Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.0 inch-77mm
387th AIR EXPEDITIONARY GROUP
Lineage. Constituted as 387 Bombardment Group (Medium) on 25 Nov 1942. Activated on 1 Dec 1942. Inactivated on 17 Nov 1945. Redesignated: 387 Bombardment Group on 31 July 1985. (remained inactive); 387 Air Expeditionary Group and converted to provisional status 1 Jan 2003-.
Assignments. III Bomber Command, 1 Dec 1942-10 Jun 1943; 3 Bombardment Wing, 25 Jun 1943; IX Bomber Command, 16 Oct 1943; 98 Combat Bombardment (later, 98 Bombardment) Wing, 5 Dec 1943-Nov 1945; Army Service Forces (for inactivation), 14-17 Nov 1945. Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate any time after 1 Jan 2003. 410 Air Expeditionary Wing, Jan-29 Apr 2003. 386 Air Expeditionary Wing,
Components. Squadrons. 556 Bombardment, 1 Dec 1942-17 Nov 1945; 557 Bombardment, 1 Dec 1942-17 Nov 1945; 558 Bombardment, 1 Dec 1942-17 Nov 1945; 559 Bombardment, 1 Dec 1942-17 Nov 1945; 131 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 2003; 387 Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, 2003-6 Mar 2012.
Stations. MacDill Field, FL, 1 Dec 1942; Drane Field, FL, 12 Apr 1943; Godman Field, KY, c. 11 May-10 Jun 1943; RAF Chipping Ongar, England 25 Jun 1943; RAF Stoney Cross, England 18 Jul 1944; Maupertuis Airfield, France, 22 Aug 1944; Chateaudun Airfield, France, 18 Sep 1944; Clastres Airfield (A-71), France, 30 Oct 1944; Maastricht Airfield, Netherlands, 29 Apr 1945; Rosieres-en-Santerre Airfield, France, 24 May-c. Nov 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 14–17 Nov 1945. Prince Hassan AB, Jordan, Jan-29 Apr 2003; Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait,
Aircraft. B-26, 1942-1945. A-10, 2003.
Operations. Medium bomber unit, took part in the anti V-weapon campaign, the D-Day invasion and the fighting in north-western Europe. A-10 Thunderbolt II unit as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003. Provides base operating support-integration for Coalition forces and civilian contractors security, anti-terrorism and force protection, civil engineering, emergency management, personnel support, line-haul convoy operations, vehicle maintenance/fleet management, and base supply in support at the primary intra-theater airlift hub for all Joint and Coalition operations going into and out of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation, 23 Dec 1944.