494th Air Expeditionary Group
Provisional United States Air Force unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 494th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force group assigned to Air Mobility Command (AMC) to activate or inactivate as needed. The group was activated in the events surrounding Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq. Now-Lieutenant General Stayce D. Harris is listed by the USAF as commanding the 494th AEG at Moron Air Base, Spain, from July to October 2003.[2] In addition, a patch published at USAF Patches.com implies that the group was active in Spain during "Iraqi Freedom."[note 1]
494th Air Expeditionary Group | |
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Active | 1943–1946, 1963–1966, 2002-unknown |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Part of | Air Mobility Command |
Insignia | |
494th Bombardment Wing Emblem (approved 11 February 1964)[1] |
The group was originally activated in 1943 as the 494th Bombardment Group. It was the last B-24 Liberator group formed by the United States Army Air Forces. The unit served primarily in Western Pacific, taking part in numerous campaigns. It earned the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its actions during the liberation of the Philippines.
It was then active during the Cold War as the 494th Bombardment Wing a Strategic Air Command unit, flying Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas from 1962 1966.