25th Attack Group
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| Active | 1940–1944; 1944–1945; 1965–1966; 2018–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Unmanned attack |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Motto(s) | Guard With Power[1] |
| Engagements | Antisubmarine Campaign[2] European Theater of Operations |
| Decorations | Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
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| 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing emblem[b][1] |  |
| 25th Bombardment Group (Medium) emblem[c][2] |  |
| Patch of 654 Bomb Squadron (Special), 25th Bombardment Group, Reconnaissance emblem[d] |  |
The 25th Attack Group is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It was activated in February 2018 as a geographically separate unit to operate unmanned aerial vehicles and is assigned to the 432d Wing, which is located at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. As of 2020, the group manages five General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper attack squadrons, as well as the 25th Operations Support Squadron, which provides intelligence, weather, and administrative support.
The 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was last active in 1966 at Chambley Air Base, France as an element of United States Air Forces Europe. The wing replaced the 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Group at Chambley. The group was formed in 1965 by the consolidation of the 25th Bombardment Group (Medium) and the 25th Bombardment Group, Reconnaissance.
The first 25th Bombardment Group performed anti-submarine warfare missions in the Caribbean Sea following the entry of the United States into World War II. This group was disbanded in 1944 after the threat of German U-boats lessened. Later in 1944 the second 25th Bombardment Group was organized to perform weather and special reconnaissance missions from England during World War II for United States Strategic Air Forces over Europe and the Atlantic approaches to the British Isles. In 1985 the wing and group were consolidated.
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