18 Air Support Operations Group (ACC)

Lineage.    Constituted as 18 Air Support Communication Squadron on 24 Mar 1943.  Activated on 1 Apr 1943.  Redesignated as 18 Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 1 Apr 1944.  Disbanded on 10 Jun 1944.  Reconstituted on 19 Mar 1945.  Activated on 15 Apr 1945.  Inactivated on 12 Aug 1946.  Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.  Reconstituted, redesignated as 18 Air Support Group, and activated, on 15 Jun 1992.  Redesignated as 18 Air Support Operations Group on 1 Jul 1994.

 

Assignments.   III Air Support (later, III Reconnaissance) Command, 1 Apr 1943; I Tactical Air Division, 3 Nov 1943; XII Air Support (later, XII Tactical Air) Command, c. 12 Feb-10 Jun 1944.  Ninth Air Force, 15 Apr 1945; XXIX Tactical Air Command (Prov), 3 Jul 1945; Fourth Air Force, c. 24 Aug 1945; Third Air Force, 8 Mar 1946; Ninth Air Force, 28 Mar-12 Aug 1946.  23 Wing, 15 Jun 1992; Ninth Air Force, 1 Feb 1994; 93 Air Ground Operations Wing, 25 Jan 2008-.

 

Stations.  Birmingham, AL, 1 Apr 1943; Lebanon, TN, 4 Sep 1943; Morris Fld, NC, 26 Nov 1943-15 Jan 1944; Oran, Algeria, 12 Feb 1944; Ain-el-Turck, Algeria, 10 Mar 1944; Oran, Algeria, 1 Apr 1944; Naples, Italy, 9 Apr 1944; Caserta, Italy, 11 Apr-10 Jun 1944.  Haltern, Germany, 15 Apr 1945; Brunswick, Germany, May-Jul 1945; LeMoore AAF, CA, 24 Aug 1945; Camp Pinedale, CA, 8 Sep 1945; Biggs Fld, TX, 9 Mar-12 Aug 1946.  Pope AFB (later, Pope Field, Fort Bragg), NC, 15 Jun 1992-.

 

Service Streamers.  World War II American Theater. 

 

Campaign Streamers. World War II:  Rome-Arno.  Iraq: Iraqi Transition; Iraqi Governance; Iraqi National Resolution; Iraqi Surge; Iraqi Sovereignty.

 

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

 

Decorations.   Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat “V” Device: 1 Jun 2001-31 May 2002.  Meritorious Unit Awards: 15 Feb 2005-17 Jan 2006; 1 Jun 2012-31 May 2013; 1 Jun 2013-31 May 2014.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:  1 Jun 1993-31 May 1995; 1 Jun 1997-31 May 1999; 1 Jun 1999-31 May 2001; 25 Jan 2008-31 May 2009; 1 Jun 2009-31 May 2010; 1 Jun 2010-31 May 2011; 1 Jun 2011-31 May 2012; 1 Jun 2014-31 May 2015.

 

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 8 Aug 2016.

 

Supersedes statement prepared on 31 Aug 2012.

 

Emblem.   Approved on 15 Feb 1996.

 

Prepared by TSgt David Dollman.