4th Air Support Operations Group
U.S. Air Force air support operations group in Germany
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The 4th Air Support Operations Group (4 ASOG) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. It is stationed at Wiesbaden, Germany.[1] The group provides air–ground integration and tactical command and control in support of U.S. Army and joint forces in the European theater, including Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) capabilities and related coordination functions.[2] The group traces its lineage to World War II tactical air communications and air support control organizations and has served in multiple activations supporting U.S. air and ground operations in Europe.[1]
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Members of the group's 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron call in a fire mission during exercise Combined Resolve VII at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany in 2016 | |
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| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Group |
| Role | Air support operations; air–ground integration; tactical command and control |
| Part of | United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa |
| Garrison/HQ | Wiesbaden, Germany[1] |
| Engagements | .png){kind=small} World War II – American Theater  World War II – EAME Theater
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| Decorations |  Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device[1] |
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| 4th Air Support Operations Group emblem[a][1] |  |
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Mission
The group provides air–ground integration for U.S. Army and joint operations, including tactical coordination functions associated with air support operations in the European theater.[2]
Organization
The group’s subordinate units include:
- 2d Air Support Operations Squadron (2 ASOS), Vilseck, Germany[2]
- 7th Combat Weather Squadron (7 CWS), Wiesbaden, Germany[2]
History
According to the Air Force Historical Research Agency, the unit’s lineage includes World War II activations that evolved through redesignations associated with air support communications and air support control functions, followed by later activations in Europe supporting air support operations.[1] The modern group has been active since 1996 and has remained assigned within USAFE structures, moving under the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing in 2009.[1]
Lineage
- 4th Tactical Air Communications Squadron
- Constituted as the 4th Communications Squadron, Air Support on 15 May 1942
- Activated on 5 June 1942
- Redesignated 4th Air Support Communication Squadron on 11 January 1943
- Redesignated 4th Air Support Control Squadron on 20 August 1943
- Redesignated 4th Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 1 April 1944
- Inactivated on 5 June 1947
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948
- Reconstituted and consolidated with the 601st Air Support Operations Group on 8 February 1988[1]
- 4th Air Support Operations Group
- Established as the 601st Air Support Operations Center Group on 8 March 1984
- Activated on 15 March 1984
- Redesignated 601st Air Support Operations Group on 1 May 1985
- Consolidated with the 4th Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 8 February 1988
- Redesignated 4th Air Support Operations Group on 1 March 1988
- Inactivated on 1 July 1994
- Activated on 1 August 1996[1]
Assignments
- IV Ground Air (later, IV Air) Support Command, 5 June 1942
- Desert Training Center, 21 January 1943
- Fourth Air Force, 7 September 1943
- Ninth Air Force, 16 November 1943
- IX Fighter Command, 19 November 1943
- IX Air Support Command, 12 December 1943
- XIX Air Support (later, XIX Tactical Air) Command, 4 March 1944
- XII Tactical Air Command, 4 July 1945 – 5 June 1947
- 601st Tactical Control Wing, 15 March 1984
- 65th Air Division, 1 June 1985 (attached to Seventeenth Air Force for operational control, 31 October 1985 – 14 March 1986)
- Seventeenth Air Force, 15 March 1986 – 1 July 1994
- Third Air Force, 1 August 1996
- Sixteenth Air Force, 1 November 2005
- Third Air Force, 1 December 2006
- 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, 16 July 2009 – present[1]
Stations
- Hamilton Field, California, 5 June 1942
- Camp Young, California, 4 November 1942
- Thermal AAB, California, 12 February 1943
- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 29 October 1943 – 5 November 1943
- Scotland, 16 November 1943
- Aldermaston Court, England, 3 December 1943
- Criqueville, France, 10 July 1944
- Nehou, France, c. 13 July 1944
- St Germain, France, 17 August 1944
- Autainville, France, 31 August 1944
- Chalons-sur-Marne, France, c. 14 September 1944
- Étain, France, 23 September 1944
- Nancy, France, 5 October 1944
- Rollingergrund, Luxembourg, 7 January 1945
- Idar Oberstein, Germany, 27 March 1945
- Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany, 3 April 1945
- Hersfeld, Germany, 11 April 1945
- Erlangen, Germany, 23 April 1945
- Bad Kissingen, Germany, 1 November 1945
- Bad Neustadt, Germany, 29 August 1946 – 5 June 1947
- Frankfurt, Germany, 15 March 1984 – 1 July 1994
- Heidelberg, Germany, 1 August 1996
- Wiesbaden, Germany, 31 March 2013 – present[1]
Notes
- Approved 6 May 1985.