Howard Air Force Base - Major Units Assigned

Major Units Assigned

  • 16th Air Base Group, 15 May 1941 – c. June 1943
  • 44 Reconnaissance Squadron, 8 July – 27 October 1941
  • 15th Air Base Squadron, 15 May 1941 – 1 October 1945
  • 7 Reconnaissance Squadron, 26 November – 11 December 1941
  • 59 Bombardment Squadron, 28 October – 11 December 1941
  • 397th Bombardment Squadron, 26 November – 10 December 1941
  • 51 Pursuit Squadron, 10–23 December 1941
  • 53d Fighter Group, 1 January – 26 November 1942
  • 72d Observation Group, 18 January 1942 – 1 November 1943
  • 40th Bombardment Group, 16 June – 16 September 1942
  • 20th Troop Carrier Squadron, 19 February 1942 – 9 June 1943
  • 37th Fighter Group, 20 September 1942 – 1 November 1943
  • VI Air Force Ground Support Command, 14 October 1942 – 21 August 1943
  • 6th Bombardment Group, 14 January – 1 November 1943
  • 40th Bombardment Group, 2–16 June 1943
  • 43d Fighter Squadron, 9 February – 6 April 1944; 29 August 1944 – 10 January 1945
  • 51st Fighter Squadron, 10 June 1944 – 15 October 1946
  • 32d Fighter Squadron, 10 January 1945 – 15 October 1946
  • 28th Fighter Squadron, 25 September 1945 – 15 October 1946
  • 30th Fighter Squadron, 25 September 1945 – 15 October 1946
  • 1978 Communications Group (Air Force Communications Command)
  • 582d Air Service Group, 20 September 1946-26 July 1948
  • 36th Fighter Group, 15 October 1946-13 August 1948
Redesignated 36th Fighter Wing, 2 July-13 August 1948
  • 530th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 15 October 1946-16 April 1948
  • 5605th Air Base Group, 26 July 1948-25 April 1949
  • 23d Fighter Wing, 25 April-24 September 1949
23d Air Base Group, 25 April-24 September 1949
  • 560th Air Base Squadron, 24 September-15 December 1949
  • 5700 Air Base Group (Wing), 24 October 1954-8 November 1967
  • 605th Air Commando Squadron, 16 November 1963-30 September 1972
  • 5700th Operations Squadron, 15 May 1964-15 March 1968
  • 61st Military Airlift Group 1 Dec 1984-1 June 1992
  • 24th Composite Wing (various designations), 3 January 1968-1 November 1999
24th Air Base Group, 8 November 1967-1 January 1976
Redesignated: 24th Combat Support Group, 1 January 1976-1 November 1999

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