50 Mission Support Group (AFSPC)

Lineage.   Established as 50 Air Base Group on 16 May 1949.  Activated in the Reserve on 1 Jun 1949.  Ordered to active service on 1 Jun 1951.  Inactivated on 2 Jun 1951.  Activated on 1 Jan 1953.  Redesignated as 50 Combat Support Group on 8 Apr 1962.   Inactivated on 30 Sep 1991.  Redesignated as 50 Support Group on 1 Jan 1992.  Activated on 30 Jan 1992.  Redesignated as 50 Mission Support Group on 1 Oct 2002. 

Assignments.   50 Fighter (later, 50 Fighter-Interceptor) Wing, 1 Jun 1949-2 Jun 1951.  50 Fighter-Bomber (later, 50 Tactical Fighter) Wing, 1 Jan 1953-30 Sep 1991.  50 Space Wing, 30 Jan 1992-. 

Stations.   Otis AFB, MA, 1 Jun 1949-2 Jun 1951.  Clovis AFB, NM, 1 Jan-23 Jul 1956; Hahn AB, Germany, 10 Aug 1953; Toul-Rosieres AB, France, 10 Jul 1956; Hahn AB, Germany, 1 Sep 1959-30 Sep 1991.  Falcon (later, Schriever) AFB, CO, 30 Jan 1992-.

Service Streamers.  None.

Campaign Streamers.  None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Nov 1970-15 Sep 1971; 1 Jan 1972-30 Jun 1973; 1 Jul 1973-30 Jun 1974; 1 Jul 1985-30 Jun 1987; 1 Jul 1990-5 Aug 1991; 2 Oct 2002-2 Oct 2003; 1 Oct 2007-30 Sep 2009.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through Jun 2014.

Supersedes statement prepared on 11 Sep 1992.

Emblem.  Group will use the wing emblem with the group designation in the scroll.

Prepared by Patsy Robertson.

Reviewed by Daniel Haulman.