434 Maintenance Group (AFRC)

Lineage.  Established as 434 Maintenance and Supply Group, and activated in the Reserve, on 1 Jul 1949.  Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951.  Relieved from Active Duty on 15 Dec 1952.  Inactivated on 1 Feb 1953.  Activated in the Reserve on 1 Feb 1953.  Inactivated on 14 Apr 1959.  Disestablished on 27 Sep 1984.  Reestablished, redesignated as 434 Logistics Group, and activated in the Reserve, on 1 Aug 1992.  Redesignated as 434 Maintenance Group on 1 Oct 2002.

Assignments.  434 Troop Carrier Wing, 1 Jul 1949-1 Feb 1953.  434 Troop Carrier Wing, 1 Feb 1953-14 Apr 1959.  434 (later, Air Refueling; Wing; Air Refueling) Wing, 1 Aug 1992-. 

Stations.  Atterbury AFB, IN, 1 Jul 1949; Lawson AFB, GA, 23 Jan 1952-1 Feb 1953. Atterbury (later, Bakalar) AFB, IN, 1 Feb 1953-14 Apr 1959.  Grissom AFB (later, ARB), IN, 1 Aug 1992-.

Service Streamers.  None.

Campaign Streamers.  None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Oct 2017-30 Sep 2020.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Aug 1992-31 Aug 1993; 1 Sep 1994-31 Aug 1996; 1 Oct 1998-30 Sep 2000; 12 Sep 2000-11 Sep 2002.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 18 Sep 2023.

Supersedes statement prepared in Jun 2012.

Emblem.  Approved on 8 Jun 2023.

Prepared by James Musser.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.