The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron (18th ACCS) is an active United States Air Force unit operating the Bombardier E-11A BACN aircraft. Assigned to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, the 18th ACCS is based at Robins AFB, Georgia, since being activated in February 2023

Feb 16, 2023 · The 18th ACCS activation is one of four new missions coming to Robins that align better with the future Air Force design to prepare for near-peer threats. The first E-11A BACN aircraft is expected to arrive at Robins AFB in the spring of 2023 and the unit is expected be fully operational by fiscal year 2027.

Aug 15, 2024 · This ceremony marked the first change of command for the 18th ACCS, which activated at Robins in 2023 and flies the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Sullivan)

Nov 29, 2023 · The 18 ACCS is made up of active-duty Airmen and contractors stationed here at Robins AFB, but with its higher headquarters, geographically separated at the 319th Reconnaissance Wing, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.

Oct 9, 2024 · New BACN mission begins with 18th ACCS activation . The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron activated during a ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 10, 2023.A geographically separated unit from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, the 18th ACCS will fly the E …

The 18th ACCS is a geographically separated unit from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, and will fly E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Sevigny, 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron commander, speaks to the audience as the new commander of the 18th ACCS at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 10. 2023.

Aug 14, 2024 · Lt. Col. Richard Elmore III,18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron incoming commander, receives his first salute during the 18th ACCS change of command ceremony at Robins Air Force Base,...

Aug 15, 2024 · Lt. Col. Richard Elmore assumed command from Lt. Col. Scott Sevigny. A geographically separated unit from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, the 18th ACCS flies the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node …

May 12, 2023 · One of the Air Force’s E-11As crashed in Afghanistan in 2020, killing the two pilots. The activation of the 18th ACCS helps the Air Force “establish a more traditional model with one home station squadron and a deployed squadron,” according to a January press release.