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 · Lt. Col Scott Sevigny, 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron outgoing commander, speaks at the 18th ACCS change of command ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 14, 2024. The ceremony marked the first change of command since the squadron activated in 2023.

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.

Apr 25, 2023 · The first E-11A BACN aircraft arrival at Robins, marks the beginning of the 18th ACCS goal to be fully operational by fiscal year 2027. An E-11A BACN, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, arrived on April 24, 2023, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

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-11A Battlefield Airborne …

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. Sevigny is seasoned...

The 18th ACCS traces its lineage back to World War II when it was originally named the 28th Troop Carrier Squadron and flew supply missions with the C-47 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

Feb 16, 2023 · A geographically separated unit from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, the 18th ACCS will fly the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft out of Robins.

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.