Description
Korean made computer made/mounted on velcro 3.15 inch – 77mm
1st SPECIAL OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE GROUP
Lineage. Constituted Base Headquarters and 1st Air Base Squadron, and activated on 1 Sep 1936. Redesignated: Base Headquarters and 1st Air Base Squadron (Double) on 25 Jan 1940; 1st Air Base Group (Reinforced) on 1 Sep 1940; 1st Air Base Group on 6 Nov 1941; 1st Service Group on 13 Jun 1942. Disestablished on 15 Apr 1945. Reestablished and redesignated 1st Special Operations Wing Logistics Group on 21 Sep 1992. Redesignated 16th Logistics Group on 1 Oct 1993; redesignated 16th Maintenance Group 1 Oct 2002; redesignated 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group, 16 Nov 2006-.
Assignments. Probably 2d Wing (later, 2d Bombardment Wing), 1 Sep 1936; 1st Air Force Service Command, 1 Oct 1941; Eastern Theater of Operations, 30 Dec 1941; Eighth Air Force, May 1943; VIII Fighter Command, 19 May 1943; 2d Bombardment (later 2d Air) Division, 15 Sep 1944 – 15 Apr 1945; 1st (later, 16th) Special Operations Wing, 22 Sep 1992 – 15 Nov 2006; 1st Special Operations Wing, 16 Nov 2006-.
Components. Squadrons. 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance; 1st Special Operations Component Maintenance; 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance; 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance; 901st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance.
Stations. Langley Field, VA, 1 Sep 1936; Syracuse, NY, 24 Aug 1942; Fort Dix,N J, 18 Nov 1942 to 17 Apr 1943; Goxhill, England, c. 12 May 1943; Steeple Morden, England, 23 Jun 1943 to 15 Apr 1945; Hurlburt Field, Florida, 22 Sep 1992-.
Operations. Provides support to aircraft assigned to the 1st SOW, including: AC-130U Gunship, MC-130H Combat Talon II, MC-130P Combat Shadow and the CV-22 Osprey; mobilizing personnel, equipment and supplies, training maintenance personnel and sustaining combat readiness capabilities.
Service Streamers. World War II American Theater; World War II European-African-Middle Eastern Theater.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor: 1 Jun 1997-31 May 1999; 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2005; 1 Jul 2006-30 Jun 2007. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 22 Sep 1992-15 Apr 1994; 1 Jun 1995-31 May 1997; 1 Jul 1999-30 Jun 2001; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2003; 1 Sep 2004-31 Aug 2006.