Lineage. Established as 92 Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Redesignated as 92 Bombardment Group, Heavy on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 28 Feb 1946. Redesignated as 92 Bombardment Group, Very Heavy, on 15 Jul 1946. Activated on 4 Aug 1946. Redesignated as: 92 Bombardment Group, Medium on 28 May 1948; 92 Bombardment Group, Heavy, on 16 Jun 1951. Inactivated on 16 Jun 1952. Redesignated as 92 Operations Group on 29 Aug 1991. Activated on 1 Sep 1991.
Assignments. III Bomber Command, 1 Mar 1942; VIII Bomber Command, c. Aug 1942; 40 Combat Bombardment Wing, Spring 1943-28 Feb 1946. Fifteenth Air Force, 4 Aug 1946; 92 Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, 17 Nov 1947; 92 Bombardment Wing, Medium, (later 92 Bombardment Wing, Heavy), 12 Jul 1948-16 Jun 1952 (attached to FEAF Bombardment Command [Provisional], 8 Jul-Oct 1950). 92 (later, 92 Bomb; 92 Air Refueling) Wing, 1 Sep 1991-.
Operational Components: Squadrons. 17 Reconnaissance (later, 407 Bombardment): 1 Mar 1942-28 Feb 1946. 43 Air Refueling: 1 Sep 1991-1 Jun 1992; 1 Jul 1994-21 Mar 1995. 92 Air Refueling: 1 Sep 1991-Jun 1992; 1 Jul 1994-. 93 Air Refueling: 31 Mar 1995-. 96 Air Refueling: 1 Jul 1994-31 Mar 2005. 97 Air Refueling: 1 Jul 1994-30 Sep 2004; 1 Oct 2019-. 98 Air Refueling: 1 Jul 1994-1 Jul 1998. 325 Bombardment (later, 325 Bomb): 1 Mar 1942-28 Feb 1946; 4 Aug 1946-16 Jun 1952 (detached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952); 1 Sep 1991-1 Jul 1994. 326 Bombardment: 1 Mar 1942-28 Feb 1946; 4 Aug 1946-16 Jun 1952 (detached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952). 327 Bombardment: 1 Mar 1942-28 Feb 1946; 4 Aug 1946-16 Jun 1952 (detached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952). 384 Air Refueling: 23 Mar 2017-. 912 Air Refueling: 1 Oct 2010-. Flight. 36 Rescue: 1 May-1 Jul 1993.
Stations. Barksdale Field, LA 1 Mar 1942; MacDill Field, FL, 26 Mar 1942: Sarasota, FL, 18 May-Jul 1942; Bovingdon, England, Aug 1942; Alconbury, England, Jan 1943; Podington, England, 15 Sep 1943; Istres, France, Jun 1945-28 Feb 1946. Fort Worth AAFld, TX 4 Aug 1946; Smoky Hill AAFld, KS, 25 Oct 1946; Spokane AAFld (later, Spokane AFB; Fairchild AFB), WA, 20 Jun 1947-16 Jun 1952 (operated from Yokota, Japan, 9 Jul-29 Oct 1950). Fairchild AFB, WA, 1 Sep 1991-.
Service Streamers. Global War of Terrorism-Service (GWOT-S).
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe. Korea: UN Defensive; UN Offensive. Kosovo: Kosovo Air.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Germany, 11 Jan 1944; Merseberg, Germany, 11 Sep 1944. Meritorious Unit Awards: 1 Jun 2003-31 Dec 2005; 1 Sep 2012-31 Aug 2013. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [1 Sep] 1991-30 Jun 1993; 1 Jul 1995-30 Jun 1997; 1 Jan 1998-30 Jun 1999; 24 Mar-10 Jun 1999; 1 Jun 2001-31 May 2003; 1 Jan 2006-31 Aug 2007; 1 Sep 2007-31 Aug 2008; 1 Aug 2009-31 Jul 2011; 1 Aug 2011-31 Aug 2012; 1 Sep 2013-31 Aug 2014; 1 Sep 2014-31 Aug 2015; 1 Sep 2015-31 Aug 2017; 1 Sep 2017-31 Aug 2018; 1 Sep 2018-31 Aug 2019; 1 Sep 2019-31 Aug 2020. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 10 Jul 1950-24 Oct 1950.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 1 Sep 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared in Aug 2014.
Emblem. Approved on 20 Dec 2021.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.