514th Operations Group

514th Operations Group
Group KC-10 Extender on display for Scott AFB Airshow
Active1944–1946; 1947–1953; 1953–1959; 1992–present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleAirlift and Aerial refueling
EngagementsChina-Burma-India Theater[1]
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Commanders
Current
commander
Col Christopher Mohr
Insignia
514th Operations Group emblem[note 1]

The 514th Operations Group is a United States Air Force Reserve unit, assigned to the 514th Air Mobility Wing. It is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

The first predecessor of the group was the 4th Combat Cargo Group, which served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II

Its second predecessor was first activated in the reserve in 1947 as the 514th Troop Carrier Group The group was called to active dute for the Korean War and served in the United States as a training unit for Curtiss C-46 Commando Aircraft. After the war, it returned to the reserve, serving until 1959, when it was inactivated as the reserves reorganized under the dual deputy concept. The group was again activated in 1992 under the United States Air Force's Objective Wing reorganization. The two groups were consolidated in 2001.

  1. ^ a b Endicott, Judy G. (2 January 2008). "Factsheet 514 Operations Group (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2017.


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