Lineage. Constituted as 18 Station Medical Group on 10 Aug 1948. Activated on 14 Aug 1948. Redesignated as: 18 Medical Group on 1 Apr 1949; 18 Tactical Hospital on 8 Mar 1954. Inactivated on 16 Feb 1959. Redesignated as 18 Medical Group and activated on 1 Oct 1991.
Assignments. 18 Fighter (later 18 Fighter-Bomber, 18 Tactical Fighter) Wing, 14 Aug 1948-16 Feb 1959 (attached to 24 Medical Group, Depot, 13 Aug 1949-17 Dec 1949; 6200 Air Base Wing, 1 Dec 1950-25 Jun 1951; Fifth Air Force, 25 Jun 1951-unkn; 6313 Air Base Wing, 1 Oct 1957-16 Feb 1959). 18 Wing, 1 Oct 1991-.
Stations. Clark AB, Luzon, Philippines, 14 Aug 1948; Chinhae Airdrome, South Korea, 25 Jun 1951; Osan Ni, South Korea, 31 Dec 1952; Kadena AB, Ryukyu Islands, 30 Oct 1954; Yontan Auxiliary Air Base, Ryukyu Islands, 10 Nov 1954; Kadena AB, Ryukyu Islands, 12 Dec 1954-16 Feb 1959. Kadena AB, Japan, 1 Oct 1991-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. Korea: CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [1 Oct] 1991-31 May 1993; 1 Jun 1993-31 Aug 1994; 1 Sep 1995-31 Aug 1997; 1 Oct 1998-30 Sep 2000; 1 Oct 2000-30 Sep 2002; 1 Oct 2002-30 Sep 2004; 1 Oct 2005-30 Sep 2007; 31 Oct 2009-[1 Nov] 2010; 2 Nov 2010-1 Nov 2012. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 25 Jun 1951-31 Mar 1953.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through Feb 2014.
Supersedes statement prepared on 16 Apr 2010.
Emblem. Approved on 5 Sep 2019.
Prepared by Patsy Robertson.
Reviewed by Daniel Haulman.