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85th Group
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The 85th Group, formerly the Air Forces Iceland, is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with United States Air Forces in Europe at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, assigned as a unit of the 48th Fighter Wing whose home station is at RAF Lakenheath, UK. It was inactivated on 28 June 2006.
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Active | 1942–1944, 1952–1993, 1994–2006 |
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Role | Air Defense |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Keflavik |
Motto(s) | Coup de Main[1] (WW II) Guardians of the North (since 1952) |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Air Force Organizational Excellence Award |
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