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The [[United States Air Force]]'s '''2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron'''<ref group=note>From the abbreviation of its name (2 ACCS), the squadron was referred to as "Two Axe".</ref> was an airborne command and control unit located at [[Offutt Air Force Base]], Nebraska. The squadron was an integral part of the United States' [[Post Attack Command and Control System]], performing the [[Operation Looking Glass]] mission with the [[Boeing EC-135]] aircraft.

==History==
===World War II===
From its activation in April 1942 until it was disbanded in 1944, the '''2d Ferrying Squadron''' received aircraft at their factory of origin and ferried them to the units to which they were assigned.<ref name=2ACCSlh>((cite web|url=http://www.foia.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-091217-240.pdf|last1=Hall|first1=R. Cargill|title=USAF Lineage and Honors History (USAFHRC Form 5)|date=16 October 1984|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Center|accessdate=24 August 2016))((Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes )) (updated after 1994)</ref>

===Liaison duties in the 1950s===
The '''2d Liaison Squadron''' provided emergency air evacuation, search and rescue, courier and messenger service, routine [[aerial reconnaissance|reconnaissance]] and transportation of personnel.  It regularly operated between [[Langley Air Force Base]], Virginia and [[Fort John Custis]] with one [[Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor]] and several [[Stinson L-13]]s.<ref name=2ACCSlh/>

In July 1952, the squadron closed at Langley and reopened at [[Shaw Air Force Base]], South Carolina, operating [[de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver]]s.  It operated a regular courier service to [[Pope Air Force Base]], North Carolina and [[Myrtle Beach Air Force Base]], South Carolina.  In 1953, the squadron also began operating [[Sikorsky H-19]] [[helicopter]]s.  The unit was inactivated in June 1954.<ref name=2ACCSlh/>

===Airborne Command Post===
The desire for an Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) to provide survivable command and control of [[Strategic Air Command|Strategic Air Command's]] nuclear forces came about in 1958.  By 1960, modified KC-135A command post aircraft began pulling alert for SAC under the [[34th Air Refueling Squadron]] (AREFS). On 3 February 1961, Continuous Airborne Operations (CAO) commenced, which meant that there was always at least one [[Operation Looking Glass|Looking Glass]] aircraft airborne at all times. Starting in 1966, the [[38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron]] took over the Looking Glass mission. Eventually, on 1 April 1970, the 2nd ACCS took over the [[Operation Looking Glass|Looking Glass]] mission flying [[Boeing EC-135|EC-135C ABNCP aircraft]] for the duration of the Cold War as a critical member in the [[Post Attack Command and Control System]]. There continued to be at least one Looking Glass aircraft airborne at all times providing a backup to SAC's underground command post. Additionally, the 2 ACCS maintained an additional EC-135C on ground alert at Offutt AFB, NE as the EASTAUXCP (East Auxiliary Command Post), providing backup to the airborne Looking Glass, radio relay capability, and a means for the Commander in Chief of SAC to escape an enemy nuclear attack.<ref name="ALCS Article, page 14-15">[https://web.archive.org/web/20170702014829/http://afmissileers.com/Mar17.pdf ALCS Article, page 14-15]</ref><ref name="Hopkins III 1997. p. 114-117">[Hopkins III, Robert S. 1997. Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker. Leicester, England: Midland Publishing Limited, p. 114-117, 196]</ref>

The 2nd ACCS was also a major player in [[Airborne Launch Control System]] operations. The primary mission of the 2nd ACCS was to fly the SAC ABNCP [[Operation Looking Glass|Looking Glass]] aircraft in continuous airborne operations, however, due to its close proximity in orbiting over the central US, the airborne Looking Glass provided ALCS coverage for the Minuteman Wing located at [[Whiteman AFB]], MO. Not only did Whiteman AFB have Minuteman II ICBMs, but it also had ERCS configured Minuteman missiles on alert. The EASTAUXCP was ALCS capable, however, it did not have a dedicated ALCS mission.<ref name="ALCS Article, page 14-15"/><ref name="Hopkins III 1997. p. 114-117"/>

==Lineage==
; 2d Ferrying Squadron
* Constituted as the '''2d Air Corps Ferrying Squadron''' on 18 February 1942
: Activated on 16 April 1942
* Redesignated '''2d Ferrying Squadron''' on 12 May 1943
* Disbanded on 31 March 1944
* Reconstituted and consolidated with '''2d Liaison Squadron''' and '''2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' as the '''2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' on 19 September 1985<ref name=2ACCSlh/>

; 2d Liaison Squadron
* Constituted as the '''2d Liaison Flight''' on 27 September 1949
: Activated on 25 October 1949
* Redesignated '''2d Liaison Squadron''' on 15 July 1952
: Inactivated on 22 July 1952
: Activated on 22 July 1952
: Inactivated on 18 June 1954
* Consolidated with '''2d Ferrying Squadron''' and '''2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' as the '''2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' on 19 September 1985<ref name=2ACCSlh/>

; 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron
* Constituted as the '''2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron''' on 12 March 1970
: Activated on 1 April 1970
* Consolidated with '''2d Ferrying Squadron''' and '''2d Liaison Squadron''' on 19 September 1985
* Inactivated on 19 July 1994<ref name=2ACCSlh/>

===Assignments===
* Midwest Sector, Air Corps Ferrying Command (later [[5th Ferrying Group]], 16 April 1942 – 31 March 1944
* [[United States Air Forces Central|Ninth Air Force]], 25 October 1949 (attached to [[4th Fighter Wing]] (later 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing))
* [[Tactical Air Command]], 1 August 1950 – 22 July 1952 (remained attached to 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing to 1 September 1950, attached to [[363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing]] 1 September 1950, [[47th Bombardment Wing]] 12 March 1951, 4430th Air Base Wing after 12 February 1952)
* Ninth Air Force, 22 July 1952 – 18 June 1954 (attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing)<ref name=2ACCSlh/>
* [[55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing]], 1 April 1970
* [[55th Operations Group]], 1 September 1992 – 19 July 1994<ref name=2ACCSlh/>

===Stations===
* [[Hensley Field]], Texas (18 February 1942)
* [[Dallas Love Field|Love Field]], Texas, 8 September 1942
* [[Fairfax Airport]], Kansas, 16 January 1943 – 31 March 1944
* Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 25 October 1949 – 22 July 1952
* Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 22 July 1952 – 18 June 1954
* [[Offutt Air Force Base]], Nebraska, 1 April 1970 – 19 July 1994<ref name=2ACCSlh/>

===Awards and campaigns===
*[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]]
**1 July 1970 – 30 June 1971
**1 July 1972 – 30 June 1974
**1 July 1974 – 30 June 1976
**1 July 1976 – 30 June 1978
**1 July 1978 – 30 June 1980<ref name=2ACCSlh/>

===Aircraft & Missiles Operated===
*Various aircraft (1942–1944)
* Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor (1949–1952)
* Stinson L-13 (1949–1952)
* de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver (1952–1954)
* Sikorsky H-19 (1953–1954)<ref name=2ACCSlh/>
* Boeing EC-135 (1970–1994)<ref>World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ((ISBN|1-880588-01-3))</ref>

==See also==
*[[Airborne Launch Control System]]
*[[Survivable Low Frequency Communications System]]
*[[Ground Wave Emergency Network]]
*[[Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network]]
*[[Emergency Rocket Communications System]]
*[[The Cold War]]
*[[Game theory]]
*[[Continuity of government]]

==References==
; Notes
((Reflist|group=note))

; Citations
((Reflist))

; Bibliography
((Air Force Historical Research Agency))

==External links==
* [http://2accs.com/ 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron Website]

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