332d Expeditionary Operations Group | |
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![]() Emblem of the 332d Expeditionary Operations Group | |
Active | 1942–1945, 1947–1948, 1948–1949, 1998–2012, 2014–present |
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Type | Provisional Expeditionary unit |
Part of | United States Air Forces Central |
Garrison/HQ | Southwest Asia |
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Notable commanders | Colonel Benjamin O. Davis Jr., 8 October 1943 – 3 November 1944; 24 December 1944 – 9 June 1945 |
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The 332d Expeditionary Operations Group is a provisional air expeditionary group of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command, currently active. It was deactivated on 8 May 2012 and reactivated 16 November 2014.
The group forms part of the lineage of the World War II 332d Fighter Group, known as the Tuskegee Airmen. This title refers to all who trained in the Army Air Forces African-American pilot training program at Moton Field and Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, between 1941 and 1945. It includes pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and support staff, instructors, and personnel who kept aircraft flying.
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