267th Combat Communications Squadron The United States Air Force ' s 267th Combat Communications Squadron ( 267 CBCS ) is an Air National Guard combat communications unit located at Otis Air National Guard Base , Massachusetts . Mission . To be prepared for the challenges of providing global communications in constantly changing environments . History . Origins . The 267th Combat Communications Squadron ' s lineage begins as a part of the Army Air Corps , as the 301st Signal Company , Wing , on 1 December 1942 at Pinedale California . The 301st Signal Company was subsequently assigned to the Fourth Air Force for training , and later transferred to Foreign Service on 21 August 1943 . The 301st arrived in North Africa on 4 September 1943 and redeployed to Italy on 25 April 1944 . The unit was assigned to the 304th Bombardment Wing , Heavy , on 21 June 1945 . During this period , the 301st ' s mission was providing reliable communications to fighters and bombers . After the war , the 301st was transferred back to the United States and was inactivated on 13 October 1945 at Camp Shanks , New York . Post World War II . On 24 May 1946 , the 301st Signal Company , Wing , was redesignated as the 101st Communications Squadron and assigned to the newly created United States Air Force and Air National Guard . The squadron was extended federal recognition on 8 December 1947 at the Commonwealth Armory , Boston , Massachusetts . Cold War . Once established as a Massachusetts National Guard unit , the 101st Communications Squadron was assigned to the 67th Fighter Wing to provide the necessary communications link between Wing Headquarters and it s subordinate flying units during annual field training . Its mission involved the technical training of assigned personnel at various Air Force installations in the Northeast . During this period , the unit moved from Commonwealth Armory to the Somerville Armory ( 1 January 1952 ) and was redesignated as the 267th Communications Squadron ( Operations ) ( 1 July 1952 ) . With the return of Air National Guard units from the Korean War , the Headquarters 253rd Communications Group ( Mobile ) was organized and collocated with the 267th Communications Squadron . The 253rd remains the 267th ' s Group Headquarters to this day . Exercises planned by the 253rd Communications Group continued to improve the 267ths capabilities with expanding communications resources . Both the Headquarters and Squadron were relocated from Somerville to Logan International Airport , East Boston ( 20 August 1954 ) , and then from Logan to Fiske School , Cedar Street Wellesley , Massachusetts ( 1 September 1955 ) . A milestone in 267th and 253rd history was June 1960 when both units moved to the Wellesley Air National Guard Station . Wellesley Air National Guard Station would be home to the 267th for 36 years . In October 1960 the 267th ' s capabilities increased with the arrival of the new Technical Control and Relay Center facilities . The 267th Communications Squadron was the first Air National Guard unit to join the Air Force Space Surveillance Team with the acquisition of a Doppler Satellite Tracking System in December 1960 . The unit functioned as a Doppler Tracking Station until 1963 . In 1963 , a new wing was added to the Wellesley Air National Guard Station to accommodate its growing mission and training requirements in support of tactical operations . The 1970s saw the 267th build on past experience and expand its role as a communications unit . Updated equipment and a focus on training helped develop the 267th into a modern mobile communications unit . The 267th received numerous equipment updates during this time period and personnel strength increased along with the mission . The force modernization concept of the 1980s provided many new challenges to the 267th . Under force modernization , the 267th had the capability to deploy anywhere in the world within 72 hours by air , sea , or land in order to provide tactical communications for a Theater Force Commander . During this time , participation in Joint Chief of Staff Exercises deployed the 267th to various parts of the United States and overseas . The late 1980s saw change come once more – this time in the form of high - speed digital equipment . The Air Force had upgraded the tactical communications equipment from old analog systems to newer , more reliable digital systems . This change brought high - tech equipment into the Air Guard and once again the 267th led the way . In the Operational Readiness Inspection of 1990 , the 267th was the first Air National Guard unit to deploy newly assigned digital equipment for a command inspection . Post Cold War . In the early 1990s the 267th was called upon to support Desert Shield / Desert Storm . Numerous personnel were deployed to South West Asia . Throughout this mission , many members volunteered for duty in theater and were placed on augmentee listings , but due to the short nature of the war these members were never called upon to deploy . During the late 1980s and early 1990s , numerous command changes occurred . For more than two decades the 267th had been under Air Force Communications Command . Changes within the Air Force , however , eliminated AFCC , and the 267th banner was moved to Tactical Air Command ( TAC ) . Growth continued under TAC . Training with Active Duty counterparts allowed the 267th to continue supporting the Joint Chief of Staff exercises worldwide . Changes came again with the reorganization of the Air Force . TAC merged with Strategic Air Command ( SAC ) to form Air Combat Command ( ACC ) , carrying the 267th to its third major command in as many years . The end of the cold war and collapse of the Soviet Union generated a call for a major downsizing within the Department of Defense . The entire defense community was faced with dramatic departure from what had become the traditional mission . This brought about a new concept of operations . A prime example of the departure from the " old ways " was Operation Joint Endeavor , to which the 267th deployed personnel and equipment to Tazar , Hungary . The 267th was downsized and restructured as a result of the Reduction in Force and new operational concepts . The 267th celebrated these changes by leaving its three and a half decade home Wellesley ANGS for its current station , a 7 . 1 million dollar , custom built facility on the Massachusetts Military Reservation ( Otis Air National Guard Base ) on Cape Cod .