The 265th Combat Communications Squadron traces its roots back to 31 October 1950, when the 104th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (AC&WS) was established at Fort Preble, South Portland, Maine. HISTORY OF THE 265TH COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON You can contact our recruiter's right here in South Portland to ask questions and arrange a visit at (207) 756-7904 or DSN 243-7904 or 1-80. In May of 1970, the unit was redesignated the 243rd Electronics Installation Squadron (EIS) under the command of the Air Force Communications Service (AFCS).
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Further change came on 20 June 1964 when the squadron moved to the South Portland Air National Guard Station, Maine. In June 1962, the squadron was reorganized under Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC), with an authorization of eight officers and 147 airmen. The home station remained the same until the fall of 1960 when it was relocated to Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. In January of 1959, the squadron's unit designation was changed to the 243rd Ground Electronics Engineering Installation Agency (GEEIA) Squadron. The squadron, consisting of four officers and 30 airmen, was originally assigned to the Military Air Transport Service and was located at historic Fort Preble in South Portland, Maine. The 243rd Engineering and Installation Squadron received federal recognition on October 1st, 1956, as the 243rd Airways and Air Communications Service (AACS) under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert S. The emblem bears the national colors (red, white, and blue) and the Air Force colors (gold and ultramarine blue) The state bird, the Chickadee, and the state flower, White pine cone and tassel, represent the squadron's location in Maine when constituted in 1956. The chevron symbolizes the squadron's strength in support. Against the blue background, the radiations from the tower and sine-waves refer to the communications support functions of the unit's mission. The primary theater of operations for the Air Force is the sky, represented by the blue.
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The emblem is symbolic of the squadron and its mission.