92d Operations Group

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The 92d Operations Group (92 OG) is a United States Air Force unit located at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington. Its mission is to train and equip KC-135 flight and support crews in support of Air Mobility Command and US Strategic Command missions. The 92 OG is part of the 92d Air Refueling Wing.

 Current emblem of the 92d Operations Group.  The Latin motto means (roughly) To Lead Safely.
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Current emblem of the 92d Operations Group. The Latin motto means (roughly) To Lead Safely.

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[edit] History

[edit] 92d Bombardment Group

The 92d Bombardment Group was established on 28 January 1942. It was activated at Barksdale Field (now Barksdale Air Force Base) on 1 March 1942. During World War II the group flew B-17s as a component of the Eighth Air Force. The group was based in England from 18 May 1942 to sometime in June 1945 when it moved to Istres Air Base, France.

The group remained in France until July 1946 when it moved to Fort Worth Army Air Field, Texas. In October 1946 the 92 BG moved again, this time to Smokey Hill Army Air Field, Kansas where they remained until June 1947. The groups final move was to Spokane Army Air Field (now Fairchild Air Force Base) near Spokane, Washington.

In July 1950, the group deployed its B-29 aircraft to Yokota Air Base, Japan in support of United Nations combat operations against North Korea. The 92 BG aircraft flew missions over the Korean Peninsula until October 1950 when they returned to their home base at Spokane.

In 1951 the group converted to the B-36 bomber. These were replaced in 1952 by B-52s. In June of that year the unit was inactivated and it was 39 years before being reactivated as the 92d Operations Group, again with B-52s at Fairchild Air Force Base.

[edit] 92d Operations Group

When the 92d BG was reactivated after 39 years as an inactive unit, it was renamed to 92d Operations Group even though some of its components were flying B-52 bombers. As part of their new mission, the 92d also gained two squadrons of KC-135 tankers. The 92 OG ended B-52 alert duties in Sep 1992, and from Feb 1993, performed air sampling missions for the Department of Energy with modified B-52Hs. The group's mission changed to solely air refueling in 1994. During 1993 the group also had a UH-1 helicopter squadron, but this unit was gone by 1994 as were the B-52s.

Regularly deployed elements during the late 1990s to support overseas tanker taskforces in support of humanitarian, peacekeeping, and contingency operations in the Balkans and Southwest Asia. Today the 92d Operations Group is only responsible for KC-135 operations.

This aircraft realignment was a result of the 92d Bomb Wing becoming the 92d Air Refueling Wing.

[edit] Unit Lineage

[edit] Currently Assigned Units

The 92d OG currently has the following units assigned to it:

  • 92d Operations Support Squadron
  • 92d Air Refueling Squadron
  • 93d Air Refueling Squadron

[edit] Component units

These are all the squadrons ever assigned to the 92 OG.


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