380th Expeditionary Operations Group

380th Expeditionary Operations Group
Emblem of the 380th Expeditionary Operations Group
Active1991–1994; 2002–present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Boeing E-3B Sentry (80-0137) from Tinker AFB, Oklahoma attached to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender (85-0034) from McGuire AFB, New Jersey attached to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
RQ-4 Global Hawk from Beale AFB, California attached to the 12th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
Lockheed U-2S nicknamed Dragon Lady (80–1077) attached to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron

The 380th Expeditionary Operations Group) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. It is a provisional unit stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, and is assigned to the United States Air Forces Central component of Air Combat Command.

The unit was first activated in 1991 at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York as the 380th Wing's operational element. It managed the wing's tankers until the fall of 1994, when flying operations at Plattsburgh ended in preparation for the base's closure in response to the 1993 BRAC recommendations