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1st Air Support Operations Group

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The United States Air Force's 1st Air Support Operations Group is a combat support unit located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The group provides tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.[https://www.army.mil/article/59902/ "We are the Corps' Airmen"]

The group was reconstituted, redesignated, and activated in its current role in June 1992. After a minor name change (from Air Support Group to Air Support Operations Group) in July 1994, its current insignia was approved on 15 September 1997.

Mission

The group directs four squadrons operating from 11 locations in Washington, Alaska, Hawaii and Japan. The group provides an Air Support Operations Center and Tactical Air Control Parties to US Army combat units at multiple echelons including United States Army Pacific, I Corps, and nine aviation, airborne, infantry and Stryker brigade combat teams of the 2nd and 25th Infantry Divisions. The 1st Weather Squadron provides operational and staff weather services for Army combat units across the Pacific Command area of responsibility. In addition, they train and maintain combat readiness for worldwide battlefield weather deployments. The groups Air Liaison Officers and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers advise Army commanders and staffs on all aspects of joint airpower employment, integrating and synchronizing close air support, air mobility, and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities into strategy, plans, and operations.{{cite web |title=1st Air Support Operations Group |url=https://www.eielson.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/382357/1st-air-support-operations-group/ |publisher=Eielson Air Force Base |accessdate=27 July 2019 |date=3 May 2013}} {{PD-notice}}

Prior to the reformation of the Special Operations Weather career field into the new Special Reconnaissance field, the group operated a small contingent of special operations weather technician airmen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/05/13/spec-ops-weathermen-get-name-change-new-mission-to-better-better-fight-great-powers/|title = Spec ops weathermen get name change, new mission to better fight great powers|date = 13 May 2019}}

The group is assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The group is stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 1st Communications Squadron, Air Support on 31 March 1942

: Activated on 23 April 1942

: Redesignated 1st Air Support Communication Squadron on 11 January 1943

: Redesignated 1st Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 1 April 1944

: Inactivated on 29 October 1945

: Disbanded on 8 October 1948

  • Reconstituted, redesignated 1st Air Support Group and activated on 15 June 1992

: Redesignated 1st Air Support Operations Group on 1 July 1994

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Category:Groups of the United States Air Force

Category:Military units and formations in Washington (state)