[2] The unit was formed during World War II, and deployed in the South West Pacific.

[3][5] Responsible for controlling anti-aircraft batteries and air-to-air interceptions of Japanese raiders, the unit was renamed No.

[3] Charged with coordinating air defence during the Admiralty Islands campaign, it was renamed No.

114 MFCU was withdrawn to Brisbane, where it began preparations to participate in the Australian-led liberation of Tarakan.

167, 168, 308, 354 and 355 Radar Stations under its command, it embarked for Morotai in the Dutch East Indies.

1 TAF headquarters on Morotai and US Army Air Forces commands in the Philippines, when equipment belonging to the RAAF's Mobile Telecommunications Unit failed to be unloaded at Tarakan before the departure of its transport ship.

114 MCRU deployed to Malaya in 1958, becoming operational at RAAF Base Butterworth on 19 August.

It took over responsibility for aerial surveillance and ground-controlled interception from the Royal Air Force's No.

[3][9] On 3 September 1964, the unit went on to a 24-hour operational footing to support the Sidewinder-armed Sabres of Nos.

114 MCRU transferred its responsibilities to RAF Western Hill on 22 September, and disbanded at Butterworth on 31 October.

[3] The unit was reactivated again at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, on 1 April 1968, employing the Plessey "Hub Cap" automated air defence system, which utilised Westinghouse radar and Marconi computer programs.

[3][11] It was to have moved directly from Butterworth to Amberley but delivery of the Hub Cap system, ordered in 1965, was delayed owing to programming issues.

The system was also physically larger and heavier than had been anticipated, rendering it less easily transportable.

114 MCRU upgraded to the Westinghouse AN/TPS-43 radar system, improving both its mobility and its tactical capabilities.

114 MCRU was presented with a Squadron Standard on 23 May 1990, becoming the only non-flying unit in the Air Force to receive such an honour.

[3][14] The standard displays battle honours for the Pacific (1943–45), New Britain (1943), New Guinea (1943–44) and Borneo (1945).

114 MCRU deployed for active service at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan, utilising the AN/TPS-77 to coordinate coalition combat air operations.