432d Operations Group

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432d Operations Group
Emblem of the 432d Operations Group
Active	1943–1958, 1991-1994-, 2007 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	432nd Wing
Garrison/HQ	Creech Air Force Base, NV

432 OG Gaggle patch. Gaggle consists of (clockwise from top left): 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, 42d Attack Squadron, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, 17th Reconnaissance Squadron, 30th Reconnaissance Squadron, 432d Operations Support Squadron and 432d Operations Group (center).

The 432d Operations Group is the flying component of the United States Air Force 432d Wing, stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.

The 432d Operations Group/Expeditionary Operations Group employs Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in 24/7/365 Combat Air Patrols in support of combatant commander needs, and deploys combat support forces worldwide. This includes combat command and control, tactics development, intelligence support, weather support, and standardization and evaluation oversight for United States Air Force Air Combat Command, United States Air Forces Central Command, Air Force Material Command, Air National Guard, Royal Air Force, and Air Reserve Command RPA units.

The Group is also responsible for all air traffic control, airfield management, and weather services for RPA operations at Creech AFB, NV.

Units[]

• 11th Attack Squadron
• 15th Attack Squadron
• 20th Attack Squadron
• 42d Attack Squadron
• 89th Attack Squadron
• 432d Operations Support Squadron
• 489th Attack Squadron
• 732d Operations Support Squadron
• 732d Operations Group

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History[]

Activated in 1991 as the 432d Operations Group when its parent 432d Fighter Wing converted to the Objective Wing organization. Controlled two squadrons of F-16 Falcon tactical fighters at Misawa AB, Japan, 1991–1994. Unit inactivated along with parent organization when 35th Fighter Wing was assigned to Misawa and 432d Wing and component organizations were redesignated.

The unit was again reactivated in 2007 when its parent 432d Wing stood up at Creech AFB, Nevada. The unit has control over several squadrons which operate unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. The service men and women of the 432d Air Expeditionary Group fly the MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper aircraft to attack targets, under remote control from the U.S., in (primarily) Afghanistan and Iraq, plus other locales in and beyond the United States Central Command area of responsibility. The 19th Attack Squadron and 30th Reconnaissance Squadron are stated at Tonopah Test Range Airport, Nevada and operate the USAF's RQ-170 Sentinels.

Lineage[]

• Established as 432d Operations Group and activated on 31 May 1991

Inactivated on 1 October 1994.

Reactivated on 1 May 2007

Assignments[]

• 432d Fighter Wing, 31 May 1991 – 1 October 1994
• 432d Wing, 1 May 2007

Components[]

• 11th Attack Squadron, 1 May 2007 – present
• 13th Fighter Squadron, 31 May 1991 – 1 October 1994
• 14th Fighter Squadron, 31 May 1991 – 1 October 1994
• 15th Attack Squadron, 1 May 2007 – present
• 17th Reconnaissance Squadron, 1 May 2007 – 10 September 2012
• 18th Attack Squadron, 11 December 2009 – ???
• 19th Attack Squadron, 1 May 2007 – ??? (GSU Tonopah)
• 20th Attack Squadron, 1 January 2011 – present
• 30th Reconnaissance Squadron, 1 May 2007 – 10 September 2012
• 39th Rescue Squadron, 1 February 1993 – 1 August 1994
• 42d Attack Squadron, 1 May 2007 – present
• 50th Attack Squadron, 27 February 2018 – Present
• 62d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, 1 May 2007 – ???
• 89th Attack Squadron, 21 June 2016 – present
• 489th Attack Squadron, 2 December 2016 – present

Stations[]

• Misawa AB, Japan, 31 May 1991 – 1 October 1994
• Creech AFB, Nevada, 1 May 2007 – present

19 ATKS and 30th RS operate from Tonopah Test Range Airport, Nevada, 1 May 2007 – present

Aircraft[]

• F-16 Falcon, 1991–1994
• RQ-1 Predator, 2007–present
• MQ-9 Reaper, 2007–present
• RQ-170 Sentinel, 2007–present

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.