| 435th Operations Group | |
|---|---|
 435th Wing C-130E Hercules at Luxembourg International Airport | |
| Active | 1943–1945; 1947–1952; 1952–1959; 1975–1980; 1992–1995 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | United States Air Forces Europe |
| Motto(s) | Citus et Certus Latin Swift and Sure (after 1952) Saltat Sine Armis Vincere (Latin) He Jumps Without Arms to Conquer (World War II) |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations |
| Decorations | Presidential Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| 435th Operations Group emblem (approved 4 October 1976).[note 1] |  |
| 435th Troop Carrier Group emblem (approved 22 May 1952)[1] |  |
| Unofficial 435th Troop Carrier Group emblem (World War II)[2] |  |
The 435th Operations Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, where it was inactivated on 1 April 1995.
The unit was first activated during World War II as the 435th Troop Carrier Group, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport unit that saw combat with IX Troop Carrier Command in Western Europe. The group flew 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. The 435th was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions during the Normandy invasion.
The group was activated in the reserve in 1947. It was called to active duty in March 1951 for the Korean War, serving at its home station, Miami International Airport. It returned to reserve duty in December 1952 and continued to serve in the reserves until November 1959, when it was inactivated and its squadrons assigned directly to the 435th Troop Carrier Wing in a reorganization of Continental Air Command reserve units.
The group was reactivated in England in July 1975 as the 435th Tactical Airlift Group, a headquarters for airlift units deployed there. It moved to Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany in October 1978 and was inactivated there in July 1980. When the 435th Wing reorganized under the Objective Wing organization, the group reactivated as the 435th Operations Group. It was inactivated when United States Air Forces Europe reduced its presence at Rhein-Main as it transferred its European airlift operations to Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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