Lineage. Constituted as Base Headquarters and 1 Air Base Squadron, and activated, on 1 Sep 1936. Redesignated as: Base Headquarters and 1 Air Base Squadron (Double) on 25 Jan 1940; 1 Air Base Group (Reinforced) on 1 Sep 1940; 1 Air Base Group on 6 Nov 1941; 1 Service Group on 13 Jun 1942. Disestablished on 15 Apr 1945. Reestablished, and redesignated as 1 Special Operations Logistics Group, on 21 Sep 1992. Activated on 22 Sep 1992. Redesignated as: 16 Logistics Group on 1 Oct 1993; 16 Maintenance Group on 1 Oct 2002; 1 Special Operations Maintenance Group on 16 Nov 2006.
Assignments. Probably 2 Wing (later, 2 Bombardment Wing), 1 Sep 1936; 1 Air Force Service Command, 1 Oct 1941; Eastern Theater of Operations, 30 Dec 1941; Eighth Air Force, May 1943; VIII Fighter Command, 19 May 1943; 2 Bombardment (later, 2 Air) Division, 15 Sep 1944-15 Apr 1945. 1 Special Operations (later, 16 Special Operations; 1 Special Operations) Wing, 22 Sep 1992-.
Stations. Langley Field, VA, 1 Sep 1936; Syracuse, NY, 24 Aug 1942; Fort Dix, NJ, 18 Nov 1942-17 Apr 1943; Goxhill, England, c. 12 May 1943; Steeple Morden, England, 23 Jun 1943-15 Apr 1945. Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #9 (Hurlburt Field), FL, 22 Sep 1992-.
Service Streamers. World War II: American Theater; European-African-Middle Eastern Theater.
Campaign Streamers. None
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: 1 Jun 1997-31 May 1999; 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2005; 1 Jul 2006-30 Jun 2007. Meritorious Unit Awards: 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2009; 1 Oct 2009-30 Sep 2011; 1 Oct 2011-30 Sep 2013; 1 Oct 2013-30 Sep 2015. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [22 Sep] 1992-15 Apr 1994; 1 Jun 1995-31 May 1997; 1 Jul 1999-30 Jun 2001; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2003; 1 Jul 2004-1 Jun 2006.
Emblem. Group will use the wing emblem with the group designation in the scroll.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 13 Feb 2017.
Supersedes statement prepared on 11 Oct 2013.
Prepared by Carl E. Bailey.