USAF Patch ANG 119 TCF Tactical Control Flight TACP FACP a

USAF Patch ANG 119 TCF Tactical Control Flight Tactical Air Control Post TACP 1988 Tennessee Air National Guard Alcoa ANGS Fully embroidered cut edge 91mm by 83mm three and one half inches by three and one quarter inches.

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119 Tactical Control Flight FACP Forward Air control Post Tennessee Air National Guard was activated 15 October 1988 at Alcoa Air Guard Station Tennessee as part of 119 Tactical Control Squadron tasked to provide a trained and equipped Forward Air Control Post radar element to provide low altitude or gap filler surveillance and air control coverage within forward combat areas and to provide increased control and navigational assistance to aircraft on tactical offensive or defensive missions during all weather conditions to be available for worldwide Tactical Air Command deployment. The Flights equipment was housed in transportable shelters or on equipment pallets for rapid deployment and mobility to meet various tactical situations in forward battle zones.

The Flight undertook FACP exercises including mini deployment to McConnell AFB Kansas and Gulfport ANG Base Mississippi in 1981 Exercise Blue Flag 1983 and Sentry Cowboy II. Elements deployed to Jamaica in 199 for a covert DEA drug interdiction mission and succeeded in assisting the DEA to confiscate cocaine valued over $2 billion. 119 Tactical Control Flight and 119 Tactical Control Squadron were inactivated on 16 June 1992.

This patch dates from 1988.