314th Operations Group
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The 314th Operations Group (316 OG) is the flying component of the Air Education and Training Command
314th Airlift Wing
, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base
, Arkansas
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Later in the year, the group transported paratroops and supplies to Salerno, 14 and 15 September, during the invasion of Italy. 314th squadrons flew additional missions in the Mediterranean before it transferred in February 1944 to England for further training.
From England, it took part with the Ninth Air Force in the Normandy invasion, flying numerous supply and reinforcement missions in the ensuing period. The 314th dropped paratroops over Holland in Sep and carried munitions and supplies to the same area. After moving to France in late February 1945, it participated in the airborne crossings of the Rhine River near Wesel on 24 March The group then brought supplies and equipment to combat units and airlifted wounded US and Allied personnel to rear-area hospitals. After termination of hostilities, it evacuated prisoners of war from German camps and flew regular personnel and freight service.
The group served in Japan during the Korean War, participating in two major airborne operations, at Sunchon in October 1950 and at Munsan-ni in March 1951. It later transported supplies to Korea and evacuated prisoners of war. In 1954, it again transferred, without personnel or equipment to the US where it participated in a continuous stream of tactical exercises and inspections until October 1957.
Air Education and Training Command
Air Education and Training Command was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of the U.S. Air Force's ten major commands and reports to Headquarters, United States Air Force....
314th Airlift Wing
314th Airlift Wing
The 314th Airlift Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Little Rock Air Force Base in Little Rock, Arkansas.-World War 2 and aftermath:...
, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base
Little Rock Air Force Base
Little Rock Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas.-Overview:...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
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Overview
The 314th Operations Group is a united team of diverse professionals providing the best training, airpower support and functional expertise for the 314th Airlift Wing mission through personal commitment to excellence. The group provides C-130 and C-21 initial and tactical aircrew training in all crew positions for all of the Department of Defense and allied students from 31 nations.Units
The 314th Operations Group is composed of four flying squadrons, one support squadron and one training squadron.- The 53rd53d Airlift SquadronThe 53d Airlift Squadron is part of the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It operates C-130 Hercules aircraft for airlift and airdrop operations.-History:...
and 62nd Airlift Squadrons fly training missions in C-130E Hercules - The 48th Airlift Squadron48th Airlift SquadronThe 48th Airlift Squadron is part of the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It operates C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, conducting pilot and loadmaster training for airlift and airdrop operations.-History:...
flies the C-130J - The 45th Airlift Squadron45th Airlift SquadronThe 45th Airlift Squadron is part of the 314th Airlift Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates C-21 aircraft training pilots for executive airlift.-History:...
, a tenant unit at Keesler Air Force BaseKeesler Air Force BaseKeesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. The base is named in honor of aviator 2d Lt Samuel Reeves Keesler, Jr., a Mississippi native killed in France in First World War.-Units:The base is home of...
, MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
., teaches pilots in how to fly the C-21A Learjet - The 314th Operations Support Squadron provides numerous support functions that keep these missions going.
- The 714th Training Squadron provided administrative support for all students and training support for the 314th Airlift Wing's mission
Lineage
- Established as 314 Transport Group on 28 January 1942
- Activated on 2 March 1942
- Redesignated: 314 Troop Carrier Group on 4 July 1942
- Redesignated: 314 Troop Carrier Group, Heavy, on 26 July 1948
- Redesignated: 314 Troop Carrier Group, Medium, on 19 November 1948
- Inactivated on 8 October 1957
- Redesignated 314 Tactical Airlift Group on 24 August 1978
- Activated on 15 September 1978
- Inactivated on 15 June 1980
- Redesignated 314 Operations Group, and activated, on 1 December 1991.
Assignments
- 50th Transport Wing, 2 March 1942
- 52d Transport Wing, 15 June 1942
- 53d Troop Carrier Wing53d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 53d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the IX Troop Carrier Command, based at Camp Shanks, New York. It was inactivated on 12 August 1945....
, 30 August 1942 - 50th Troop Carrier Wing, 3 November 1942
- 52d Troop Carrier Wing52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)The 52d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the New York Air National Guard. It was inactivated on 31 October 1950....
, 20 February 1943 - IX Air Force Service Command, 20 May 1945
- 302d Transport Wing, 11 August 1945
- European Air Transport Service (Provisional), 3 September 1945
- United States Air Forces in EuropeUnited States Air Forces in EuropeThe United States Air Forces in Europe is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces...
an Theater, 31 December 1945 - Eighteenth Air ForceEighteenth Air ForceEighteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force component of the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . It was activated on 1 October 2003 and headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois...
, 15 February 1946 - Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
, 21 March 1946 - Third Air ForceThird Air ForceThe Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, 25 July 1946 - Caribbean Air Command, 9 September 1946
- Panama Air Depot, 10 March 1948
- 5700 Wing, Caribbean Air Command, 26 July 1948
- Ninth Air ForceNinth Air ForceThe Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command . It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina....
, 21 October 1948 - 314th Troop Carrier Wing, 1 November 1948 – 8 October 1957
- Attached to: Far East Air Forces [FEAF], 7–9 September 1950
- Attached to: FEAF Combat Cargo Command, 10 September-30 November 1950
- Attached to: 314th Air Division314th Air DivisionThe 314th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Pacific Air Forces, based at Osan AB, South Korea. It was inactivated in September 1986....
, 1 December 1950 – 25 January 1951 - Attached to: 315th Air Division315th Air DivisionThe 315th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Pacific Air Forces, based at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated in April 1969.-History:...
[Combat Cargo], 25 January 1951-c. 1 November 1952 - Attached to: 483d Troop Carrier Wing483d Composite WingThe 483d Composite Wing was a tactical airlift and composite wing assigned to Pacific Air Forces during the Vietnam War. It was the host organization at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base South Vietnam from 1970–1972....
, 1 January 1953 – 15 November 1954- 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, 15 September 1978 – 15 June 1980
- 314th Airlift Wing314th Airlift WingThe 314th Airlift Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Little Rock Air Force Base in Little Rock, Arkansas.-World War 2 and aftermath:...
, 1 December 1991–present
Components
- 16 Airlift: 1 December 1991 – 1 October 1993
- 20 Troop Carrier: 17 June 1948 – 20 October 1949
- 30 Transport: 2 March – 14 June 1942
- 31 Transport: 2 March – 16 June 1942
- 32 Transport (later, 32 Troop Carrier; 32 Tactical Airlift): 2 March 1942 – 18 September 1945; 1 November 1978-30 June 1979
- 34 Combat Airlift Training (later, Combat Aerial Delivery School; USAF Combat Aerial Delivery School): 1 December 1991–present
- 45 Airlift: See Flights. 48 Airlift: 1 December 2003–present
- 50 Troop Carrier (later, 50 Tactical Airlift; 50 Airlift): 15 June 1942 – 27 May 1946; 17 October 1949-8 October 1957; 1 November 1978 – 15 June 1980; 1 December 1991-1 April 1997
- 53 Airlift: 1 October 1993–present
- 61 Troop Carrier (later, 61 Tactical Airlift; 61 Airlift): attached, 26 October 1942, assigned 15 March 1942-c. December 1945 (detached October–December 1945); assigned 17 October 1949 – 8 October 1957 (detached 1 October 1951-c. 1 November 1954); assigned 1 November 1978 – 15 June 1980; 1 December 1991-1 April 1997
- 62 Troop Carrier (later, 62 Tactical Airlift, 62 Airlift): 15 March 1943-c. October 1946; 6 December 1945 – 15 February 1946; 17 October 1949-8 October 1957; 1 December 1991–present
- 301 Troop Carrier: attached 15 February-27 May 1946. 302 Troop Carrier: 15 May-7 August 1945; 15 October 1945 – 27 May 1946. 321 Troop Carrier: attached 16 October 1945 – 5 December 1945; assigned 6 December 1945 – 27 August 1946; 8 June 1955-1 August 1957
- 323 Troop Carrier: 16 October 1945 – 30 September 1946
- 334 Troop Carrier: 15 October 1946 – 20 October 1949.
Stations
- Drew Field, Florida, 1 March 1942
- Bowman Field, KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, 24 June 1942 - Sedalia Army Air Field, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, 4 November 1942 - Lawson Field, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, 19 February-4 May 1943 - Berguent AirfieldBerguent AirfieldBerguent Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Morocco, located approximately 33 km south-southeast of Jerada ; 500 km east-northeast of Casablanca, near the Algerian border.-History:...
, French MoroccoFrench MoroccoFrench Protectorate of Morocco was a French protectorate in Morocco, established by the Treaty of Fez. French Morocco did not include the north of the country, which was a Spanish protectorate...
, 20 May 1943 - Kairouan AirfieldKairouan AirfieldKairouan Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 11 km south-southeast of Kairouan, 126 km south of Tunis. It was a major Troop Carrier unit base of the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign...
, Tunisia, 26 June 1943 - Castelvetrano AirfieldCastelvetrano AirfieldOmbrene Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Sicily, which is located approximately 1 km southwest of Castelvetrano...
, Sicily, 1 September 1943 – 13 February 1944 - RAF SaltbyRAF SaltbyRAF Station Saltby was a World War II airfield in Leicestershire, England. The airfield is located approximately northeast of Melton Mowbray; about north-northwestof London....
(AAF-538), England, 20 February 1944 – 28 February 1945 - Poix Airfield (B-44), France, 4 March 1945
- Villacoublay Airfield, France, 15 October 1945 – 15 February 1946
- Bolling Field, DC, 15 February-9 September 1946
- Albrook Field, Canal ZonePanama Canal ZoneThe Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
, 9 September 1946 - Curundu Heights, Canal ZonePanama Canal ZoneThe Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
, 10 March–October 1948 - Smyrna (later, Sewart) AFB, TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, 21 October 1948 - Laurenburg-Maxton Air FieldLaurinburg-Maxton AirportLaurinburg-Maxton Airport is a public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Maxton and east of Laurinburg. Maxton is located primarily in Robeson County, North Carolina, USA while Laurinburg is in Scotland County, North Carolina, USA as is the airport proper. This...
, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, 19 April 1950 - Sewart AFB, TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, 5 May-1 September 1950 - Ashiya AB, Japan, 7 September 1950 – 15 November 1954
- Sewart AFB, TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, 15 November 1954 – 8 October 1957 - Little Rock AFB, ArkansasArkansasArkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, 15 September 1978 – 15 June 1980; 1 December 1991–present
Aircraft assigned
- C-47 SkytrainC-47 SkytrainThe Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
, 1942–1946 - C-53 Skytrain, 1942–1943
- C-54 SkymasterC-54 SkymasterThe Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces and British forces in World War II and the Korean War. Besides transport of cargo, it also carried presidents, British heads of government, and military staff...
, 1947–1948 - C-82 PacketC-82 PacketThe C-82 Packet was a twin-engine, twin-boom cargo aircraft designed and built by Fairchild Aircraft. It was used briefly by the United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy following World War II.-Design and development:...
, 1949–1950 - C-119 Flying BoxcarC-119 Flying BoxcarThe Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute...
, 1950–1957 - C-130 HerculesC-130 HerculesThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...
, 1978–1980; 1991–present - C-21 Learjet, 1999–present
World War II
The 314th Troop Carrier Group arrived in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in May 1943, taking part with Twelfth Air Force units in two airborne operations. It flew two major night missions in July 1943 during the Sicily invasion. dropping paratroops of 82nd Airborne Division near Gela on 9 July and reinforcements to the area on the 11th.Later in the year, the group transported paratroops and supplies to Salerno, 14 and 15 September, during the invasion of Italy. 314th squadrons flew additional missions in the Mediterranean before it transferred in February 1944 to England for further training.
From England, it took part with the Ninth Air Force in the Normandy invasion, flying numerous supply and reinforcement missions in the ensuing period. The 314th dropped paratroops over Holland in Sep and carried munitions and supplies to the same area. After moving to France in late February 1945, it participated in the airborne crossings of the Rhine River near Wesel on 24 March The group then brought supplies and equipment to combat units and airlifted wounded US and Allied personnel to rear-area hospitals. After termination of hostilities, it evacuated prisoners of war from German camps and flew regular personnel and freight service.
Cold War
Transferring without personnel or equipment (WOPE) to US in February 1946, and in Sep, again WOPE, to the Canal Zone, the 314th operated air terminals under Caribbean Air Command. It moved back to the US in October 1948 for further training.The group served in Japan during the Korean War, participating in two major airborne operations, at Sunchon in October 1950 and at Munsan-ni in March 1951. It later transported supplies to Korea and evacuated prisoners of war. In 1954, it again transferred, without personnel or equipment to the US where it participated in a continuous stream of tactical exercises and inspections until October 1957.