The 689th Combat Communications Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. deactivated September 30, along with the 3rd Combat Communications Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
With this change, the 5th Combat Communications Group at Robins will be the only active duty combat communications group in the U.S. Air Force.
The inactivations are the result of an evaluation of the need for combat communications. As aircraft operations are reduced worldwide, the need for aircraft support operations, including combat communications, is also diminished.
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