350th Electronic Systems Wing The United States Air Force ' s 350th Electronic Systems Wing is an inactive United States Air Force organization . It was last active in 2010 as an electronic systems support unit located at Hanscom AFB , Massachusetts . Mission . The wing developed , acquired , fielded , and sustained systems for C2 , ISR and communication capabilities for Air Force , joint and coalition operations . It serviceed five major commands , three U . S . services , seven combatant commanders , three national agencies , NORAD and NATO . The 350th ELSW executed $ 14 billion in programs . Units . The 350th ELSW consisted of three groups : History . The 350th ELSW , formerly the Command and Control , Intelligence , Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems Wing , traces its history back to the early establishment of information superiority in the United States Army Air Forces . The newly defined role of the aircraft for reconnaissance purposes resulted in the birth of multiple observation groups in the USAAF . The 26th Observation Group , the direct predecessor of the 350 ELSW , was activated 1 September 1941 , and assigned to the First Air Force . The group , stationed at Fort Devens , Massachusetts , flew various types of missions , including photographic , reconnaissance , tow target , and coast artillery spotting . This was done in cooperation with units along the Eastern seaboard . The group was later redesignated the 26th Reconnaissance Group , and took part in the Carolina and Tennessee Maneuvers in the fall of 1941 and 1942 in support of Army field training exercises . In both exercises , observation aircraft were used to detail strategic ground positioning and provide an opportunity to train senior commanders and staff in the operational elements of combat . With Pearl Harbor deeply entrenched in the minds of military leaders , it was clear there was a greater need for coastal surveillance and anti - submarine patrols . The 26th Reconnaissance Group , stationed out of Reading Army Air Field , Pennsylvania , was given that responsibility for the northeastern North American sector of the Atlantic Ocean . Various aircraft , including the O - 46 and O - 52 Owl , flew anti - submarine patrols off the East Coast after the United States entered World War II . Other more notable aircraft that flew reconnaissance missions with modifications to their existing frames included the P - 39 and B - 25 , which was designated as the F - 10 after being modified for photographic reconnaissance work . The group was disbanded at the end of 1943 The 26th Reconnaissance Group was reestablished as an Air Force Reserve organization in 1947 near Buffalo . New York and was inactivated on 27 June 1949 , when Continental Air Command implemented the wing base organization ( Hobson Plan ) for its reserve organizations . It was redesignated the 350th Tactical Electronics Group in 1985 , but remained in inactive status . The group was been redesignated as the 350th Electronics Systems Wing , delivering and sustaining transformational capabilities for operational - level command , control , intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance information dominance . The 350th Electronics Systems Group , formerly the Operational Command and Control Systems Group , acquired and sustained operational - level command and control assets including the Air and Space Operations Center and Theater Battle Management Core Systems . The 850th Electronic Systems Group , formerly the Combatant Commanders Command and Control Systems Group , acquired , fielded and sustained global sensing , communication and decision - making capabilities , including missile warning and defense sensors , global command and control systems , space control sensors and battle management systems . The 950th Electronic Systems Group , formerly the Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group developed , acquired , and integrated network - centric intelligence , surveillance , and reconnaissance information and decision - support systems to fuse data at multiple security levels for Air Force , joint and coalition warfighters . The 950th ELSG was recognized with the AF Outstanding Unit Award for the period of 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2008 . Lineage . 350th Tactical Electronic Group 350th Electronic Systems Wing Components . Groups Squadrons