27 Special Operations Communications Squadron (AFSOC)

Lineage.  Constituted 27 Communications Squadron, Fighter, Two Engine, on 14 Jun 1948.  Activated on 1 Aug 1948.  Redesignated:  27 Communications Squadron, Fighter, Jet, on 1 Dec 1949; 27 Communications Squadron on 1 Feb 1950.  Inactivated on 6 Aug 1951.  Activated on 14 Feb 1952.  Inactivated on 16 Jun 1952.  Disbanded on 10 May 1976.  Reconstituted, and consolidated (1 Nov 1991) with the 2040 Communications Squadron, which was designated 2040 Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron, and organized, on 8 Dec 1956.  Redesignated:  2040 Communications Squadron on 1 Jul 1961; 2040 Information Systems Squadron on 1 Jul 1984; 2040 Communications Squadron on 1 Nov 1986.  Consolidated squadron retains 27 Communications Squadron designation.  Redesignated 27 Special Operations Communications Squadron on 1 Oct 2007.

Assignments.  27 Air Base Group, 1 Aug 1948-6 Aug 1951.  27 Fighter-Escort Wing, 14 Feb-16 Jun 1952.  1822 Airways and Air Communications Service Group (later, Southwestern Airways and Air Communications Service Region; Southwestern Communications Region), 8 Dec 1956; Tactical Communications Region, 1 Jan 1963; 12 Tactical Communications Region, 8 Aug 1967; Tactical Communications Area (later, Tactical Communications Division; Tactical Information Systems Division; Tactical Communications Division), 30 Jun 1971; 27 Tactical Fighter (later, 27 Fighter) Wing, 1 Oct 1990; 27 Support (later, 27 Mission Support, 27 Special Operations Mission Support) Group, 1 Nov 1991-.

Stations.  Kearney AFB, NE, 1 Aug 1948; Bergstrom AFB, TX, 16 Mar 1949-6 Aug 1951.  Bergstrom AFB, TX, 14 Feb-16 Jun 1952 (deployed at:  Itazuke AB, Japan, 15 Dec 1950-30 Apr 1951, with advanced echelon deployed at Taegu AB, South Korea, Dec 1950-Jan 1951; Kunsan AB, South Korea, 1 May-Jun 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan, Jun-20 Jul 1951).  Clovis (later, Cannon) AFB, NM, 8 Dec 1956-.

Service Streamers.  None

Campaign Streamers.  Korea:  CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None

Decorations.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:  1 Jan-31 Dec 1982; 1 Jan 1988-31 Dec 1989; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2004.  Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation:  [Dec] 1950-31 May 1951.

Emblem.  Approved on 21 Jan 1999; latest rendering, 9 Oct 2018.

Date Prepared.  5 Oct 2007.

Supersedes statement prepared on 5 Oct 1999.

Prepared by SSgt Matthew H. Scales

Approved by Carl E. Bailey