602nd Tactical Control Squadron

The nearest military installation was an Army installation in Neu-Ulm, Germany (Nelson & Wiley Kaserne both closed in 1991). The 602nd Tactical Control Squadron closed in 1985, when the United States agreed to minimize their military presence in Germany. We have a private FB Group, please join us:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/602nd/
This group is reserved for 602nd TCS members and their spouse

s. The Official Home Page for the 602nd TCS is at:
http://602tcs.jwmac.net/

The 601st and 602nd Tactical Control Squadrons fell under the 601st Tactical Control Wing, and military personnel assigned to those squadrons often went on deployment to various sites in Germany, thereby providing a show of force during the cold war. If you were stationed there at any time. Lots of photos and memories are shared every day. The group is above 190 members and ranges in years from 1972 - 1985. Unit History
1965 – 1973: It was Det 2 CRP (Control and Reporting Post)
1968: Unit was located at Neu-Ulm, Germany and re-designated Det 22
1970: Det 22 was assigned the call sign “Biform”
1973: Det 22 was re-designated as the 602nd Tactical Control Squadron
1973 – 1979: Operated from Nelson Kaserne
1979 – 1985: Operations moved to the site in Türkheim, Germany
1985: Unit was deactivated