Category: 439th Operations Group, United States Air Force
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The 439th Operations Group is an active United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is the flying component of the Twenty-Second Air Force 439th Airlift Wing, stationed at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.
The group operates 16 C-5s, flown by the 337th Airlift Squadron. The 16 C-5 Galaxies represent five percent of all America's total airlift. The peacetime mission includes recruiting, training and supervision of personnel to assure mission readiness.
The 439th Operations Group is capable of providing worldwide air movement of troops, supplies, equipment and medical patients. Airlift also involves airdrop and combat offloading operations.
The 439th Operations Group is assigned to:
The 439th Operations Group consists of the following units:
- 337th Airlift Squadron
- 439th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
- 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron
- 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
- 439th Operations Support Squadron
- 439th Airlift Control Flight
For more detailed service information about the unit and the personnel who served in the 439th Operations Group in World War II, see:
- 439th Troop Carrier Group World War II
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