89th Operations Group

89th Operations Group
89th Operations Group
	A Boeing C-32A, one of the types operated by the group, at Joint Base Andrews in May 2015
Active	1942–1944; 1949–1951; 1952–1957; 1991–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	Air Mobility Command Eighteenth Air Force 89th Airlift Wing ; ;
Insignia
89th Operations Group emblem

Last updated October 29, 2024

A C-32, a specially configured version of the Boeing 757-200 commercial intercontinental airliner And-c-32-89aw.jpg — A C-32, a specially configured version of the Boeing 757-200 commercial intercontinental airliner

C-37A Gulfstream V And-c-37a-89aw.jpg — C-37A Gulfstream V

The 89th Operations Group (89 OG) is one of the operational flying and support components of the United States Air Force 89th Airlift Wing, utilizing C-37A and B, C-32, and C-40 aircraft. It is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Its World War II predecessor unit, the 89th Troop Carrier Group was a First Air Force training unit providing transition training for pilots, 1942–1944, then briefly became a replacement training unit (RTU) during 1944 when it was inactivated. It trained in the Air Force Reserve for troop carrier operations, June 1949-May 1951, when it was briefly called into active service in May 1951 to provide personnel to other units during the Korean War. Reactivated in 1952 and trained in the Reserve for Tactical Air Command fighter-bomber operations until being inactivated in 1957.

Historical summary of organizational changes

Lineage

Established as 89th Transport Group on 19 January 1942

Activated on 1 February 1942

Redesignated 89th Troop Carrier Group on 4 July 1942

Disestablished on 14 April 1944

Reestablished, and redesignated 89th Troop Carrier Group, Medium, on 10 May 1949

Activated in the Reserve on 27 June 1949

Ordered to active service on 1 May 1951

Inactivated on 10 May 1951

Redesignated 89th Fighter-Bomber Group on 26 May 1952

Activated in the Reserve on 14 June 1952

Inactivated on 16 November 1957

Redesignated: 89th Tactical Fighter Group on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)
Redesignated: 89th Operations Group on 1 July 1991

Activated on 12 July 1991.

Assignments

Air Force Combat Command, 1 February 1942
50 Transport (later, 50 Troop Carrier) Wing, 30 April 1942
53 Troop Carrier Wing, 3 November 1942
I Troop Carrier Command, 24 December 1942
61 Troop Carrier Wing, 26 February-14 April 1944
89th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium, 27 June 1949 – 10 May 1951
89th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 14 June 1952 – 16 November 1957
89th Airlift Wing, 12 July 1991-.

Components

1st Airlift Squadron: 12 July 1991–present, C-32A & C-40B aircraft
99th Airlift Squadron, C-37A & C-37B aircraft
89th Operations Support Squadron: 12 Jul 1991-present
89th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron: 7 Feb 2024-present^[1]
1st Helicopter Squadron: 12 July 1991–2006
24 Transport (later, 24 Troop Carrier; 24 Fighter-Bomber): 1 February 1942 – 14 April 1944; 27 June 1949 – 10 May 1951; 14 June 1952 – 16 November 1957
25 Transport (later, 25 Troop Carrier; 25 Fighter-Bomber): 1 February 1942 – 14 April 1944; 27 June 1949 – 10 May 1951; 14 June 1952 – 1 July 1957
26 Transport (later, 26 Troop Carrier; 26 Fighter-Bomber): 1 February 1942 – 14 April 1944; 27 June 1949 – 10 May 1951; 14 June 1952 – 16 November 1957
27 Transport: 1 February-15 June 1942
28 Transport: 1 February-19 May 1942
30 Transport (later, 30 Troop Carrier): 15 June 1942 – 14 April 1944; 27 June 1949 – 10 May 1951
31 Transport (later, 31 Troop Carrier): 15 June 1942 – 14 April 1944. 99 Airlift: 12 July 1991–present
457th Airlift Squadron: 1 April 1993 – 1 April 1995

Stations

Daniel Field Airport, Georgia, 1 February 1942
Harding Army Air Field, Louisiana, 8 March 1942
Camp Williams, Wisconsin, 20 June 1942
Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri, 8 September 1942
Del Valle (later, Bergstrom) Field, Texas, 14 December 1942 – 14 April 1944
Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Massachusetts, 27 June 1949 – 10 May 1951; 14 June 1952 – 16 November 1957
Andrews AFB, Maryland, 12 July 1991–present

Aircraft

DC-3 (probably as military versions C-49, C-50, and C-53), 1942–1943
C-47, 1943–1944; TC-47, 1955-195
C-45, 1949–1950; 1955–1957
C-46, 1949–1951; 1952, 1956–1957
F-51, 1952–1954
F-80, 1953–1957
F-86, 1957
C-119, 1957
C-135, 1991–1992; VC-135, 1991–1992
VC-137 (later, C-137), 1991–2001

VC/C-9, 1991 – 2005
UH-1, 1991–2006
C-12, 1991–1993
C-20, 1991–2018
VC-25A, 1991–Present
C-21, 1993–1997
C-32, 1998–present
C-37, 1998–present
C-40, 2002–present

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

↑ "Last Friday, Col Gregory Adams, 89th Operations Group commander, presided over the assumption of command ceremony in which Lt Col David Waclawski assumed command of the 89th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron to support 89th Airlift Wing mission operations". 89th Airlift Wing. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

Lahue, Melissa (8 March 2022). "89 Operations Group (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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[1] "Last Friday, Col Gregory Adams, 89th Operations Group commander, presided over the assumption of command ceremony in which Lt Col David Waclawski assumed command of the 89th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron to support 89th Airlift Wing mission operations". 89th Airlift Wing. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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