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313th Expeditionary Operations Group
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The 313th Expeditionary Operations Group is a Provisional United States Air Force unit, assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe to activate or inactivate as needed. It was last active at Moron Air Base, Spain, supporting Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya. It was inactivated on 31 October 2011.
313th Expeditionary Operations Group | |
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![]() KC-135 Stratotanker deployed to Moron AB in 2011 | |
Active | 1942–1945; 1946–1948; 1948–1949; 1952–1955; 1978–1993 |
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Role | Airlift |
Part of | United States Air Forces in Europe |
Engagements | Mediterranean Theater of Operations European Theater of Operations[1] |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation[1] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[2] |
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313th Expeditionary Operations Group emblem (approved 3 February 1943)[1] | ![]() |
During World War II, the group was assigned to both Twelfth and Ninth Air Forces in North Africa, Italy and Western Europe. The 313 TCG was highly decorated for its combat parachute infantry drops during the Invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky); Invasion of Italy (Operation Avalanche); Invasion of France (Operation Overlord); the airborne invasion of the Netherlands (Operation Market-Garden); and the airborne crossing of the Rhine River, (Operation Varsity).