244th History 1970

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244 Mobile Communications Squadron

LtCol Joel B. Krausse

LtColonel Krausse assumed command of the 244th Mobile Communications Squadron on 1 June 1970.

The 252nd Communications Group conducted their own training exercise, Annual Field Training 1970 (AFT 70). The training exercise included the 244th Mobile Communications Squadron and the 142nd Mobile Communications Squadron. This exercise was held to improve skills and abilities to provide effective communications services. This exercise also provided a multi-capacity communications system designed to serve simulated customers at Portland IAP, Camp Rilea, Bonneville and Astoria, Oregon as well as Garland Texas and Fort Lewis Washington. In addition, live aircraft were being controlled through our flight facilities' organizations at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Yakima Firing Center and Spokane, Washington. Primary communications included HF/SSB, UHF?FM microwave, multiplex HF and tropospheric scatter, which provided both voice and teletype capability.

This system covered 428 airline miles of communications in the Northwest, 150 of which were the responsibility of the 244th. 244th Mobile Communications Squadron personnel and equipment were located at the following sites:

• Camp Rilea, Oregon
• North Head (Ilwaco), Washington
• Logger Peak (Raymond), Washington
• Dayton Peak (Shelton), Wahsington
• Fort Lewis, Washington

The Fort Lewis complex had the capability of handling 12 separate voice and/or teletype channels, with full re-route flexibility, as well as a command/control channel. Our switchboard serviced 31 local telephones and trunk lines to all major command locations in the 252nd Mobile Communications Group system.

Staff Sergeant Wayne H. Splawn was recognized as the Outstanding Unit Airman of 1970.

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