162d Combat Communications Group The 162nd Combat Communications Group ( CCG ) , headquartered at North Highlands Air National Guard Station ( ANGS ) in Sacramento , California , USA , is one of eight Air National Guard Combat Communications Groups nationwide , which make up n % * of the U . S . Air Force tactical communications capability . The 162nd CCG is one of five major organizations that make up the California Air National Guard . ( * Current Citation from Hanscom needed . 162nd has 2 ( functioning ) of about 50 AF Comm Units : Source Hanscom 2009 ) Mission . The ANG ' s MISSION , state and federal , is to provide trained , well - equipped men and women who can augment the active force during national emergencies or war , and provide assistance during natural disaster s and civil disturbances . When Guard units are in a non - mobilized status they are commanded by the governor of their respective state , the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , Territory of Guam , Territory of the Virgin Islands , and the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard . The governors ( except in the District of Columbia ) are represented in the chain of command by the adjutant general of the state or territory . STATE MISSION – ANG , under order of state authorities , provides protection of life and property , and preserves peace , order and public safety . State missions , which are funded by the individual states , include disaster relief in times of earthquakes , hurricanes , floods and forest fires ; search and rescue ; protection of vital public services ; and support to civil defense . The 162nd also provides the Adjutant General with voice and data communications throughout the state of California during state emergencies or contingencies . FEDERAL MISSION – Under its federal mission , the 162nd CCG trains , deploys , operates and maintains tactical communications - electronic facilities , and provides tactical command and control communications services for operational commands supporting US military wartime contingencies . – Under its federal mission , the 162nd CCG trains , deploys , operates and maintains tactical communications - electronic facilities , and provides tactical command and control communications services for operational commands supporting US military wartime contingencies . History . The 162nd ' s history goes back to the 599th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion activated at Drew Field in Tampa , Florida on 30 March 1944 . Shortly thereafter , the unit moved to Oahu , Hawaii . Some of its components saw action in the Marshall and Mariana Islands during World War II . The unit was inactivated on 29 July 1946 , but was reactivated on 13 May 1948 as the 162nd Aircraft Control and Warning Group of the California Air National Guard . On 1 May 1951 the unit mobilized to serve state side during the Korean War until its inactivation on 6 February 1952 . The following year , it returned to the State of California and was re - designated the 162nd Tactical Control Group , stationed at Van Nuys Air National Guard Base . At that time three of the presently assigned units ( the 147th , 148th , and 149th ) were Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons under the 162nd Group . On 1 March 1961 , the Group Headquarters moved to the North Highlands ANG Station in Sacramento , and was re - designated the 162nd Communications Group ( Mobile ) . By that time the 222nd , 234th , and 261st units had joined the Group . In 1966 the Group was re - designated again , to the 162nd Mobile Communications Group . This designation they kept until 10 February 1976 , when they were given their present designation of 162nd Combat Communications Group . The 162nd falls under the command of Air Force Air Combat Command at Langley AFB , Virginia .