Lineage. Constituted as 59 Training Group, Army Air Forces Technical Training Command, on 22 Jan 1943. Activated on 22 Feb 1943. Disbanded on 30 Apr 1944. Reconstituted, and consolidated (21 Dec 2015) with School of Health Care Sciences, United States Air Force, which was designated as 3882 School Squadron (United States Air Force School of Aviation Medicine) and organized on 27 Aug 1948. Redesignated as: 3882 School Squadron (United States Air Force School of Aviation Medicine-Gunter Branch) on 13 Jun 1951; 3882 School Group (Gunter Branch-United States Air Force School of Aviation Medicine) on 1 Oct 1952; 3882 School Group (Gunter Branch-School of Aviation Medicine, United States Air Force) on 1 Sep 1955; 3882 School Group (Gunter Branch-School of Aviation Medicine) on 1 Jul 1959; 3790 School Group on 1 Oct 1959; Medical Service School, United States Air Force, on 4 Jan 1960; School of Health Care Sciences, United States Air Force, on 7 Jun 1971. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1988. Redesignated as 59 Training Group on 21 Dec 2015. Activated on 4 Jan 2016.
Assignments. Army Air Forces Technical Training Command, 22 Feb 1943; 22 Training Wing, 27 Feb 1943; 61 Training Wing, 12 Mar 1943-30 Apr 1944. United States Air Force School of Aviation Medicine (later, School of Aviation Medicine, United States Air Force; School of Aviation Medicine), 27 Aug 1948; United States Air Force Aerospace Medical Center, 1 Oct 1959; Air Training Command, 1 Apr 1967-1 Apr 1988. 59 Medical Wing, 4 Jan 2016-.
Stations. Keesler Field, MS, 22 Feb 1943-30 Apr 1944. Brooks AFB, TX, 27 Aug 1948; Gunter AFB, AL, 9 Oct 1950; Sheppard AFB, TX, 4 Jun 1966-1 Apr 1988. Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, 4 Jan 2016-.
Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Nov 1957-30 Jun 1963; 1 Jan 1967-31 Dec 1968; 8 Jun 1971-31 Dec 1972; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1973; 1 May 1984-30 Apr 1986; 1 Jul 2015-30 Jun 2016; 1 Jul 2016-30 Jun 2017; 1 Jul 2017-30 Jun 2018; 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2019; 1 Jul 2019-30 Jun 2020; 1 Jul 2020-30 Jun 2021; 1 Jul 2021-30 Jun 2022.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 6 Jan 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 4 Jan 2016.
Emblem. Approved on 1 Sep 2021.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.