23rd CBCS, a self-contained, rapidly deployable unit

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  • By Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker
  • 349th Public Affairs
Members of the 23rd Combat Communications Squadron pack equipment after a deployment and skills-training exercise on Travis Air Force Base, March 13, 2011.

The 23rd CBCS is a self-contained, rapidly deployable unit capable of providing deployed commanders with voice, data and video communications in austere environments, where there is little or no infrastructure.

The squadron is an Air Force Reserve unit gained by Air Force Space Command.