Lineage. Established as 25 Bombardment Group (Heavy), and activated on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated as 25 Bombardment Group, Medium, on 7 May 1942. Disbanded on 20 Jun 1944. Reconstituted, and consolidated (19 Apr 1965) with the 25 Bombardment Group, Reconnaissance, which was established on 17 Jul 1944. Activated on 9 Aug 1944. Inactivated on 8 Sep 1945. Redesignated as 25 Tactical Reconnaissance Group, and activated, on 19 Apr 1965. Organized on 1 Jul 1965. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Oct 1965. Consolidated (31 Jan 1984) with the 25 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, which was established, and activated, on 24 Sep 1965. Organized on 1 Oct 1965. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 Oct 1966. Redesignated as 25 Attack Group on 13 Feb 2018. Activated on 27 Feb 2018.
Assignments. General Headquarters Air Force, 1 Feb 1940; 13 Composite Wing, c. 1 Nov 1940; VI Bomber Command, 25 Oct 1941; Second Air Force, c. 1 Apr 1944-20 Jun 1944. 325 Photographic Reconnaissance (later, 325 Reconnaissance) Wing, 9 Aug 1944; Third Air Force, c. 6 Aug-8 Sep 1945. United States Air Forces in Europe, 19 Apr 1965; Seventeenth Air Force, 1 Jul 1965-15 Oct 1966. 432 Wing, 27 Feb 2018-.
Operational Components. Squadrons. 10 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-17 Dec 1943 (detached 13-17 Dec 1943). 12 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-20 Jun 1944 (detached 1 Nov 1942-unkn). 19 Tactical Reconnaissance: 1 Oct 1965-1 Sep 1966. 20 Attack: 11 Feb 2019-. 27 Reconnaissance (later, 417 Bombardment): attached c. Nov 1940, assigned 25 Feb 1942-20 Jun 1944. 35 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-20 Jun 1944. 42 Tactical Reconnaissance: 1 Jul 1965-22 Aug 1966. 42 Attack: 5 Apr 2019-. 50 Attack: 2 Oct 2018-. 59 Bombardment: attached 26 Apr-1 Aug 1943; assigned 20 Dec 1943-20 Jun 1944. 89 Attack: 22 Mar 2019-. 482 Attack: 27 Feb 2018-. 652 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-13 Jul 1945. 653 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-5 Sep 1945 (detached 6 Aug-5 Sep 1945). 654 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-8 Sep 1945.
Stations. Langley Field, VA, 1 Feb-26 Oct 1940; Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1 Nov 1940; Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, 1 Nov 1942; Port of Spain, Trinidad, 8 Dec 1942; Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, 15 Jun 1943; Fort Amsterdam, Curacao, 1 Aug 1943; Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 5 Oct 1943-24 Mar 1944; Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 6 Apr-20 Jun 1944. Watton, England, 9 Aug 1944-23 Jul 1945; Drew Field, FL, 6 Aug-8 Sep 1945. Chambley AF, France, 1 Jul 1965-1 Oct 1965. Chambley AB, France, 1 Oct 1965-15 Oct 1966. Shaw AFB, SC, 27 Feb 2018-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Normandy; Air Combat, EAME Theater.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jun 2018-31 May 2020. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Jun 2019-31 May 2021.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 17 Jul 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 20 Mar 2018.
Emblem. Approved on 3 Oct 1940; latest rendering, 21 Jun 2018.
Prepared by James Musser
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.