The squadron was first organized at
Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, on 1 November 1965, as a dependent squadron under the
1964th Communications Group (
AFCS). Its mission was to provide command and control communications for United States military personnel engaged in operations against
Viet Cong and
North Vietnamese enemy forces. While in Vietnam, the 1876th was presented seven
Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards and earned six battle streamers. The 1876th was also awarded the Republic of Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry with Palm. The 1876th remained in Vietnam until 29 February 1972 when the flag was moved to the unit of the
Northern Communications Area (NCA) of the
Air Force Communications Service (AFCS). On 1 April 1972, the
1959th Communications Squadron, stationed at the United States Air Force Academy, was inactivated. On the same day, the 1876 CS relocated without equipment or personnel to USAFA as part of the United States forces withdrawal from Southeast Asia. 1876 CS assumed the duties and responsibilities of 1959 CS. As a squadron belonging to Air Force Communications Service, and later
Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), the 1876th was a tenant unit at the USAF Academy. On 1 July 1985, with the integration of the USAFA Computer Resources Organization, the squadron was redesignated as the
1876th Information Systems Support Group (ISSG) by Headquarters AFCC. On 1 November 1986, the 1876th ISSG was redesignated as the
1876th Communications Group. 1876 CG provided communications, computer, and air traffic services support; developed and maintained software; and managed, operated, and maintained equipment and facilities to include telecommunications center, telephone switchboard, and educational television. In 1991 Air Force Communications Command was losing its long list of units it had gathered over the years, the units now reporting to the groups, wings, or major commands for which they worked. On 1 April 1991, the 1876th was redesignated the
7625th Communications Squadron, the organization now reporting instead to the USAF Academy organization. Three months later, having shed the many units it had gathered over the years, the status of Air Force Communications Command changed from a major command to a field operating agency. Circa 16 January 1993 the 7625th Communications Squadron was again redesignated for a short time as the
54th Communications Squadron before the current the
10th Communications Squadron was reactivated on 1 November 1994 at USAFA to take over communications support duties under the newly reactivated
10th Air Base Wing. ImageSize = width:500 height:630 PlotArea = width:450 height:620 left:40 bottom:10 DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1964 till:1992 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical order:reverse ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1965 Define $dx = 25 Define $px = 25 Define $ar = -4 Colors = id:krieg value:red id:frieden value:blue id:vertrag value:rgb(0.6,0,0.6) id:hellgrau value:gray(0.9) id:dunkelgrau value:gray(0.7) BackgroundColors = canvas:white PlotData= bar:Bar text:Text color:red width:25 mark:(line,white) align:left fontsize:M at:1965 shift:($px,-10) text:"Began in Vietnam" fontsize:S from:1965 till:1985 shift:($dx,$ar) text:"1876th Communications Squadron" color:green at:1972 shift:($px,0) text:"Moved to USAF Academy, replaced 1959th Communications Squadron" fontsize:S from:1985 till:1986 shift:($dx,5) text:"1876th Information Systems Support Group" color:red from:1986 till:1991 shift:($dx,5) text:"1876th Communications Group" color:blue from:1991 till:1991 shift:($dx,$ar) text:"7625th Communications Squadron" color:green == Awards and decorations ==