| 513th Air Control Group | |
|---|---|
 513th Air Control Group - Boeing E-3C Sentry 82-0007 | |
| Active | 1944-1946; 1948-1949; 1955-1957; 1957-1958; 1966-1992; 1996-present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Group |
| Role | Air Control |
| Part of |  Air Force Reserve Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma |
| Motto(s) | Subsidia Ferimus Latin We Fly Men and Materiel (1955-1988) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. James Mattey |
| Insignia | |
| 513th Air Control Group emblem (Approved 24 October 1988)[1] |  |
| 513th Troop Carrier Wing emblem(Approved 3 April 1957 for group, 8 April 1958 for wing)[2] |  |
| Unofficial 3d Combat Cargo Group emblem |  |
| Tail Code | OK |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | E-3 Sentry |
The 513th Air Control Group is an Air Reserve Component unit of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Tenth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, and is stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
The group's mission is to provide theater and Air Force commanders with trained aircrews and maintenance personnel and systems for airborne surveillance, warning and control of U.S. and allied military aircraft.
The 513th is an associate unit of the 552d Air Control Wing, Air Combat Command (ACC) and if mobilized, the group is gained by ACC.
Its World War II predecessor, the 3d Combat Cargo Group was a United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served primarily in the China Burma India Theater and Pacific Ocean Theater of World War II. In 1948, the group was redesignated as the 513th Troop Carrier Group.
- ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (2 January 2008). "Factsheet 513 Air Control Group (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Ravenstein, pp. 279–291