The 36th Operations Group (36 OG) is the operational component of the

36th Wing The United States Air Force's 36th Wing is the host wing (air force unit), wing for Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. It is part of Pacific Air Forces' Eleventh Air Force. The 36th Wing provides day-to-day mission support to more than 9,000 milita ...

, assigned to the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

Pacific Air Forces The Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and is also the air component command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). PAC ...

. The group is stationed at

Andersen Air Force Base Andersen Air Force Base (Andersen AFB, AAFB) is a United States Air Force base located primarily within the village of Yigo in the United States territory of Guam. The host unit at Andersen AFB is the 36th Wing (36 WG), assigned to the Pacif ...

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. The group's World War II predecessor unit, the 36th Fighter Group was a prewar unit deployed to the European Theater and assigned to

Ninth Air Force The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint D ...

. The group flew the

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter, and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bombe ...

and earned a

Distinguished Unit Citation The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed e ...

for operations on 1 September 1944 when, in a series of missions, the group attacked German columns south of the

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in order to disrupt the enemy's retreat across central France to

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. The 36th OG assumed the mission of the 36th Expeditionary Operations Group on 14 February 2007 and established a permanent command structure for deployed Air Force units assigned to Andersen AFB.

History

: ''For additional history and lineage, see

World War II

The 36th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) was activated on 1 February 1940 at

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. Initial training of the group was with the

Curtiss P-36 Hawk The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation ...

. The group was moved to Losey Army Airfield,

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in January 1941 where it was equipped with Bell P-39 Airacobras and Curtiss P-40 Warhawks. In Puerto Rico, the 36th served as part of the defense force for the Caribbean area and

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, and flew antisubmarine patrols. The group was redesignated the 36th Fighter Group in May 1942 and returned to Morrison Army Airfield, Florida where it trained with Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. From 1942 through 1944, the 36th trained at several airfields in the United States before deploying to RAF Kingsnorth, England in April 1944 as part of

, serving in combat as part of the European theater. With Ninth Air Force, the group operated primarily as a P-47 fighter-bomber organization as part of the 303d Fighter Wing, XIX Tactical Air Command. Operational missions included strafing and dive-bombing armored vehicles, trains, bridges, buildings, factories, troop concentrations, gun emplacements, airfields, and other targets in preparation for the

invasion of Normandy Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day) with the ...

. The 36th FG also flew some escort missions with

Eighth Air Force The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air Forces S ...

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber, the B-17 dropped more bombs than any other aircraft during ...

and

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strategic bombers. The 36th participated in the June 1944

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of France in by patrolling the air over the landing zones and by flying close-support and interdiction missions. The group moved to its Advanced Landing Ground at Brucheville, France (A-16) in July, then eastward as ground forces advanced on the continent. Operations supported the breakthrough at

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for operations on 1 September 1944 when, in a series of missions, the group attacked German columns south of the

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in order to disrupt the enemy's retreat across central France to

. In October, the group moved into Belgium to support

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. The 36th Fighter Group participated in the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive or Unternehmen Die Wacht am Rhein, Wacht am Rhein, was the last major German Offensive (military), offensive Military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western ...

during December 1944 and January 1945 by flying armed reconnaissance and close-support missions. Aided

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's push across the

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in February 1945. Supported operations at the Remagen bridgehead and during the airborne assault across the Rhine in March. The group received a second Distinguished Unit Citation for performance on 12 April 1945 when the group, operating through intense anti-aircraft fire, relentlessly attacked airfields in southern Germany, destroying a large hangar and numerous aircraft. By

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, the group was based at Kassel/Rothwesten airfield, Germany (ALG R-12), where it remained until February 1946 as part of the

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Army of Occupation. In February, the group was transferred, without personnel or equipment to

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, Washington, D.C., where the groups fighter squadrons were inactivated. From its deployment to RAF Kingsnorth into January 1945, Lt. Col. William Lewis Curry served as commanding officer. Lt. Col. Van H. Slayden and Lt. Col Paul P. Douglas Jr. served as commanders through the remaining months through V-E Day.

Caribbean Air Command

On 15 October 1946, Headquarters, 36th Fighter Group was transferred to Howard Army Airfield,

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as part of the

defense forces. In Central America, the group conducted air defense training missions for the next two years initially with P-47's. The group upgraded to jet aircraft in December 1947 with the arrival of the

Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, two p ...

. On 2 July 1948, the United States Air Force 36th Fighter Wing was activated at Howard Air Force Base. The former USAAF 36th Fighter Group became the operational component of the new Air Force wing.

United States Air Forces in Europe

36th Fighter-Bomber Wing F-84E 49-2150 Furstenfeldbruck AB 1950

As a result of the

Berlin Blockade The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, roa ...

and other

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tensions in Europe, the 36th Fighter Group was reassigned to USAFE. The squadron was assigned to

Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base ( German: "Fliegerhorst Fürstenfeldbruck" or "Flugplatz Fürstenfeldbruck") is a former German Air Force airfield near the town of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, near Munich, Germany. Fürstenfeldbruck became famous fir ...

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on 13 August 1948, being the first USAFE unit to be jet-equipped with the Lockheed F-80 "Shooting Star". At Fürstenfeldbruck tactical operations included air defense, tactical exercises, maneuvers, and photographic reconnaissance. In May 1949, the group formed the aerial demonstration team, which it controlled until August 1952, and again from October 1956 to January 1962 when it was disbanded. On 20 January 1950, the group was redesignated as the 36th Fighter-Bomber Group (FBG) when 89 Republic F-84E "Thunderjets" arrived. Existing USAFE bases in West Germany, however, were deemed very vulnerable to an attack by the Soviet Union, given their proximity to

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and other

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nations. Negotiations with other

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nations were made to build new bases west of the

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. The F-80s were sent back to CONUS to equip

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units. In addition to its primary installation at Fürstenfeldbruck, the wing controlled Oberpfaffenhofen AB, West Germany, December 1949 – February 1950. The 36th FBG remained at Fürstenfeldbruck until 1952 when it was reassigned to the new

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, in the

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west of the

. Throughout the summer, elements of the 36th FBG moved into Bitburg, with the Group officially arriving in November 1952. In August 1953, the North American F-86F "Sabre" was introduced to the group, replacing the F-84s. On 31 March 1954, The 1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron, equipped with the B-61A Matador, was assigned to the 36th Fighter Bomber Group, Bitburg Air Base, Germany, making it the first operational U.S. missile unit. The 1st PBS eventually was renamed to Tactical Missile Squadron (TMS), and in 1958 was renumbered to the 71st TMS and the unit was assigned to the 701st TMW at Hahn, although stationed at Bitburg Air Base. In August 1954, the Group was redesignated as the 36th Fighter-Day Group. In 1956, the group received the North American F-100 "Super Sabre," marking the first time a wing in USAFE flew supersonic jets. Group inactivated on 8 December 1957 when parent wing adopted Tri-Deputate organization and assigned operational squadrons directly to the wing. In 1977 the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing was the first wing in Europe to fly the new F-15A and F-15B Eagle air superiority fighters, replacing the F-4E Phantoms of the 525 TFS, the 22 TFS and the 53 TFS. On 1 October 1991 the wing was redesignated as the 36th Fighter Wing when the objective wing concept was implemented. The 36th Operations Group was also activated to control the operational flying squadrons of the Wing. Bitburg Air Base was one of the bases affected by the

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(or BRAC) decisions that saw the drawdown of many military facilities in a series of post-Cold War force reductions. In July 1993, HQ USAFE announced the closure of Bitburg Air Base and the pending inactivation of the 36th Fighter Wing. On 1 October 1994 the 36th Fighter Wing was inactivated along with all subordinate units.

Pacific Air Forces

The 36th Wing was reactivated without personnel or equipment at Andersen AFB, Guam the same day as the 36th Air Base Wing, a non-flying organization taking over as the host unit. The former host unit, the 633d Air Base Wing, was inactivated in keeping with the Air Force Chief of Staff's policy of keeping the most highly decorated and longest serving Air Force units on active duty. With no aircraft permanently assigned, the 36th Operations Group was not activated, but instead converted to provisional status as the 36th Expeditionary Operations Group. The 36 EOG was under the control of HQ,

with a mission to support deployed aircraft to PACAF. It could, and was activated and inactivated as needed by the demands of the mission. The 36th Operations Group was re-established as a permanent unit on 14 February 2007, replacing the temporary structure of the provisional Expeditionary Group for deployed Air Force units assigned to Andersen AFB.

Lineage

* Constituted as 36th Pursuit Group (Interceptor) on 22 December 1939 : Activated on 1 February 1940 : Redesignated: 36th Fighter Group on 15 May 1942 : Redesignated: 36th Fighter-Bomber Group on 20 January 1950 : Redesignated: 36th Fighter-Day Group on 9 August 1954 : Inactivated on 8 December 1957 : Redesignated 36th Tactical Fighter Group on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive) * Redesignated 36th Operations Group on 1 March 1992 : Activated on 31 March 1992 : Inactivated on 1 October 1994 * Redesignated 36th Expeditionary Operations Group and converted to provisional status on 1 October 1994 * Redesignated 36th Operations Group and converted to regular status on 14 February 2007 : Activated on 14 February 2007

Assignments

* GHQ Air Force, 1 February 1940 * Caribbean Defense Command, January 1941 * Caribbean Interceptor Command, 3 June 1941 * VI Interceptor (later, VI Fighter) Command, 25 October 1941 *

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, 4 June 1943 * 72d Fighter Wing, 17 September 1943 *

, 4 April 1944 * XXIX Tactical Air Command, 1 October 1944 *

IX Tactical Air Command The IX Tactical Air Command was a formation of the United States Army Air Forces. It fought in the European theater of World War II. Its last assignment was at Camp Shanks, New York, where it was inactivated on 25 October 1945. History Formed ...

, 28 January 1945 *

XII Tactical Air Command The XII Tactical Air Command was a formation of the United States Army Air Forces. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe at Bad Kissingen, Germany, where it was inactivated on 10 November 1947. History The 12th Gr ...

, 15 November 1945 * Continental Air Forces (later, Strategic Air Command), 15 February 1946 * Caribbean Defense Command, 9 September 1946 * Caribbean Air Command, 20 September 1946 * 6th Fighter Wing, 15 October 1946 * 36 Fighter (later, 36 Fighter-Bomber; 36 Fighter-Day) Wing, 2 July 1948 – 8 December 1957 * 36th Fighter Wing, 31 March 1992 – 1 October 1994 *

to activate or inactivate anytime after 1 October 1994 *

, 14 February 2007–present

Components

* 22d Pursuit (later, 22d Fighter; 22d Fighter-Bomber; 22d Fighter-Day; 22d Fighter) Squadron, 1 February 1940 – 31 March 1946; 15 October 1946 – 8 December 1957; 31 March 1992 – 1 April 1994 * 23d Pursuit (later, 23d Fighter; 23d Fighter-Bomber; 23d Fighter-Day) Squadron, 1 February 1940 – 31 March 1946; 15 October 1946 – 8 December 1957 * 32d Pursuit (later, 32d Fighter) Squadron, 1 February 1940 – 3 August 1943; 8 September 1955 – 8 December 1957 * 53d Fighter (later, 53d Fighter-Bomber; 53d Fighter) Squadron, 23 June 1943 – 31 March 1946; 15 October 1946 – 8 December 1957; 31 March 1992 – 25 February 1994 * 497th Combat Training Flight, 2006–present

Stations

, 1 February 1940 * Losey Army Airfield,

, 6 January 1941 * Morrison Field, Florida, 1 June 1943 *

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, New York, 4 June 1943 * Charleston Army Airfield,

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, 22 June 1943 * Alamogordo Army Airfield,

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, 17 September 1943 * Scribner Army Airfield,

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, 26 November 1943 *

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, New York, 13–23 March 1944 * RAF Kingsnorth (AAF-418), England, 4 April 1944 * Brucheville Airfield (A-16), France, 4 July 1944 * Le Mans Airfield (A-35), France, 25 August 1944 * Athis Airfield (A-76), France, c. September 1944 * Juvincourt Airfield (A-68), France, c. 1 October 1944 * Le Culot Airfield (A-89), Belgium, 27 October 1944 * Aachen Airfield (Y-46), Germany, 26 March 1945 * Niedermendig Airfield (Y-62), Germany, c. 8 April 1945 *

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(R-12), Germany, c. 21 April 1945 *

, DC, 15 February – 9 September 1946 * Howard Field,

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, 15 October 1946 – 15 July 1948 *

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, Germany (Later West Germany), 13 August 1948 * Bitburg AB,

, 17 November 1952 – 8 December 1957 * Bitburg AB, Germany, 31 March 1992 – 1 October 1994 * Andersen AFB,

, 14 February 2007–present

Aircraft assigned

P-36 Hawk The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation ...

P-39 Airacobra The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the United States entered combat. The P-39 was used by th ...

P-40 Warhawk The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter-bomber that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry ...

, 1940–1943 *

P-47 Thunderbolt The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter, and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bombe ...

, 1943–1946 * F-47 Thunderbolt, 1946–1947 *

F-80 Shooting Star The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, two p ...

, 1947–1950 *

F-84 Thunderjet The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", the F-84 first flew in 1946. Although it entered service in 1947, the Thunde ...

, 1950–1953 *

F-86 Sabre The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Sov ...

, 1953–1956 *

F-100 Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United ...

, 1956–1957 *

F-15 Eagle The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected McDonnell Douglas's des ...

, 1978–1994.

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . * Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). ''Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . * Johnson, David C. (1988), ''U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day''; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. {{Navboxes , list = {{USAF Air Forces in Europe {{USAAF 9th Air Force UK {{USAAF 6th Air Force World War II 036