116th Air Control Squadron

The 116th Air Control Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron located at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center near Warrenton/Astoria, Oregon. In March 2011 the 116th departed for a deployment to Qatar. In 2006 the squadron deployed to Kandahar Air Base in support of Air Expeditionary Force 3 and 4, and Operation Enduring Freedom for 120 days. The 116th ACS is a deployable airspace command & control unit, with radar and communications capabilities.

116th timeline
Air Control Squadron Allotted: 24 May 1946 to ANG

Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron (Tactical), Marietta Army Air Base, Georgia Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee July 1951 – 8 October 1952

Tactical Control Squadron Portland, Air National Guard Base, Oregon Relocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 1988 9 June 1971 – 1 May 1987

Tactical Control Flight Portland, Air National Guard Base, Oregon Relocated: Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon October 1988 1 May 1987 – 16 June 1992

Air Control Squadron Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Redesignated: ACS 16 June 1992 Equipment: MPS-11A, TPS-40, TPS-43E, TPS-75, replacement radar August 1975 due to structural failures.

Deployments

 * 1971 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 17 members to Volk Field WI
 * 1972 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 15–29 July, Guard Strike IV (Westacs)
 * 1973 Boise, Idaho Sentry Westacs II South of Gowen Field
 * 1974 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison
 * 1975 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon
 * 1976 Portland ANG Base, Oregon In-garrison 14–28 Aug
 * 1977 Coyote Lake, Fort Irwin, CA Brave Shield XVI 5–23 July
 * 1978 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach 78 5–19 Aug
 * 1979 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach 79 7–21 July
 * 1980 North Bend AFS, Oregon Felix Brave 23 Feb – 1 Mar
 * 1980 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Taurus Beach III 12–26 July
 * 1981 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Felix Keynote 81-4 Sept
 * 1982 Yakima Firing Range, Yakima, Washington Golden Blade 82 1–15 May
 * 1983 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Sentry Eagle 83
 * 1984 Portland ANG Base/North Bend ANGS 14–28 July
 * 1985 Kingsley Field/Swan Lake Peak Kingsley Field Deployment 85-1 7–22 Sep
 * 1986 Portland, ANG Base, Oregon Inland Viking 11–27 July
 * 1986 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 86 17–19 July
 * 1987 Portland ANG Base, Oregon Road Warrior
 * 1988 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 88
 * 1988 Camp Rilea Unit Relocation October October
 * 1988 Bear River Ridge
 * 1989 Panama Sentry Eagle 89-3 Aug
 * 1989 Pedro Dome, AK Brim Frost 89 18 Jan-4 Feb
 * 1989 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 89\ 12-17June
 * 1990 Camp Pendelton, California Sentry Eagle 90-3 4–19 Aug
 * 1990 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Beaver Hunt 90 June
 * 1990 Laredo, Texas Anchor Mark V Aug −1 Oct (?)
 * 1991 Angie III\ Feb – May 91
 * 1991 Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic
 * 1992 Dominican Republic Angie III
 * 1992 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 92-5
 * 1993 Letica Columbia,
 * 1993 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 93-3
 * 1994 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison
 * 1995 Tonopah, NV Green Flag 95-3
 * 1996 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison
 * 1997 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon In-garrison/ORI
 * 1998 Italy Operation Deliberate Guard / Determined Falcon May–July (Personnel Only)
 * 1998 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Weasel Hunt 98
 * 1999 Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon Sentry West 99
 * 2000 Pedro Dome, AK Cope Thunder, Northern Edge
 * 2000 Jackson, WY Noble Eagle 2000
 * 2001 NAS Whidbey Is. WA Noble Eagle Oct 2001–2002
 * 2001 Nevada Red Flag
 * 2002 Neah Bay, WA & Mt Hebo, OR May (?) – June (?) 2002
 * 2002 Jackson Hole, WY Dec 02 – Jan 03, Operation Noble Eagle "Operation Grinch"
 * 2002 Jackson Hole, WY 2 July 2002 – 9 Sep 2003
 * 2003 Grand Teton National Park, WY Operation Noble Eagle
 * 2004
 * 2005
 * 2006 Afghanistan 6 Sep 2006 – 7 Jan 2007
 * 2007 US/Mexican border Operation JumpStart
 * 2008 US/Mexican border Operation JumpStart, Afghanistan ONE
 * 2009 Iraq OIF Sep 2008 – Feb 2009
 * 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom
 * 2015 Operation Inherent Resolve May–November  2015
 * 2019 Operation Inherent Resolve November 2019-June 2020