World War and Balloon School The first predecessor of the
squadron was organized at
Fort Omaha Nebraska in September 1917 as
Company A, 2d Balloon Squadron. Two months later it departed for overseas service on the
Western Front (World War I), arriving in France in January 1918. It entered combat as an observation unit with the
French Eighth Army on 19 April 1918, operating
observation balloons over the front lines. Once forces of the
American Expeditionary Forces, had built up, it continued to operate as the
1st Balloon Company with the
American I Corps until 17 October 1918. Following the end of the war, it served with
III Corps as part of the
occupation forces until April 1919. In March 1944,
Air Transport Command units assigned to the
6th Ferrying Group were combined into the 556th AAF Base Unit.
Airborne command and control On 1 June 1962,
Headquarters Command organized the 1000th Airborne Command Control Squadron at
Andrews Air Force Base to operate the
National Emergency Airborne Command Post (abbreviated NEACP and spoken "kneecap"). and assigned it to the 1001st Air Base Wing. It flew its first missions with
EC-135J aircraft, code named Silver Dollar. On 1 July 1969, the
1st Airborne Command Control Squadron was activated and assumed the mission, personnel and equipment of the 1000th Squadron. In 1974, the squadron began to replace its EC-135s with more capable
Boeing E-4As, codenamed "Nightwatch", achieving initial operating capability on 22 December, On 28 February 2025, the 595th CCG was inactivated and the squadron was reassigned to the newly-reactivated
95th Wing. ==Lineage and assignments ==