434th Operations Group
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 434th Group KC-135R Stratotankers | |
| Active | 1943–1946; 1947–1953; 1953–1959; 1992–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Aerial refueling |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Grissom Air Reserve Base |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation French Croix de Guerre with Palm |
| Insignia | |
| 434th Operations Group emblem (Approved 5 June 1995)[1][2] |  |
| Tail marking | Red band with "Grissom" in white |
The 434th Operations Group (434 OG) is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is the flying component of the Fourth Air Force 434th Air Refueling Wing, stationed at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana.
The unit's World War II predecessor unit, the 434th Troop Carrier Group was a C-47 Skytrain transport unit assigned to Ninth Air Force in Western Europe. The group flew combat paratroopers on airborne assaults on Normandy (Operation Overlord); Southern France (Operation Dragoon); the Netherlands (Operation Market-Garden), and Germany (Operation Varsity). It also flew combat resupply missions in the relief of Bastogne in 1945.
- ^ Endicott, Judy G. (28 December 2007). "Factsheet 434 Operations Group (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ The group uses the 434th Air Refueling Wing emblem with the group designation on the scroll. Endicott, AFHRA Factsheet.