# 116th Air Control Squadron

The 116th Air Control Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron located at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center near Warrenton/Astoria, Oregon. In March 2011 the 116th departed for a deployment to Qatar. In 2006 the squadron deployed to Kandahar Air Base in support of Air Expeditionary Force 3 and 4, and Operation Enduring Freedom for 120 days. The 116th ACS is a deployable airspace command & control unit, with radar and communications capabilities.

## History
### 116th timeline

Air Control Squadron Allotted: 24 May 1946 to ANG
Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (Tactical), Marietta Army Air Base, Georgia Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee July 1951 – 8 October 1952
Tactical Control Squadron Portland, Air National Guard Base, Oregon Relocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 1988 9 June 1971 – 1 May 1987
Tactical Control Flight Portland, Air National Guard Base, Oregon Relocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 1988 1 May 1987 – 16 June 1992
Air Control Squadron Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Redesignated: ACS 16 June 1992 Equipment: MPS-11A, TPS-40, TPS-43E, TPS-75, replacement radar August 1975 due to structural failures.

## Deployments

* 1971 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 17 members to Volk Field WI
* 1972 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 15–29 July, Guard Strike IV (Westacs)
* 1973 Boise, Idaho Sentry Westacs II South of Gowen Field
* 1974 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison
* 1975 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon
* 1976 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 14–28 Aug
* 1977 Coyote Lake, Fort Irwin, CA Brave Shield XVI 5–23 July
* 1978 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach 78 5–19 Aug
* 1979 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach 79 7–21 July
* 1980 North Bend AFS, Oregon Felix Brave 23 Feb – 1 Mar
* 1980 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach III 12–26 July
* 1981 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Felix Keynote 81-4 Sept
* 1982 Yakima Firing Range, Yakima, Washington Golden Blade 82 1–15 May
* 1983 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Sentry Eagle 83
* 1984 Portland ANG Base/North Bend ANGS 14–28 July
* 1985 Kingsley Field/Swan Lake Peak Kingsley Field Deployment 85-1 7–22 Sep
* 1986 Portland, ANG Base, Oregon Inland Viking 11–27 July
* 1986 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 86 17–19 July
* 1987 Portland ANG Base, Oregon Road Warrior
* 1988 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 88
* 1988 Camp Rilea Unit Relocation October October
* 1988 Bear River Ridge
* 1989 Panama Sentry Eagle 89-3 Aug
* 1989 Pedro Dome, AK Brim Frost 89 18 Jan-4 Feb
* 1989 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 89\ 12-17June
* 1990 Camp Pendelton, California Sentry Eagle 90-3 4–19 Aug
* 1990 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 90 June
* 1990 Laredo, Texas Anchor Mark V Aug −1 Oct (?)
* 1991 Angie III\ Feb – May 91
* 1991 Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic
* 1992 Dominican Republic Angie III
* 1992 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 92–5
* 1993 Letica Columbia,
* 1993 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 93–3
* 1994 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison
* 1995 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 95–3
* 1996 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison
* 1997 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison/ORI
* 1998 Italy Operation Deliberate Guard / Determined Falcon May–July (Personnel Only)
* 1998 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Weasel Hunt 98
* 1999 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Sentry West 99
* 2000 Pedro Dome, AK Cope Thunder, Northern Edge
* 2000 Jackson, WY Noble Eagle 2000
* 2001 NAS Whidbey Is. WA Noble Eagle Oct 2001–2002
* 2001 Nevada Red Flag
* 2002 Neah Bay, WA & Mt Hebo, OR May (?) – June (?) 2002
* 2002 Jackson Hole, WY Dec 02 – Jan 03, Operation Noble Eagle "Operation Grinch"
* 2002 Jackson Hole, WY 2 July 2002 – 9 Sep 2003
* 2003 Grand Teton National Park, WY Operation Noble Eagle
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006 Afghanistan 6 Sep 2006 – 7 Jan 2007
* 2007 US/Mexican border Operation JumpStart
* 2008 US/Mexican border Operation JumpStart, Afghanistan ONE
* 2009 Iraq OIF Sep 2008 – Feb 2009
* 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom
* 2015 Operation Inherent Resolve May–November 2015
* 2019 Operation Inherent Resolve November 2019-June 2020