The 243rd ATCS is one of only ten ANG Air Traffic Control Squadrons located throughout the
United States.[1]
Their mission is to deploy and employ Air Traffic Control services worldwide.[2]
An important part of the Guard air traffic control mission includes establishing bases in locations without existing air traffic control facilities.[3]
History
242 Air Traffic Control Flight was given a change of station order on 1 July 1996 from Spokane, Washington to Cheyenne, Wyoming.[4] The 242 Air Traffic Control Flight was redesignated the 243 Air Traffic Control Squadron on 1 November 1996.[5]