Description
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926th GROUP (AFRC)
Lineage. Established as 926th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, and activated on 28 Dec 1963. Organized in the Reserve on 17 Jan 1963. Redesignated: 926th Tactical Airlift Group in 1 Jul 1967; 926th Tactical Fighter Group in 1 Apr 1978; 926th Fighter Group in 1 Feb 1992; 926th Fighter Wing on 1 Oct 1994; 926th Group on 17 Aug 2007; 926th Wing on 3 Oct 2014-.
Assignments. Continental Air Command, 28 Dec 1962; 446th Troop Carrier (later, 446th Tactical Airlift) Wing, 17 Jan 1963; 433rd Tactical Airlift (later, 433d Military Airlift) Wing, 1 Mar 1968; 446th Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Oct 1969; 442nd Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Jul 1972; 434th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Jan 1978; 442nd Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Feb 1984; 917th Tactical Fighter (later, 917th Fighter) Wing, 1 Jul 1987; 301st Fighter Wing, 1 Aug 1992; Tenth Air Force, 1 Oct 1994-. (attached to 354th Tactical Fighter Wing (Deployed), Dec 1990-March 1991)
Components. Groups. 926th Operations, 1 Aug 1992-17 Aug 2007. Squadron. 26th Space Aggressor, 17 Aug 2007-; 78th Reconnaissance, 17 Aug 2007-; 91st Attack Squadron, Oct 2012-; 429th Air Combat Training Squadron, 19 Nov 2013-; 706 Fighter: 17 Jan 1963-1 Aug 1992, 1 Aug 1992-.
Stations. New Orleans NAS (later, NAS JRB ANG; ARS), LA, 28 Dec 1963; Nellis AFB, NV, 17 Aug 2007-. (operated from: King Fahd IAP, Saudi Arabia, 1990-Mar 1991; Bagram AB, Afghanistan, 2002)
Aircraft. C-119, 1963-1969; C-130, 1969-1977; A-37, 1977-1982; A-10, 1982-1992; F-16, 1992-1997; O/OA-10, 1997-2006. MQ-1, 2007-. MQ-9, 2012-.
Operations. Transportation of equipment and supplies for deployments worldwide. Flew C-130 aircraft into South Vietnam as part of the Air Force-wide program designed to provide the South Vietnamese with increased cargo capability before the war came to an end. Deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, 1990-1991. Participated in deployments patrolling the no-fly zones over Iraq in support of Operation DENY FLIGHT, Operations NORTHERN and SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM and NOBLE EAGLE. Train pilots, sensor operators and other UAS crewmembers, and conduct combat surveillance and attack operations worldwide.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. None.