729th Air Control Squadron

729th Air Control Squadron
729th Air Control Squadron
	Squadron member providing communications during Exercise Roving Sands
Active	16 February 1951 – 15 July 1958; 6 January 1964 – 15 June 1969; 15 October 1969 – 30 November 1979; 1 October 1985 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command and Control
Part of	Air Combat Command ; 15th Air Force ; 552d Air Control Wing
Garrison/HQ	Hill Air Force Base
Motto	Best in the Field
Mascot	Angry Warriors
Decorations	Air Force Meritorious Unit Award; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
729th Air Control Squadron emblem

The 729th Air Control Squadron is a Control and Reporting Center (CRC) assigned to the 552d Air Control Group, 552d Air Control Wing. The 729th's mission is focused around providing air control (radar) services for combat air operations. Officially, the 729th provides a mobile, combat-rated, senior radar element of the Theater Air Control System for worldwide contingencies. Additionally the 729th provides combat and control of joint air operations by conducting surveillance identification, weapons control, Battle Management and theater communications data link.^[2]

The squadron provides the theater Air Force commander a rapid reaction mobile air control system and control and reporting center during worldwide contingencies. It also provides command and control of joint air operations through surveillance, identification, weapons control, theater missile defense, battle management and theater communications data links.

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Notes

Explanatory notes

^ Dedcription: On a disc Azure, a target of two concentric circles and crosshairs Argent, charged with a delta flight symbol point to dexter chief Or, overall a bull couped at the neck Sable, horned and detailed of the second [color], horns and eye embellished Gules, emitting from the nostrils two lightning bolts of the like [color]; all within a narrow Black border. Meaning: Ultramarine blue and Air Force yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The bull symbolizes the strength, stamina, and durability of the squadron. The smoke snorts as lightning bolts represent the electronic control and surveillance of the skies provided by the squadron. The stylized aircraft symbolizes the strength of airpower and with the radar scope/target signifies the squadron's worldwide capability for deployment.

Citations

^ ^a ^b "729TH AIR CONTROL SQUADRON: Emblem". tioh.army.mil. Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Retrieved 13 December 2020.^{[dead link]} This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "729th Air Control Squadron". Hill Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[2] Dedcription: On a disc Azure, a target of two concentric circles and crosshairs Argent, charged with a delta flight symbol point to dexter chief Or, overall a bull couped at the neck Sable, horned and detailed of the second [color], horns and eye embellished Gules, emitting from the nostrils two lightning bolts of the like [color]; all within a narrow Black border. Meaning: Ultramarine blue and Air Force yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The bull symbolizes the strength, stamina, and durability of the squadron. The smoke snorts as lightning bolts represent the electronic control and surveillance of the skies provided by the squadron. The stylized aircraft symbolizes the strength of airpower and with the radar scope/target signifies the squadron's worldwide capability for deployment.

[TIOH-1] "729TH AIR CONTROL SQUADRON: Emblem". tioh.army.mil. Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Retrieved 13 December 2020.^{[dead link]} This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] "729th Air Control Squadron". Hill Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

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