Lineage. Designated as 1839 Electronics Installation Group and activated on 1 May 1970. Redesignated as: 1839 Engineering Installation Group on 1 Jul 1980; 738 Engineering Installation Squadron on 17 Jan 1995; 85 Engineering Installation Squadron on 28 Jul 2005.
Assignments. Southern Communications Area, 1 May 1970; Engineering Installation Center (later Engineering Installation Division; Communications Systems Center), 1 Jun 1981; 38 Engineering Installation Wing, 8 Nov 1994; 38 Engineering Installation Group, 17 Jan 1995; Air Combat Command Communications Group, 28 Jul 2005; 38 Cyberspace Engineering (later, 38 Cyberspace Engineering Installation) Group, 18 Aug 2009-.
Stations. Keesler AFB, MS, 1 May 1970-.
Service Streamers. Global War on Terrorism-Service (GWOT-S).
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan-31 Dec 1973; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1974; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1975; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1976; 1 Feb 1986-31 Jan 1987; 1 Jan 1988-30 Jun 1989; 8 Nov 1994-8 Dec 1995; 9 Dec 1995-9 Dec 1997; 20 Dec 1997-10 Dec 1998; 11 Dec 1998-3 Feb 2000; 1 Jan 2002-1 Jan 2003; [2] Jan 2003-1 Jan 2005; [2] Jan-[27 Jul 2005]; [28 Jul 2005]-31 May 2006; 18 Aug 2009-1 Oct 2010; 2 Oct 2010-31 Dec 2011; 1 Oct 2013-30 Sep 2014; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2015; 1 Jan 2016-31 Dec 2017.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 18 Jul 2019.
Supersedes statement prepared on 9 Jun 2016.
Emblem. Approved on 10 Mar 1993; latest rendering, 17 Oct 2018.
Prepared by Jon K. Gray.
Reviewed by Daniel L. Haulman.