Lineage. Established as 316 Transport Group on 2 Feb 1942. Activated on 14 Feb 1942. Redesignated as: 316 Troop Carrier Group on 1 Jul 1942; 316 Troop Carrier Group, Medium, on 23 Aug 1948; 316 Troop Carrier Group, Heavy on 8 Oct 1949; 316 Troop Carrier Group, Medium, on 28 Jan 1950. Inactivated on 18 Jun 1957. Redesignated as 316 Tactical Airlift Group on 23 Aug 1978. Activated on 1 Oct 1978. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1989. Redesignated as 316 Airlift Support Group, and activated, on 1 Apr 1992. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1994. Redesignated as 316 Operations Group on 21 Jun 2006. Activated on 22 Jun 2006. Inactivated on 1 Oct 2010. Activated on 25 Jun 2020.
Assignments. Air Service Command, 14 Feb 1942; 50 Transport Wing, 31 Mar 1942; 52 Troop Carrier Wing, 20 Jun 1942; 53 Troop Carrier Wing, 12 Oct 1942; 50 Troop Carrier Wing, 3 Nov 1942; Ninth Air Force, Nov 1942; IX Air Service Command, 24 Feb 1943; 52 Troop Carrier Wing, 26 Aug 1943; 60 Troop Carrier Wing, 10 Jun 1945; 50 Troop Carrier Wing, 9 Oct 1945; Third Air Force, 31 Jul 1946; Ninth Air Force, 1 Nov 1946; 316 Troop Carrier Wing, 15 Aug 1947; 314 Troop Carrier Wing, 4 Nov 1949; 483 Troop Carrier Wing, 18 Mar 1955-18 Jun 1957. 374 Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Oct 1978-1 Oct 1989. Twenty Second Air Force, 1 Apr 1992; Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Jul 1993-1 Jul 1994. 316 Wing, 22 Jun 2006-1 Oct 2010. 316 Wing, 25 Jun 2020-.
Operational Components. Squadrons. 1 Helicopter: 22 Jun 2006-1 Oct 2010; 25 Jun 2020-. 13 Airlift: 1 Apr-1 Jun 1992. 16 Troop Carrier: 5 Oct 1950-14 Nov 1954. 19 Airlift: 1 Apr-1 Jun 1992. 36 Transport (later, 36 Troop Carrier): 14 Feb 1942-18 Jun 1957. 37 Transport (later, 37 Troop Carrier): 14 Feb 1942-8 May 1952 (detached 21 Aug 1950-8 May 1952); 8 May 1952-18 Jun 1957. 38 Transport (later, 38 Troop Carrier): 14 Feb-18 May 1942. 44 Transport (later, 44 Troop Carrier): 15 Jun 1942-May 1945. 45 Transport (later, 45 Troop Carrier): 15 Jun 1942-May 1945. 75 Troop Carrier: 11 Dec 1945-22 Nov 1949; 20 Dec 1952-18 Jun 1957. 77 Troop Carrier: 11 Dec 1945-10 Jun 1946. 345 Tactical Airlift: 1 Oct 1978-1 Oct 1989. 1403 Military Airlift: 1 Aug 1984-1 Oct 1989.
Stations. Patterson Fld, OH, 14 Feb 1942; Bowman Fld, KY, 17 Jun 1942; Lawson Fld, GA, 9 Aug 1942; Del Valle AAB, TX, 29 Sep-12 Nov 1942; Deversoir, Egypt, 23 Nov 1942; El Adem, Egypt, 10 Dec 1942; Fayid, Egypt, Jan 1943; Nouvion, Algeria, 9 May 1943; Guercif, French Morocco, 29 May 1943; Enfidalville, Tunisia, 21 Jun 1943; Mazzara, Sicily, 3 Sep 1943; Borizzo, Sicily, 18 Oct 1943-12 Feb 1944; Cottesmore, England, 15 Feb 1944-10 May 1945; Pope Field, NC, 25 May 1945; Greenville AAB (later, AFB), SC, 25 Aug 1947; Smyrna ( later, Sewart) AFB, TN, 4 Nov 1949-15 Nov 1954; Ashiya AB, Kyushu, Japan, 15 Nov 1954-18 Jun 1957. Yokoto AB, Japan, 1 Oct 1978-1 Oct 1989. Yokota AB, Japan, 1 Apr 1992-1 Jul 1994. Andrews AFB, MD, 22 Jun 2006-1 Oct 2010. Joint Base Andrews-NAF Washington, MD, 25 Jun 2020-.
Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Egypt-Libya; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Sicily, 25 Nov 1942-25 Aug 1943; Sicily, 11 Jul 1943; France, [6-7] Jun 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Jul 1987-30 Jun 1989.
Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 11 Jul 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 1 Oct 2010.
Emblem. Approved on 8 Mar 2023.
Prepared by Melissa Lahue.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.