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379th Expeditionary Operations Group
Emblem of the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group
Active	1942–1945; 2003–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force

The379th Expeditionary Operations Group is a provisionalUnited States Air Force unit assigned to theUnited States Air Forces Central. It is the flying component of the379th Air Expeditionary Wing, stationed atAl Udeid AB, Qatar. The Group is the flying component of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, with more than 90 combat and support attached aircraft, including eight coalition airframes.^{[citation needed]} Aircraft come from every US service, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

The group was first activated in September 1991 as part of the Objective Wing reorganization of the Air Force. It deployed crews and aircraft to supportDesert Storm before inactivating in December 1993.

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• 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron (E-8)
• 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (KC-135)
• 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
• 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron
• 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (C-130H/J, C-21)
• 763d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (RC-135)
• 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (C-17)

Thegroup was activated atWurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan in September 1991^[1] as the Air Force converted its units to the Objective Wing organization. DuringDesert Storm it deployed aircrew and aircraft to the Middle East. Wurtsmith closed on 30 June 1993 as a result of the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, which determined that the development of new weapons and long-range satellite surveillance systems rendered many installations unnecessary. On the morning of 15 December 1992, the lastBoeing B-52G Stratofortress, serial 57-6492, the "Old Crow Express," was flown toDavis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona for storage.^{[citation needed]} The group was inactivated two weeks later.^[1]

The group was reactivated in 2003 as the379th Expeditionary Operations Group. Engaged in combat operations as part of the globalwar on terrorism.

• Established as the379th Operations Group on 29 August 1991

Activated on 1 September 1991

Inactivated on 31 December 1992

• Redesignated379th Expeditionary Operations Group and converted to provisional status on 4 December 2001^[1]

Activated in 2003

• 379th Bombardment Wing, 1 September 1991 – 31 December 1993^[1]
• 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, 2003 – present

• 379th Operations Support Squadron, 1 September 1991 – 31 December 1992
• 524th Bombardment Squadron, 1 September 1991 – 15 December 1992^[1]
• 763d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, 1998-present^[2]
• 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
• 920th Air Refueling Squadron, 1 September 1991 – 1 June 1992^[1]

• Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 September 1991 – 31 December 1993^[1]
• Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, 2003 – present

• Boeing B-52G Stratojet, 1991-1992
• RC-135 Rivet Joint – present
• E-8 JSTARS – present
• KC-135 Stratotanker, 1991-1992, – present
• C-130 Hercules – present
• C-21 – present
• B-1B Lancer – present^[3]
• Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, June 2019 - present^[4]

• CENTAF (28 December 2017)."763rd ERS spends 10,000th day in CENTCOM area of responsibility".U.S. Air Forces Central. U.S. Air Force. Retrieved15 November 2018.

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• 379th Bombardment Group Association

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