2nd Operations Group, the Glossary

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1. 121 relations: Aerodrome, Ain M'lila Airfield, Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award, Air Combat Command, Air Force Global Strike Command, Airco DH.4, Alpena County Regional Airport, Amanty Airdrome, Amendola Air Base, American theater (World War II), Andrews Air Force Base, Arizona, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, Arnaville, Étain, Meuse, Barksdale Air Force Base, Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Billy Mitchell, Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Boeing XB-15, Borj El Amri Airport, Breguet 14, Cape Hatteras, Chambley-Bussières, Chateaudun-du-Rhumel Airfield, Chile, Colonel (United States), Conflans-en-Jarnisy, Curtis LeMay, Darr H. Alkire, Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Dommary-Baroncourt, Douglas A-20 Havoc, Douglas B-18 Bolo, Douglas B-23 Dragon, Dun-sur-Meuse, Eighth Air Force, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Ephrata Municipal Airport, First Air Force, Foggia Airfield Complex, Fokker, Gerald Evan Williams, Grumman G-21 Goose, Harold L. George, ... Expand index (71 more) »

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Aerodrome

An aerodrome is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use.

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Ain M'lila Airfield

Ain M'lila Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 17 km north-northwest of Aïn Kercha in Oum el Bouaghi province, about 50 km south-southeast of Constantine.

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Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award

The Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award (ASOUA) is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.

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Air Combat Command

The Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon.

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Air Force Global Strike Command

The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

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Airco DH.4

The Airco DH.4 is a British two-seat biplane day bomber of the First World War.

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Alpena County Regional Airport

Alpena County Regional Airport is a county-owned, public-use, joint civil-military airport in Alpena County, Michigan, United States.

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Amanty Airdrome

Amanty Airdrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France.

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Amendola Air Base

Amendola Air Base (ICAO: LIBA) is a military airfield of the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare).

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American theater (World War II)

The American Theater was a theater of operations during World War II including all continental American territory, and extending into the ocean.

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Andrews Air Force Base

Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

The Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was formed in the fall of 1942 to establish a single command to control antisubmarine warfare (ASW) activities of the Army Air Forces (AAF).

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Arnaville

Arnaville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.

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Étain, Meuse

Étain is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Barksdale Air Force Base

Barksdale Air Force Base (Barksdale AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in northwest Louisiana.

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Battle of Saint-Mihiel

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a major World War I battle fought from 12–15 September 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and 110,000 French troops under the command of General John J. Pershing of the United States against German positions.

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Billy Mitchell

William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army officer who is sometimes regarded as the father of the United States Air Force, though his true contribution to its creation is disputed.

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Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base

Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base is a Tunisian Air Force base located approximately 7 km west of Menzel Abderhaman, and 9 km west-southwest of Bizerte.

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War.

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Boeing B-50 Superfortress

The Boeing B-50 Superfortress is an American strategic bomber.

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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber.

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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner.

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Boeing XB-15

The Boeing XB-15 (Boeing 294) was a United States bomber aircraft designed in 1934 as a test for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to see if it would be possible to build a heavy bomber with a range.

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Borj El Amri Airport

Borj El Amri Airport is a small airport near Borj El Amri, a city in the Manouba Governorate of Tunisia.

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Breguet 14

The Breguet XIV (in contemporary practice) or Breguet 14 was a French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. It was built in very large numbers and production continued for many years after the end of the war.

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Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras is a cape located at a pronounced bend in Hatteras Island, one of the barrier islands of North Carolina.

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Chambley-Bussières

Chambley-Bussières is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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Chateaudun-du-Rhumel Airfield

Chateaudun-du-Rhumel (Chateaudun Du Rhumel) Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Algeria, located about 6 km north-northwest of Chelghoum el Aid, in Mila province, about 47 km southwest of Constantine.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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Colonel (United States)

A colonel in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general.

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Conflans-en-Jarnisy

Conflans-en-Jarnisy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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Curtis LeMay

Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was a US Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II.

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Darr H. Alkire

Brigadier General Darr Hayes Alkire (1903–1977) was a pilot for the United States Army Air Service, United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces, and the United States Air Force.

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Davis–Monthan Air Force Base

Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DM AFB) is a United States Air Force base southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona.

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Dommary-Baroncourt

Dommary-Baroncourt is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Douglas A-20 Havoc

The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II.

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Douglas B-18 Bolo

The Douglas B-18 Bolo is an American heavy bomber which served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as the Digby) during the late 1930s and early 1940s.

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Douglas B-23 Dragon

The Douglas B-23 Dragon is an American twin-engined bomber developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company as a successor to (and a refinement of) the B-18 Bolo.

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Dun-sur-Meuse

Dun-sur-Meuse (literally Dun on Meuse) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Eighth Air Force

The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

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Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base

Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the aegis of the nearby Johnson Space Center.

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Ephrata Municipal Airport

Ephrata Municipal Airport is a public use airport located southeast of the central business district of Ephrata, a city in Grant County, Washington, United States.

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First Air Force

The First Air Force (Air Forces Northern & Air Forces Space; 1 AF-AFNORTH & AFSPACE) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC).

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Foggia Airfield Complex

The Foggia Airfield Complex was a series of World War II military airfields located within a radius of Foggia, in the Province of Foggia, Italy.

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Fokker

Fokker (N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker), was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer that operated from 1912 to 1996.

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Gerald Evan Williams

Gerald Evan Williams (December 17, 1907 – February 17, 1949) was an American officer in the Ninth Air Force during World War II.

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Grumman G-21 Goose

The Grumman G-21 Goose is an amphibious flying boat designed by Grumman to serve as an eight-seat "commuter" aircraft for businessmen in the Long Island area.

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Harold L. George

Harold Lee George (July 19, 1893 – February 24, 1986) was an American aviation pioneer who helped shape and promote the concept of daylight precision bombing.

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Hunter Army Airfield

Hunter Army Airfield, located in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is a military airfield and subordinate installation to Fort Stewart located in Hinesville, Georgia.

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I Bomber Command

The I Bomber Command (later XX Bomber Command) was an intermediate command of the Army Air Forces during World War II.

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Interception of the Rex

The interception of the Rex was a training exercise and military aviation achievement of the United States Army Air Corps prior to World War II.

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Iraq War

The Iraq War, sometimes called the Second Persian Gulf War, or Second Gulf War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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James Kowalski

James M. Kowalski (born October 30, 1957) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command from 2013 to 2015.

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John Dale Ryan

General John Dale Ryan (December 10, 1915 – October 27, 1983) was the seventh Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

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Kelly Field

Kelly Field (formerly Kelly Air Force Base) is a Joint-Use facility located in San Antonio, Texas.

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Langley Air Force Base

Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lewis H. Brereton

Lewis Hyde Brereton (June 21, 1890 – July 20, 1967) was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.

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List of Air Service American Expeditionary Force aerodromes in France

When the United States entered World War I on 6 April 1917, the Air Service of the United States Army existed only as a branch of the Signal Corps, and was known by the name of Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps. 2nd Operations Group and List of Air Service American Expeditionary Force aerodromes in France are aviation in World War I.

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Lockheed Ventura

The Lockheed Ventura is a twin-engine medium bomber and patrol bomber of World War II.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Mackay Trophy

The Mackay Trophy is awarded yearly by the United States Air Force for the "most meritorious flight of the year" by an Air Force person, persons, or organization. 2nd Operations Group and Mackay Trophy are Mackay Trophy winners.

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Malmstrom Air Force Base

Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Cascade County, Montana, United States, adjacent to the city of Great Falls.

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Marrakesh Menara Airport

Marrakesh Menara Airport (ⴰⵣⴰⴳⵯⵣ ⵏ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⵎⵉⵏⴰⵕⴰ, مطار مراكش المنارة) is an international airport serving Marrakesh, the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region in Morocco.

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Martin B-10

The Martin B-10 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber to be regularly used by the United States Army Air Corps, having entered service in June 1934.

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Maulan Aerodrome

Maulan Aerodrome, was a temporary World War I airfield in France.

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McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender

The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an American tanker and cargo aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Mousson

Mousson is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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Mouzon, Ardennes

Mouzon is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

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Navarin Airfield

Navarin Airfield is a World War II military airfield in Algeria, located approximately 10 km from El Eulma in Sétif Province.

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North American B-25 Mitchell

The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation.

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Northrop A-17

The Northrop A-17, also known as the Northrop Model 8, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F model, was a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Army Air Corps.

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Operation Enduring Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for both the first stage (2001–2014) of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the larger-scale Global War on Terrorism.

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Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force

The Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force on 11 November 1918, represents its maximum strength in World War I. Units of the Air Service are listed as assigned to the order of battle for that date, which was that of the Armistice with Germany.

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Preflight checklist

In aviation, a preflight checklist is a list of tasks that should be performed by pilots and aircrew prior to takeoff.

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Presidential Unit Citation (United States)

The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II).

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RAF Lakenheath

Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, UK, north-east of Mildenhall and west of Thetford.

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RAF Marham

Royal Air Force Marham, commonly abbreviated RAF Marham is a Royal Air Force station and military airbase near the village of Marham in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia.

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Robert F. Travis

Brigadier General Robert Falligant Travis (26 December 1904 – 5 August 1950) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II.

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Robert Olds

Robert Olds (June 15, 1896 – April 28, 1943) was a general officer in the United States Army Air Forces, theorist of strategic air power, and proponent of an independent United States Air Force. 2nd Operations Group and Robert Olds are Mackay Trophy winners.

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Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is a commercial and military-use airport in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

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Second Air Force

The Second Air Force (2 AF; 2d Air Force in 1942) is a USAF numbered air force responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and non-flying officers.

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SMS Ostfriesland

SMS Ostfriesland was the second vessel of the of dreadnought battleships of the Imperial German Navy.

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Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile components of the United States military's strategic nuclear forces from 1946 to 1992.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States Army Air Corps

The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1926 and 1941.

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United States Army Air Service

The United States Army Air Service (USAAS)Craven and Cate Vol. 2nd Operations Group and United States Army Air Service are aviation in World War I and military units and formations established in 1918.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Vittonville

Vittonville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

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War on terror

The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global counterterrorist military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks and is the most recent global conflict spanning multiple wars.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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XII Bomber Command

XII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces formation.

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11th Aero Squadron

The 11th Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as a Day Bombardment Squadron, performing long-range bombing attacks on roads and railroads; destruction of materiel and massed troop formations behind enemy lines.

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11th Bomb Squadron

The 11th Bomb Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force, 2d Operations Group, 2d Bomb Wing located at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. 2nd Operations Group and 11th Bomb Squadron are Mackay Trophy winners.

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166th Aero Squadron

The 166th Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as a Day Bombardment Squadron, performing long-range bombing attacks on roads and railroads; destruction of materiel and massed troop formations behind enemy lines.

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1st Fighter Wing

The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force.

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1st Provisional Air Brigade

The 1st Provisional Air Brigade was a temporary unit of the United States Army Air Service, commanded by Col.

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20th Aero Squadron

The 20th Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as a Day Bombardment Squadron, performing long-range bombing attacks on roads and railroads; destruction of materiel and massed troop formations behind enemy lines.

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20th Bomb Squadron

The 20th Bomb Squadron is a unit of the 2d Operations Group of the United States Air Force located at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

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2nd Air Refueling Squadron

The 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, sometimes written as 2d Air Refueling Squadron, is a unit of the United States Air Force.

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2nd Bomb Wing

The 2nd Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command and the Eighth Air Force.

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2nd Combat Bombardment Wing

The Second Bombardment Wing, abbreviated as 2nd Bombardment Wing of the United States Army Air Forces is a disbanded unit whose last assignment was with the Continental Air Forces, based at McChord Field, Washington.

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32nd Air Refueling Squadron

The 32nd Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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3rd Air Division

The 3rd Air Division (3d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. 2nd Operations Group and 3rd Air Division are units and formations of Strategic Air Command.

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40th Air Expeditionary Wing

The United States Air Force's 40th Air Expeditionary Wing (40 AEW) was an Air expeditionary unit located at Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, from 2002 to c. 2006.

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429th Attack Squadron

The 429th Attack Squadron is a classic associate squadron, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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43rd Airlift Wing

The 43rd Airlift Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit last stationed at Pope Field, part of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where it was inactivated in March 2011. 2nd Operations Group and 43rd Airlift Wing are units and formations of Strategic Air Command.

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49th Test and Evaluation Squadron

The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit.

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529th Air Defense Group

The 529th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization.

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54th Airlift Squadron

The 54th Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

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596th Bomb Squadron

The 596th Bomb Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. 2nd Operations Group and 596th Bomb Squadron are units and formations of Strategic Air Command.

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5th Bomb Wing

The 5th Bomb Wing (5 BW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command's Eighth Air Force. 2nd Operations Group and 5th Bomb Wing are units and formations of Strategic Air Command.

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62nd Bombardment Squadron

The 62nd Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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71st Air Refueling Squadron

The 71st Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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96th Aero Squadron

The 96th Aero Squadron was an Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as a day bombardment squadron, performing long-range bombing attacks on roads and railroads: destruction of materiel and massed troop formations behind enemy lines.

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96th Bomb Squadron

The 96th Bomb Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force 2d Operations Group located at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

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See also

Mackay Trophy winners

• 11th Bomb Squadron
• 27th Special Operations Wing
• 2nd Operations Group
• Albert Francis Hegenberger
• Alexander Pearson Jr.
• Benjamin Foulois
• Caleb V. Haynes
• Chuck Yeager
• Cyrus K. Bettis
• Eddie Rickenbacker
• Ennis Whitehead
• Fred Ascani
• Gerald Goodfellow
• Henry H. Arnold
• Ira C. Eaker
• Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr.
• James K. Johnson
• Jimmy Doolittle
• John A. Macready
• John A. Samford
• Lester J. Maitland
• Lucky Lady II
• Mackay Trophy
• Muir S. Fairchild
• Oakley G. Kelly
• Orvil A. Anderson
• Ralph Royce
• Robert L. Stephens
• Robert Olds
• St. Clair Streett
• Townsend F. Dodd

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Operations_Group

Also known as 1st Day Bomardment Group, 1st Day Bombardment Group, 2d Bombardment Group, 2d Group (Bombardment), 2d Operations Group, 2nd Bombardment Group, First Day Bombardment Group, Second Bomb Group.

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