Virgin Islands Air National Guard

Virgin Islands Air National Guard

The Virgin Islands Air National Guard is the component of the United States Air National Guard operating within United States Virgin Islands.

Units

* 285th Combat Communications Squadron

The Virgin Islands Air National Guard was founded on the island of St Croix in February 1980, as the 285th Combat Communications Flight a subordinate unit of the 226th Combat Communications Group. The original authorized strength was 1 Officer and 21 Enlisted members. Original Federal Recognition came in May 0f 1980 and is the official beginning of the Virgin Islands Air National Guard. The 285th grew quickly both in size and capability. Within 10 years of inception the unit had won the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award twice and was later awarded the award a third time. St Croix Air National Guard Station was opened in 1986 as the very first National Guard Owned facility in the Virgin Islands.

In 1989 when Hurricane Hugo devastated the Island of St Croix the 285th Facility became the heart of the recovery effort and the 285th provided the first official communications off the Island to the U.S.

External links

;Official sites
* [http://www.viang.ang.af.mil/ Virgin Islands Air National Guard]
* [http://www.vi.ngb.army.mil/Pages/285th_CCS.htm 285th Combat Communications Squadron]


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