3d Combat Communications Group The United States Air Force ' s 3d Combat Communications Group ( 3 CCG ) is an United States Air Force combat communications unit located at Tinker AFB , Oklahoma . The 3 CCG inactivated 30 September 2013 , affecting more than 700 military billets . History . With Allied victory in Europe and the end of World War II came the demobilization and withdrawal of all US Air Force units from the United Kingdom . Their absence , however , was short lived . In 1948 , in response to the Berlin blockade , the US deployed long - range B - 29 strategic bombers to four East Anglian bases . In early 1951 growing size and complexity of the American military presence required a larger command and organizational structure that could meet the needs of the increased operations ( both strategic and tactical . ) Third Air Force was activated on 1 May 1951 to oversee tactical air operations from the United Kingdom and provide logistics and support to the Seventh Air Division . The 3d Combat Communications Group lineage stems from the 3d Communications Group , which was active in South Ruislip , England , as part of the Third Air Force . The 3d Communications Group was established on 16 May 1957 and was activated on 8 July 1957 . At the times of its activation in 1957 the 3d Communications Group consisted of the 603d Communications and the 605th Communications Squadrons . The 1960s saw continuous fluctuations in the US Air Force presence in the United Kingdom . In 1961 , some bases were returned and numbered air force activities merged . Support squadrons were eliminated at South Ruislip . On 1 July 1962 the 3d Communications Group was inactivated . The 3d was then reactivated and redesignated as the 3d Mobile Communications Group on 20 May 1964 . On 1 July 1964 , the 3d Mobile Communications Group organized at Tinker Air Force Base , Oklahoma , and assigned to the Air Force Communications Service ( later , Air Force Communications Command ( AFCC ) ) ( AFCS G - 28 , 26 May 1964 . ) Under provisions of AFP 210 - 1 - 4 , the 3d Mobile Communications Group inherited the history , awards and emblem of the 3d Communications Group . The 3d Mobile Communications Group took the void of the 3d Airways and Air Communications Service Mobile Squadron that was established at Tinker AFB , OK on 1 December 1952 . Upon establishment of AFCS , the 3d AACS was redesignated 3d Mobile Communications Squadron ( AFCS G - 2 , 1 July 61 ) , but unfortunately would not be incorporated into the 3d Mobile Communications Group history and awards . Although no former recognized lineage with the 3d AACS and 3d Mobile Communications Squadron exist , it shares a common history of people , equipment and Tinker AFB . Upon its early reactivation in the continental United States it incorporated the 1869th Facility Checking Squadron , 1 October 1966 – 1 September 1971 ; 7518th Communications Squadron and the 7519th Communications Squadron , 1 September 1959 – 1 July 1962 . Over the years it was redesignated many times : on 24 March 1976 it was designated the 3d Combat Communications Group ; on 15 August 1984 it was designated the 3d Information Systems Group ; and returned to the designation 3d Combat Communications Group on 1 October 1986 . Since 1964 it has been assigned to various organizations of the Air Force Communications Service / Command , on 1 October 1990 it became part of the Tactical Air Command , and then Air Combat Command . On 5 October 2009 , the 3d CCG was realigned underneath the newly activated 689th Combat Communications Wing , headquartered at Robins Air Force Base , Georgia . With this realignment , the group now falls under the Twenty - Fourth Air Force and Air Force Space Command . The 3d Combat Communications Group inactivated on 30 September 2013 . President Obama signed the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act into law in January 2013 , which included an order to inactivate the 3rd CCG .