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|dates= 1941 - 2006 |
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|garrison= Kapaun Air Station, Germany |
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The '''32d Air Operations Group''' is an inactive unit of the [[United States Air Force]]. It was last assigned to the USAFE Theater Air and Space-operations Center, Kapaun Air Station, [[Germany]]. It was inactivated on 1 December 2006 and replaced by the [[Third Air Force]] 603rd Air Operation Center. |
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==Mission== |
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The USAFE Theater Air and Space-operations Center is an operational echelon which functions to consolidate operational command and control of joint space forces, similar to the functioning of a traditional Air Operations Center, but is classed, by AF doctrine, as a "Functional AOC." The USAFE TASOC, supplies the Joint Functional Component Command for Space operations expertise to create space situational awareness and command and control space forces. All of these efforts are in continuous around-the-clock support of global and theater operations. |
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==History== |
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===Lineage=== |
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* Constituted as '''32d Pursuit Group''' on 22 November 1940 |
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: Activated in Panama on 1 January 1941 |
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: Redesignated: '''32d Fighter Group''' in May 1942 |
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: Disbanded: on November 1943. |
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* Reconstituted and redesignated '''32d Fighter Group (Air Defense)''', on 11 December 1956 |
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: Activated on 8 February 1957 |
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: Discontinued and inactivated 1 February 1961 |
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* Consolidated with '''32d Fighter Wing (Air Defense)''', 31 January 1984 |
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:: Established as: '''32d Composite Wing''', 10 August 1948 |
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:: Activated: 10 August 1948 |
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:: Inactivated: 1 April 1949 |
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:: Redesignated as: '''32d Fighter Wing (Air Defense)''', 28 December 1960 |
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:: Activated on: 28 December 1960 |
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:: Discontinued and Inactivated on: 1 July 1962 |
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:: Redesignated: '''32d Tactical Fighter Wing''' and activated, 1 April 1964 |
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:: Inactivated on: 25 July 1964 |
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* Consolidated group redesignated: '''32d Tactical Fighter Wing''', on 31 January 1984 |
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: Activated as: '''32d Tactical Fighter Group''' on 16 November 1989 |
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: Inactivated on: 1 October 1994 |
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* Redesignated and reactivated as: '''32d Air Operations Group''', 22 May 2003-1 December 2006 |
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===Assignments=== |
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* [[Sixth Air Force|Caribbean Air Force]]. 1 January 1941 |
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* [[XXVI Fighter Command]], 18 September 1942-1 November 1943 |
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* [[PACAF|Far East Air Forces]], 24 August 1948–1 April 1949 |
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* [[Central Air Defense Force]], 8 February 1957-1 July 1960 |
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* [[29th Air Division]], 28 December 1960-1 July 1962 |
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* [[831st Air Division]], 1 April 1964-23 July 1964 |
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* [[United States Air Forces in Europe]], 16 November 1989-1 October 1994; 22 May 2003-1 December 2006 |
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===Stations=== |
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* [[Rio Hato Airport|Rio Hato AAB]], [[Panama]], 1 January 1941 |
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* [[Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport|France Field]], [[Panama Canal Zone|Canal Zone]], 9 December 1941-1 November 1943 |
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* [[Kadena AB]], [[Okinawa]], 24 August 1948–1 April 1949 |
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* [[Minot AFB]], [[North Dakota]], 8 February 1957-1 July 1960; 28 December 1960-1 July 1962 |
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* [[George AFB]], [[California]], 1 April-23 July 1964 |
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* [[Soesterberg Air Base]], [[Netherlands]], 16 November 1989-1 October 1994 |
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* Kapaun Air Station, [[Germany]], 22 May 2003-1 December 2006 |
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===Units=== |
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* [[Sixth Air Force]], 1 January 1941-1 November 1943 |
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: [[51st Fighter Squadron|51st Pursuit Squadron]] (Fighter)/Fighter Squadron (twin engine) |
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: [[52d Fighter Squadron|52d Pursuit Squadron]] (Fighter)/Fighter Squadron (twin engine) |
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: [[53d Fighter Squadron|53d Pursuit Squadron]] (Fighter)/Fighter Squadron (twin engine) |
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* [[PACAF|Far East Air Forces]], 24 August 1948–1 April 1949 |
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: 23d Reconnaissance Squadron |
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: 31st Reconnaissance Squadron |
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* [[Air Defense Command]] |
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: [[433d Fighter Weapons Squadron|433d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]] (8 February 1957-1 July 1960) |
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: [[5th Flying Training Squadron|5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]] (8 February 1957-1 July 1960) |
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* [[Tactical Air Command]], 1 April-23 July 1964 |
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: 782d Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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: 783d Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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: 784th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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: 785th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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: [[68th Fighter Squadron|68th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]] |
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: 433d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron |
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: 497th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron |
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* [[United States Air Forces in Europe]], 16 November 1989-1 October 1994 |
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: [[32nd Air Operations Squadron|32d Fighter Squadron]] |
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===Aircraft=== |
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* [[P-26 Peashooter]], 1941–1942 |
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* [[P-36 Hawk]], 1942 |
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* [[P-38 Lightning]], 1942 |
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* [[P-40 Warhawk]], 1942–1943 |
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* [[B-17|B/FB-17 Flying Fortress]], 1948–1949 |
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* [[B-29|RB-29 Superfortress]], 1948–1949 |
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* [[C-46 Commando]], 1948–1949 |
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* [[F-106 Delta Dart]], 1957–1962 |
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* [[F-4 Phantom II|F-4C Phantom II]], 1964 |
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* [[F-15 Eagle]], 1989–1994 |
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===Operational history=== |
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[[Image:F-106 Delta Dart.jpg|right|thumb|Convair F-106A Delta Dart Serial 56-460 of the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Minot AFB. Today, this aircraft is on static display at Minot.]] |
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[[Image:F-15cs-32dtfs.jpg|thumb|300px|McDonnell Douglas F-15C-24-MC Eagles of the 32d Tactical Fighter Group, Serials 79-015, 019, 026 and 027. When the 32d TFG was deactivated in 1994, These aircraft were sold to the Royal Saudi Air Force.]] |
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'''Sixth Air Force'''<br /> |
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The [[United States Army Air Corps]] constituted the 32d Pursuit Group on 22 November 1940. Shortly afterwords, on 1 January 1941, the Air Corps activated the group at [[Rio Hato Airport|Rio Hato Army Air Base]], [[Panama]]. The group and its three assigned flying squadrons, the 51st, 52d, and 53d Pursuit Squadrons, had the mission of protecting the [[Panama Canal]] using obsolete Boeing [[P-26 Peashooter]]s. On 9 December 1941, just after Pearl Harbor, the newly redesignated [[Sixth Air Force|Caribbean Air Force]] moved the 32d Pursuit Group to [[Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport|France Field]] in the [[Panama Canal Zone]]. The Air Corps equipped the 32d Pursuit Group with Curtiss [[P-36 Hawk]]s to strengthen the defenses of the canal region. |
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On 15 May 1942, the US Army Air Forces redesignated the unit as the 32d Fighter Group (Twin Engine) and provided it [[P-38 Lightning]]s. However, the group swapped these fighters for [[P-40 Warhawk]]s to defend the Panama Canal Zone, subsequently being redesignated as the 32d Fighter Group (Single Engine) on 28 September 1942. During 1941 to 1943, the group trained in flying intercept and fighter sweeps over the area surrounding the Canal Zone. However, as the perceived threat to the Canal Zone diminished, the US Army Air Force disbanded the 32d Fighter Group at France Field on 1 November 1943. |
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'''Far East Air Force'''<br /> |
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On 10 August 1948, the United States Air Force established the 32d Composite Wing. Replacing the 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, the 32d Composite Wing was activated at [[Kadena Field]], [[Okinawa]], to provide the [[Thirteenth Air Force]] with photographic reconnaissance and search and rescue support. The wing, along with its 23d and 31st Reconnaissance Squadrons, used [[B-17|B/FB-17 Flying Fortresses]], [[B-29|RB-29 Superfortresses]], and [[C-46 Commando]]s to accomplish this mission until the Air Force inavtivated the wwing on 1 April 1949. |
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'''Air Defense Command'''<br /> |
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On 11 December 1956, the Air Force reestablished and redesignated the unit as the [[32d Fighter Group]] (Air Defemse), subsequently activating it at [[Minot AFB]], [[North Dakota]], as part of the [[Air Defense Command]] on 8 February 1957. The 32d Fighter Group trained air defense combat crews such as those belonging to the 433d Fighter Interceptor Squadron using [[F-106 Delta Dart]]s. On 1 April 1959, the 32d FG was redesignated as the [[Minot Air Defense Sector]]. |
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The Air Force activated the redesignated 32d Fighter Wing (Air Defense) at Minot on 28 December 1960. The wing, along with its 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, flew F-106 Delta Darts to provide air defense in the Minot Air Defense Sector. On 1 July 1962, the Air Force discontinued and inactivated the wing. |
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'''Tactical Air Command'''<br /> |
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In April 1964, the Air Force activated the redesignated 32d Tactical Fighter Wing at [[George AFB]], [[California]], to be equipped with McDonnell-Douglas [[F-4 Phantom II|F-4C Phantom II]]s. The wing had seven assigned fighter squadrons, consisting of the 68th, 431st, 497th, 782th, 784th, and 785th Fighter Interceptor Squadrons. But, before it had become fully equipped and trained with the new fighters, the Air Force replaced the wing with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, thus discontinuing and inactivating the 32d Tactical Fighter Wing at George on 25 July 1964. |
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'''United States Air Forces in Europe'''<br /> |
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In 1989, the [[Netherlands]] government allowed the US Air Force squadron at [[Soesterberg Air Base]] to assume group status. Thus, on 16 November 1989, the [[United States Air Forces in Europe]] activated the recently redesignated 32d Tactical Fighter Group (consisting of the old 32d Fighter Group and 32d Tactical Fighter Wing) at Soesterberg. The group assumed command over the 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron, along with eight support squadrons, a medical clinic, and an explosive ordnance disposal flight. With the end of the [[Cold War]] a major force draw-down occurred in Europe, the USAF reduced its fighter force structure. on 1 October 1994, the 32d Tactical Fighter Group was inactivated. |
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On 22 May 2003 USAFE activated the unit as the 32d Air Operations Group, as part of the USAFE Theater Air and Space-operations Center, Kapaun Air Station, Germany. |
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==References== |
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{{AFHRA}} |
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* Maurer Maurer, ''Air Force Combat Units Of World War II'', Office of Air Force History, 1983 |
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* Ravenstein, Charles A., Air Force Combat Wings: Linege and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, 1984 |
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* [http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to present] |
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* [http://www.armyairforces.com ArmyAirForces.com] |
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* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/rso_index.html Air Force Historical Research Agency] |
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==External links== |
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{{Portal box|United States Air Force|Military of the United States}} |
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* Slobberin Wolfhounds (http://www.slobberinwolfhounds.com) |
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{{US Air Force navbox}} |
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{{USAF Air Forces in Europe}} |
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{{Tactical Air Command}} |
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{{Aerospace Defense Command}} |
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{{USAAF 6th Air Force World War II}} |
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[[Category:Air Operations units of the United States Air Force]] |
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[[Category:Groups of the United States Air Force|0032]] |
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