419 Operations Group (AFRC)

Lineage.  Established as 419 Troop Carrier Group on 1 Dec 1944.  Activated on 31 Jan 1945.  Inactivated on 15 Feb 1946.  Activated in the Reserve on 22 Mar 1947.  Redesignated as 419 Troop Carrier Group, Medium on 27 Jun 1949.  Ordered to active service on 1 May 1951.  Inactivated on 2 May 1951.  Redesignated as 419 Troop Carrier Group, Assault, Fixed Wing on 24 Feb 1956.  Activated on 9 Jul 1956.  Inactivated on 11 Dec 1957.  Redesignated as: 419 Military Airlift Group on 31 Jul 1985; 419 Operations Group on 1 Aug 1992.  Activated in the Reserve on 1 Aug 1992.

Assignments.  Central Pacific Base Command, 31 Jan 1945; Twentieth Air Force, 6 Dec 1945; Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army, 1 Jan 1946; Far East Air Service Command, 1-15 Feb 1946.  Eleventh Air Force, 22 Mar 1947 (attached to 69 Troop Carrier Wing, 22 Mar-16 Oct 1947); 69 Troop Carrier Wing (later, 69 Air Division), 17 Oct 1947; 419 Troop Carrier Wing, 27 Jun 1949-2 May 1951.  Eighteenth Air Force, 9 Jul 1956 (attached to 463 Troop Carrier Wing, 9 Jul 1956-); Ninth Air Force, 1 Sep-11 Dec 1957 (remained attached to 463 Troop Carrier Wing, to 25 Sep 1957; attached to 838 Air Division, 26 Sep-11 Dec 1957).  419 Fighter Wing, 1 Aug 1992-.

Operational Components.  Squadrons.  12 Rescue: 22 Mar 1947-27 Jun 1949.  15 Fighter: 30 Sep 1947-27 Jun 1949.  63 Troop Carrier: 21 Jun 1947-27 Jun 1949.  64 Troop Carrier: 3 Aug 1947-27 Jun 1949.  65 Troop Carrier: 9 Aug 1947-27 Jun 1949.  66 Troop Carrier: 3 Aug 1947-27 Jun 1949.  79 Troop Carrier: 11 Apr 1948-27 Jun 1949.  339 Troop Carrier: 27 Jun 1949-2 May 1951; 9 Jul 1956-11 Dec 1957.  340 Troop Carrier: 27 Jun 1949-2 May 1951; 9 Jul 1956-11 Dec 1957.  341 Troop Carrier: 27 Jun 1949-2 May 1951; 9 Jul 1956-11 Dec 1957.  342 Troop Carrier: 27 Jun 1949-2 May 1951.  466 Fighter: 1 Aug 1992-.

Stations.  Guam, 31 Jan 1945-15 Feb 1946.  Richmond AAB (later, Byrd Field), VA, 22 Mar 1947; Scott AFB, IL, 27 Jun 1949-2 May 1951.  Ardmore AFB, OK, 9 Jul 1956-11 Dec 1957.  Hill AFB, UT, 1 Aug 1992-.

Service Streamers.  None.

Campaign Streamers.  World War II: Western Pacific.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Apr 1994-31 Mar 1996; 1 Jul 2005-30 Jun 2007; 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2009; 1 Oct 2011-30 Sep 2013; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2017; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2018.

Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 18 Sep 2023.

Supersedes statement prepared in May 2012.

Emblem.  Approved on 25 Mar 2022.

Prepared by James Musser.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.