| 18th Air Support Operations Group | |
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Emblem of the 18th Air Support Operations Group |
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| Active | 1943-1948 (as squadron) 1992-present (as group) |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Operations Group |
| Part of | Ninth Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina |
The 18th Air Support Operations Group (18 ASOG) is a combat support group of the United States Air Force. It is located at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. It draws its history from a World War II air communications squadron. The 18 ASOG provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets for U.S. Army XVIII Airborne Corps. In this role its subordinate squadrons provide tactical combat command-and-control to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander.
The organization was originally constituted as the 18 Air Support Communication Squadron on 24 March 1943. Activated on 1 April 1943. Redesignated 18 Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 1 Apr 1944. Disbanded on 10 Jun 1944. Reconstituted on 19 March 1945. Activated on 15 Apr 1945. Inactivated on 12 Aug 1946. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, redesignated 18 Air Support Group, and activated, on 15 June 1992. It was redesignated 18 Air Support Operations Group on 1 July 1994.[1]
It includes a number of Air Support Operations Squadrons:[2]
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