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Unit History & Lineage

Welcome to the 1815th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES).  This is my virtual home dedicated to this unit.  The mission of this unit, for lack of a better way to put it, was to perform independent evaluation of new, and existing, communications systems in the Air Force inventory.  Sometimes this unit would be called upon to perform evaluations of systems operated by other services.

During the "downsizing" which has taken place over the last several years, it was decided that this unit should be closed.  As far as I know, this page is the only known web page on this unit.  If you happen to know of any other web page(s) on the 1815th TES, please e-mail me at the link at the bottom of this page, and I will link to the page(s) which may exist..   

In the Air Force, along with the other services, the names of units sometimes change from time-to-time.  During my tour at this unit the name changed twice. The names of the unit were;

• 1815th TES
  Date designated: 1 June, 1981
  Note: This was the name of the unit when it moved from Scott AFB, Illinois to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, .

• 1815th Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (1815 OTES)
  Date designated: 1 November, 1985

• Air Force Communications Command Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFCCOTEC)
  Date designated: 1 April, 1989

Note: After my departure, the unit was deactivated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) Ohio on 31 March, 1991.

Prior to my arrival, the unit was know by the following names;

• Project "Scope Creek" when established at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri.
  Date designated: Unknown.
  Note: This name, if memory serves, was an "in-house" name given to a "Special Project" that would eventually expand, and become, the 1815th Test Squadron (1815 TS). All "Special Projects", if memory serves, of the Air Force Communications Service (AFCS) and Air Force Communications Command (AFCC) were assigned the code name "Scope" by the Air Staff at Headquarters Air Force.

• 1815 Test Squadron (1815 TS)
  Date designated: 1 January, 1973
  Note: This was the first "official" unit name when it was established at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, and when the unit was later moved to Scott AFB, Illinois, on 30 Sep 1977.

To perform this mission, the unit was made up of the following offices - office symbols.  See item 3 in the the section "UNIT NOTES" for an explanation of the differences in the office symbols shown. 

Commander's Office

• Commander - CC
  

• Commander's Secretary - CCZ
  

• Squadron Section Commander - CCQ
  

• First Sergeant - CCQF
  

• Unit Administration - CCQA
  

• Unit Training - CCQT

New Systems Branch

• Chief - TEM-TEN-TN
  

• Superintendent - TEM-TEN-TN
  

• Administration - TEM Admin-TEN Admin-TN Admin
  

• New Communications Systems - TEMC-TENC-TNC
  

• New Air Traffic Systems - TEMT-TENT-TNT

Test and Evaluation Operations Branch

• Chief - TEO-TEO-TE
  

• Superintendent - TEO-TEO-TE
  

• Administration - TEO Admin-TEO Admin-TE Admin
  

• Quality Control - TEOQ-TEOQ-TEQ
  

• Administration - TEOQ Admin-TEOQ Admin-TOQ Admin
  

• Standards and Evaluation - TEOQP-TEOQP-TEQP
  

• Laboratory - TEOQ-TEOQ-TEQ
  

• Reports - TEOQR-TEOQR-TEQR
  

• Logistics - TEOQL-TEOQL-TEQL

Radio Evaluation Section - TEOR-TEOR-TER

• Chief
  

• Superintendent
  

• Frequency Division Multiplex Evaluation Team (FDM) Europe (EUR)
  

• FDM Pacific (PAC)
  

• Satellite Evaluation Team (SAT) A
  

• Time Division Multiplex/Frequency Division Multiplex Evaluation Team (TDM/FDM) A
  

• TDM/FDM B
  

• TDM/FDM C
  

• TDM/FDM D
  

• Non Defense Communications System Wideband Evaluation Team (Non-DCS WB)
  

• High Frequency Evaluation Team (HF) 1
  

• HF 2
  

• HF 3
  

• HF 4

Transmission Evaluation Section - TEOT-TET

• Satellite Evaluation Team (SAT) A
  

• SAT B
  

• SAT C
  

• High Frequency Evaluation Team (HF) 1
  

• HF 2
  

• HF 3
  

• HF 4

Networks Evaluation Section - TEOW-TEOW-TEW

• Chief
  

• Superintendent
  

• Data Networks Evaluation Team (DATA) 1
  

• DATA 2
  

• Base Communications Evaluation Team (BASE COMM) 1
  

• BASE COMM 2
  

• BASE COMM 3
  

• BASE COMM 4
  

• Secure Communications Evaluation Team (SCET) 1
  

• SCET 2
  

• Automatic Secure Voice Technical Evaluation Team (ATET) PAC
  

• ATET Continental United States (CONUS)
  

• ATET EUR
  

• Automatic Voice Network Evaluation Team (AUTOVON)

AFCC Systems Evaluation School - TTK-TTK-TK

• Commandant
  

• Course 30000-0, Introduction to Test and Evaluation
  

• Course 30000-1, Wideband Systems Evaluation Course
  

• Course 30000-2, Information Networks Systems Evaluation Course
  

• Course 30000-3 (Need Name)
  

• Course 30000-4, Satellite Systems Evaluation Course
  

• Course 30000-5, Narrowband Communications Systems Evaluation Course
  

• Course 30000-6, Communications Networks Evaluation Course/Base Networks Systems Evaluation Course
  

• Course 30000-7, Digital Communications Systems Evaluation Course/Worldwide Networks Systems Evaluation Course
  

• Course 30000-8, Worldwide Network Communications Systems Evaluation Course
  

• Evaluation School Maintenance
  

Detachments (Dets) and Operating Locations (OLs)

Note: In the unit, some Dets and OLs were formed to perform evaluations of specific equipment, networks and/or systems. While some of our fellow "Scope Creekers", knew about the missions of these units, others may not have been aware of them. I'm providing them for the benefit of all who visit this site. If anyone might have the names of personnel assigned to these Dets, and OLs, please e-mail at the link at the bottom of this page. If I may request, could you provide a structure of the Det/OL, the names of the personnel assigned to it, and if you know where they went after departure from the Det/OL. I will create, and publish this, on this site.

Det 1, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Mission: To perform evaluation on "TRI-TAC" Systems.

Det 2, Einsiedlerhof Air Station (AS), West Germany/Kapaun AS, West Germany.
Mission: To perform characterization and commissioning of the Digital European Backbone (DEB) in the Central European area.

Det 2, OL-A, Royal Air Force Station (RAF) Mildenhall United Kingdom.
Mission: To perform characterization and commissioning of the DEB in the United Kingdom.

Det 3, Vandenburg AFB, California.
Mission: To provide observers, maintainers and managers for Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) and Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) of the Peacekeeper Missile System.

Det 4, Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan.
Mission: To perform characterization and commissioning of the Japanese Reconfiguration and Digitization Project (JRD), otherwise known, by some people, as DEB-Japan.

Det 6, Flight Facilities Evaluation, Scott AFB, Illinois.
Mission: To optimize Air Traffic Control Radar (TRACALS) and Weather (WX) Radar in their installed environments.

OL-A, Reston, Virginia.
Mission: To perform Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of the World Wide Military Command Control Interservice System (WISS).

OL-B, Falcon Air Force Station (AFS), Colorado.
Mission: To perform OT&E of the Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC).

OL-C, Norman, Oklahoma.
Mission: To perform OT&E on the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD), a.k.a.: Weather Surveillance Radar (WSR)-88.

OL-D, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Mission: To perform OT&E of the Space Defense Operations Center 4 (SPADOC4).

OL-E, Vandenburg AFB, California.
Mission: To perform OT&E of the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (SIBM) and Peacekeeper Rail-Garrisons Programs.

OL-F, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Mission: To perform OT&E of World Wide Military Command and Control System Information System (WIS).

OL-G, Offutt AFB, Nebraska.
Mission: To perform OT&E of the MILSTAR Satellite Communications Program.

According to information available to me, there are some OLs of the 1815th that were established in the mid 70s that I'm unable to identify. Any assistance in identifying their mission, purpose, etc., would be greatly appreciated.

• OL-A 1815th, Griffiss AFB NY, Circa 1974

• OL-B 1815th, Kirtland AFB NM, Circa 1974

• OL-C 1815th, Ft Huachuca AZ, Circa 1974-1977

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• Project SCOPE CREEK

• 1815th Test Squadron (1815th TS)

• 1815th Test and Evaluation Squadron (1815th TES)

• 1815th Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (1815th OTES)

• Air Force Communications Command Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFCCOTEC)

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A very special thanks goes to Mr. James A. (Al) Moyers, Staff Historian, Office of History, Headquarters, Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA), Scott AFB Illinois, for providing important unit information.  If you would like to visit the official AFCA History Office Web site, Click here.