25 Attack Group (ACC)

Lineage.  Established as 25 Bombardment Group (Heavy), and activated on 1 Feb 1940.  Redesignated as 25 Bombardment Group, Medium, on 7 May 1942. Disbanded on 20 Jun 1944.  Reconstituted, and consolidated (19 Apr 1965) with the 25 Bombardment Group, Reconnaissance, which was established on 17 Jul 1944.  Activated on 9 Aug 1944.  Inactivated on 8 Sep 1945.  Redesignated as 25 Tactical Reconnaissance Group, and activated, on 19 Apr 1965.  Organized on 1 Jul 1965. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Oct 1965.  Consolidated (31 Jan 1984) with the 25 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, which was established, and activated, on 24 Sep 1965. Organized on 1 Oct 1965. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 Oct 1966.  Redesignated as 25 Attack Group on 13 Feb 2018.  Activated on 27 Feb 2018.

Assignments.  General Headquarters Air Force, 1 Feb 1940; 13 Composite Wing, c. 1 Nov 1940; VI Bomber Command, 25 Oct 1941; Second Air Force, c. 1 Apr 1944-20 Jun 1944.  325 Photographic Reconnaissance (later, 325 Reconnaissance) Wing, 9 Aug 1944; Third Air Force, c. 6 Aug-8 Sep 1945.  United States Air Forces in Europe, 19 Apr 1965; Seventeenth Air Force, 1 Jul 1965-15 Oct 1966.  432 Wing, 27 Feb 2018-.

Operational Components.  Squadrons. 10 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-17 Dec 1943 (detached 13-17 Dec 1943).  12 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-20 Jun 1944 (detached 1 Nov 1942-unkn).  19 Tactical Reconnaissance: 1 Oct 1965-1 Sep 1966.  20 Attack: 11 Feb 2019-.  27 Reconnaissance (later, 417 Bombardment): attached c. Nov 1940, assigned 25 Feb 1942-20 Jun 1944.  35 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-20 Jun 1944.  42 Tactical Reconnaissance: 1 Jul 1965-22 Aug 1966.  42 Attack: 5 Apr 2019-.  50 Attack: 2 Oct 2018-.  59 Bombardment: attached 26 Apr-1 Aug 1943; assigned 20 Dec 1943-20 Jun 1944.  89 Attack: 22 Mar 2019-.  482 Attack: 27 Feb 2018-.  652 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-13 Jul 1945.  653 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-5 Sep 1945 (detached 6 Aug-5 Sep 1945).  654 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-8 Sep 1945.

Stations.  Langley Field, VA, 1 Feb-26 Oct 1940; Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1 Nov 1940; Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, 1 Nov 1942; Port of Spain, Trinidad, 8 Dec 1942; Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, 15 Jun 1943; Fort Amsterdam, Curacao, 1 Aug 1943; Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 5 Oct 1943-24 Mar 1944; Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 6 Apr-20 Jun 1944.  Watton, England, 9 Aug 1944-23 Jul 1945; Drew Field, FL, 6 Aug-8 Sep 1945.  Chambley AF, France, 1 Jul 1965-1 Oct 1965. Chambley AB, France, 1 Oct 1965-15 Oct 1966.  Shaw AFB, SC, 27 Feb 2018-.

Service Streamers.  None.

Campaign Streamers.  World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Normandy; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jun 2018-31 May 2020.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Jun 2019-31 May 2021.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 17 Jul 2023.

Supersedes statement prepared on 20 Mar 2018.

Emblem.  Approved on 3 Oct 1940; latest rendering, 21 Jun 2018.

Prepared by James Musser

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.