313th Expeditionary Operations Group

313th Expeditionary Operations Group
KC-135 Stratotanker deployed to Moron AB in 2011
Active	1942–1945; 1946–1948; 1948–1949; 1952–1955; 1978–1993
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Airlift
Part of	United States Air Forces in Europe
Engagements	Mediterranean Theater of Operations European Theater of Operations[1]
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation[1] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[2]
Insignia
313th Expeditionary Operations Group emblem (approved 3 February 1943)[1]

The 313th Expeditionary Operations Group is a Provisional United States Air Force unit, assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe to activate or inactivate as needed. It was last active at Moron Air Base, Spain, supporting Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya. It was inactivated on 31 October 2011.

During World War II, the group was assigned to both Twelfth and Ninth Air Forces in North Africa, Italy and Western Europe. The 313 TCG was highly decorated for its combat parachute infantry drops during the Invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky); Invasion of Italy (Operation Avalanche); Invasion of France (Operation Overlord); the airborne invasion of the Netherlands (Operation Market-Garden); and the airborne crossing of the Rhine River, (Operation Varsity).