History
The 152d Air Operations Group was initially established in 1947 as the 152d Air Control Group. The unit was first stationed at the White Plains Armory and eventually moved to the Roslyn Air National Guard Station on Long Island. In 1984 the 152nd moved to Syracuse. The unit's original mission was as a Group Headquarters for tactical radar units in the Northeastern U.S.
The 152d Air Control Group was called to active duty during the Korean War and the Berlin Crisis. In 2000, the unit's federal mission was changed to augment the Air Operations Center at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, for the United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). The Air Operations Center provides planning, direction, and control of assigned Air Forces. They also direct activities of forces and monitor actions of both enemy and friendly forces. The 152nd AOG is recognized as a lead Air Reserve Component Air Operations Command (AOC) augmentation unit.
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