437th Operations Group

437th Operations Group
Emblem of the 437th Operations Group
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., flies over downtown Charleston, S.C., during a training mission
A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., moves up the taxiway as another begins its climb over the mountains surrounding Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan

The 437th Operations Group (437 OG) is an active United States Air Force unit. It is the flying component of the Eighteenth Air Force 437th Airlift Wing, stationed at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina.

The unit's World War II predecessor unit, the 437th Troop Carrier Group was a C-47 Skytrain transport unit assigned to Ninth Air Force in Western Europe. During the Normandy campaign, the group released gliders over Cherbourg and carried troops, weapons, ammunition, rations, and other supplies for the 82nd Airborne Division in Operation NEPTUNE. For these actions, the group received a Distinguished Unit Citation.[1]

  1. ^ Robertson, Patsy (9 August 2017). "437 Operations Group (AMC)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2020.