The 732nd Operations Group is an active unit of the

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, assigned to

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. Stationed at

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, Nevada, the unit operates

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drones. The unit was first activated on 10 September 2012 and initially contained four reconnaissance squadrons, operating the

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as well as the MQ-9 Reaper. The group's Detachment 1, operating since at least February 2013, was notable for operating the

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, a

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. In 2015, the detachment was absorbed into the newly activated 44th Reconnaissance Squadron.

Lineage

* Established as 732nd Operations Group on 9 August 2012 : Activated on 10 September 2012

Assignments

, 10 September 2012 – present

Components

15th Attack Squadron The 15th Attack Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 432d Wing, 432d Wing, 732nd Operations Group at Creech Air Force Base near Indian Springs, Nevada. It flies the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned aerial vehicle, remote ...

, 2 July 2018 – present * 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (later, 17th Attack Squadron), 10 September 2012 – present * 18th Attack Squadron, 2 July 2018 – present * 22nd Reconnaissance Squadron (later 22nd Attack Squadron), 10 September 2012 – present *

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, 10 September 2012 – 5 April 2019 * 44th Reconnaissance Squadron, 1 April 2015 – 5 April 2019 * 732nd Operations Support Squadron, 23 January 2019 – present * 867th Reconnaissance Squadron (later 867th Attack Squadron), 10 September 2012 – present

Stations

, Nevada, 10 September 2012 – present

Aircraft

(2012–unknown) *

(2012–present) *

(2015–unknown)

Awards

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{{Air Combat Command Military units and formations established in 2012 Operations groups of the United States Air Force 2012 establishments in Nevada