordan, 6 July 2005 * Col Stephen Latchford, 16 April 2007 * Col Shawn J. Barnes, May 2009 * Col Kevin M. Rhoades, 30 June 2011 * Unknown, 14 June 2012 – 1 April 2013 * Col Robert L. Billings, 1 October 2016 – July 2018 * Col. Jeremiah Baldwin, July 2018 - July 2020 * Col. Brian Golden, July 2020 - August 2022 * Col David Leaumont, August 2022 -

References

External links

595th Command and Control Group Fact Sheet
{{USAF Global Strike Command Command and control units and formations of the United States Air Force Groups of the United States Air Force Military units and formations established in 2016