Lineage. Constituted as 1 Radar and VHF Installation and Maintenance Unit (Aviation) on 30 Jul 1943. Activated on 10 Aug 1943. Redesignated as: 1 Signal Radio Maintenance Unit, Aviation on 13 Sep 1944; 1 Signal Radio Maintenance Team, Aviation on 13 Mar 1945; 1 Communication Maintenance Squadron on 22 Aug 1950. Inactivated on 1 Jan 1959. Disbanded on 15 Jun 1983. Reconstituted on 5 May 2003. Activated on 22 May 2003.
Assignments. Air Service (later, Air Technical Service) Command, 10 Aug 1943; San Antonio Air Materiel Area, 16 Oct 1948; Air Materiel Command, 12 Aug 1950; Middletown Air Materiel Area, 2 Jan 1952; Air Materiel Command, 10 May 1952; 2845 Depot Wing, 1 Oct 1953; Air Materiel Command, 3 Jan 1955; 3108 Communications Group, 16 Jan 1955; Ground Electronic Engineering Installation Agency, 1 Sep 1958-1 Jan 1959. USAFE Air and Space Communications Group, 22 May 2003; 86 Air and Space Communications Group, 1 Sep 2004; 435 Air and Space Communications Group, 16 Jul 2009-.
Stations. Robins Field, GA, 10 Aug 1943; Kelly Field (later, AFB), TX, 3 Nov 1945; Griffiss AFB, NY, 12 Aug 1950-1 Jan 1959. Kapaun Administrative Annex, Germany, 22 May 2003-.
Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan 1951-30 Jun 1954; 1 Oct 1956-31 Jul 1958; 15 Jan 2004-31 Oct 2005; 1 Nov 2005-31 Dec 2006; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2007; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2008; 16 Jul 2009-31 Dec 2010; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2011; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2017; 1 Jan 2018-31 Dec 2019.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 8 Dec 2021.
Supersedes statement prepared on 22 May 2003.
Emblem. Approved on 15 Aug 2003.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.