435 Air and Space Communications Group (USAFE)

Lineage.  Designated as 133 Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron on 14 May 1948.  Organized on 1 Jun 1948.  Redesignated as:  1945 Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron on 1 Oct 1948; 1945 Communications Squadron on 1 Jul 1961; 1945 Communications Group on 1 Jan 1973; 1945 Information Systems Group on 1 Oct 1984; 1945 Communications Group on 1 Nov 1986; 435 Communications Group on 30 Apr 1991.  Inactivated on 1 Apr 1992.  Activated on 15 Jan 2004.   Inactivated on 3 May 2005.  Redesignated as 435 Air and Space Communications Group on 1 Jul 2009.  Activated on 16 Jul 2009.

Assignments.  5 (later, 1807) Airways and Air Communications Service Wing, 1 Jun 1948; 1812 Airways and Air Communications Service Group, 20 Feb 1949; 1807 Airways and Air Communications Service Wing, 1 Nov 1953; 1820 Airways and Air Communications Service Group (later, Central European Airways and Air Communications Service Region; Central European Communications Region), 1 Nov 1954; European Communications Area (later, European Communications Division; European Information Systems Division), 30 Jun 1972; 2005 Information Systems (later, 2005 Communications) Wing, 1 Jul 1986; 435 Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Oct 1990-1 Apr 1992.  435 Air Base Wing, 15 Jan 2004-3 May 2005.  435 Air Ground Operations Wing, 16 Jul 2009-.

Stations.   Rhein-Main AB, Germany, 1 Jun 1948-1 Apr 1992.  Ramstein AB, Germany, 15 Jan 2004-3 May 2005.  Ramstein AB, Germany, 16 Jul 2009-.

Service Streamers.  None.

Campaign Streamers.  Berlin: Berlin Airlift.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:  1 Jan 1980-31 Dec 1981; 1 Jan 1983-31 Dec 1984; 1 Jul 1987-30 Jun 1989; 1 Jul 1989-30 Jun 1991; 2 Aug 1990-31 Mar 1991; 1 Jul 1991-[1 Apr 1992]; 16 Jul 2009-31 Dec 2010; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2011; 1 Jan 2015-31 Dec 2016; 1 Jan -31 Dec 2017; 1 Jan 2018-31 Dec 2019.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 8 Dec 2021.

Supersedes statement prepared on 3 Aug 2009.

Emblem.  Approved on 27 Dec 2004.

Prepared by Melissa Lahue.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.