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== History ==
== History ==
The mission of the 60lst Tactical Control Wing (TCW) was to provide an effective European Tactical Air Control System (ETACS) for the Commander-In-Chief United States Air Forces Europe (CINCUSAFE) and Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (COMAAFCE).
The mission of the 601st Tactical Control Wing (TCW) was to provide an effective European Tactical Air Control System (ETACS) for the Commander-In-Chief United States Air Forces Europe (CINCUSAFE) and Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (COMAAFCE).


To provide this service, the wing employed a number of resources to include that of a mobile radar network, flying operations
To provide this service, the wing employed a number of resources to include that of a mobile radar network, flying operations
in the form of CH-53C "Super Jolly " helicopters, and a smattering of other elements to include several Forward Air Control Posts (FACPs). Over the entire spectrum of wing operations, the 60lst TCW ultimately took in the tasks of controlling Offensive missions against ground targets, handling Defensive missions for air-to-air intercepts, supplying surveillance of airspace both in and outside the Central Region, and providing valuable interface support for European Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) sorties.
in the form of CH-53C "Super Jolly " helicopters, and a smattering of other elements to include several Forward Air Control Posts (FACPs). Over the entire spectrum of wing operations, the 60lst TCW ultimately took in the tasks of controlling Offensive missions against ground targets, handling Defensive missions for air-to-air intercepts, supplying surveillance of airspace both in and outside the Central Region, and providing valuable interface support for European Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) sorties.

===601st Tactical Control Group===
On 15 February 1965, the 601st Tactical Control Group was activated at Sembach AB, Germany. It was assigned three major subordinate units:
* 60lst Tactical Control Squadron (TCS)
* 60lst Tactical Control Maintenance Squadron (TCMS)
* 60lst Direct Air Support Squadron (DASS)

The 60lst TCS had been realigned under the 60lst TCG from the 86th Air Division along with its two subordinate control and
reporting post and six forward air control post detachments
* Det 0001 - Kirchgoens
* Det 0003 - Fulda
* Det 0004 - Wuerzburg
* Det 0005 - Bamberg
* Det 0006 - Grafenwoehr,
* Det 0007 - Straubing
, Det 0100 - CelIe
* Oet 0300 Neu Ulm

The 601st TCMS was activated from in- house resources and tasked with the mission of providing central ized field maintenance and supply support for the 60lst TCG. The 601st DASS was also formed along with four subordinate Direct Air Support Centers (DASCs):
* Oet 0100 - a DASC at Stuttgart
* Det 0200 - a DASC at Mannheim
* Det 0300 - a DASC at Koblenz
* Det 0400 - a DASC at Frankfurt

A group staff was set up, composed of personnel from the former GO1st TCS staff sections. On 20 May 1965, operational control of the 60lst TCG and its s ubordinate units passed from the 86th Air Division to Seventeenth Air Force . However, the former headquarters maintained responsibility for running the fixed radar system. For the next three years the 601st TCG experienced a vast expansion in both stature and mission responsibilities.

===601st Tactical Control Wing===


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=== Lineage===
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=== Assignments ===
=== Assignments ===
* [[Seventeenth Air Force]], 16 February 1965
* [[86th Air Division]], 16 February 1965
* [[Seventeenth Air Force]], 20 May 1965
* [[65th Air Division]], 1 June 1985
* [[65th Air Division]], 1 June 1985
* [[Seventeenth Air Force]], 31 July 1987-30 April 1995
* [[Seventeenth Air Force]], 31 July 1987-30 April 1995

Revision as of 20:22, 3 November 2011

601st Tactical Control Wing
Emblem of the 601st Tactical Control Wing
Active1965-1995
CountryUnited States United States
Branch Air Force
RoleTactical Aircraft Control
Part ofSeventeenth Air Force
Emblem of the 601st Tactical Control Group (1965-1968)

The 601st Tactical Control Wing is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Seventeenth Air Force, being stationed at Sembach Air Base, West Germany. It was inactivated on 30 April 1995.

History

The mission of the 601st Tactical Control Wing (TCW) was to provide an effective European Tactical Air Control System (ETACS) for the Commander-In-Chief United States Air Forces Europe (CINCUSAFE) and Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (COMAAFCE).

To provide this service, the wing employed a number of resources to include that of a mobile radar network, flying operations in the form of CH-53C "Super Jolly " helicopters, and a smattering of other elements to include several Forward Air Control Posts (FACPs). Over the entire spectrum of wing operations, the 60lst TCW ultimately took in the tasks of controlling Offensive missions against ground targets, handling Defensive missions for air-to-air intercepts, supplying surveillance of airspace both in and outside the Central Region, and providing valuable interface support for European Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) sorties.

601st Tactical Control Group

On 15 February 1965, the 601st Tactical Control Group was activated at Sembach AB, Germany. It was assigned three major subordinate units:

  • 60lst Tactical Control Squadron (TCS)
  • 60lst Tactical Control Maintenance Squadron (TCMS)
  • 60lst Direct Air Support Squadron (DASS)

The 60lst TCS had been realigned under the 60lst TCG from the 86th Air Division along with its two subordinate control and reporting post and six forward air control post detachments

  • Det 0001 - Kirchgoens
  • Det 0003 - Fulda
  • Det 0004 - Wuerzburg
  • Det 0005 - Bamberg
  • Det 0006 - Grafenwoehr,
  • Det 0007 - Straubing

, Det 0100 - CelIe

  • Oet 0300 Neu Ulm

The 601st TCMS was activated from in- house resources and tasked with the mission of providing central ized field maintenance and supply support for the 60lst TCG. The 601st DASS was also formed along with four subordinate Direct Air Support Centers (DASCs):

  • Oet 0100 - a DASC at Stuttgart
  • Det 0200 - a DASC at Mannheim
  • Det 0300 - a DASC at Koblenz
  • Det 0400 - a DASC at Frankfurt

A group staff was set up, composed of personnel from the former GO1st TCS staff sections. On 20 May 1965, operational control of the 60lst TCG and its s ubordinate units passed from the 86th Air Division to Seventeenth Air Force . However, the former headquarters maintained responsibility for running the fixed radar system. For the next three years the 601st TCG experienced a vast expansion in both stature and mission responsibilities.

601st Tactical Control Wing

Lineage

  • Established as 601st Tactical Control Group, and activated, 16 February 1965
Re-designated: 601st Tactical Air Control Wing, 1 July 1968 - 1 June 1973
Re-designated: 601st Air Control Group, 1 June 1985
Re-designated: 601st Air Base Wing, 1 October 1993 - 30 April 1995

Assignments

Stations

  • Sembach AB, West Germany, 16 February 1965
  • Wisbaden AB, West Germany, 29 June 1973
  • Sembach AB, West Germany, 7 January 1976-30 April 1995

Forward Air Control Posts

  • 601st Tactical Control Squadron (Pruem AS), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
  • 602d Tactical Control Squadron (Tuerkheim WG), 16 February 1965-1 August 1985
  • 603d Tactical Control Squadron (Mehlingen WG), 16 February 1965-1 October 1986
  • 606th Tactical Control Squadron (Basdahl WG), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
  • 608th Tactical Control Squadron (Bad Muender WG), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
  • 611th Tactical Control Flight (Alzey WG), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
  • 619th Tactical Control Flight (Pruem AS), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
  • 621st Tactical Control Flight (Wiesbaden AS), 16 February 1965-1 October 1986
  • 622d Tactical Control Flight (Rein Grafenstein WG), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
  • 626th Tactical Control Flight (Wanna WG), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
Deployed to site Elf One, Al Jubayl Forward Air Control Post, Saudi Arabia, 11 August 1983-30 April 1995
  • 629th Tactical Control Flight (Schwelentrup WG), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
  • 631st Tactical Control Flight (Wuerzburg WG), 16 February 1965-30 April 1995
  • 632d Tactical Control Flight (Grafenwoehr WG), 16 February 1965-Grafenwoehr
  • 636th Tactical Control Flight (Wanna WG), 16 February 1965-1 October 1986

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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