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65th Air Base Group

Field	Value
unit_name	65th Air Base Group
image	Lajes Airmen medevac US Navy Sailor 140411-F-NJ944-052.jpg
image_size	300
caption	65th Medical Squadron Airmen medevac US Navy Sailor
dates
country
branch
role	Base support
command_structure	United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
current_commander	Colonel Daniel Furleigh
garrison	Lajes Field, Portugal
decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
identification_symbol	[[File:65 Air Base Group.png	150px]]
identification_symbol_label	65th Air Base Group emblem
identification_symbol_2	[[File:65th Air Base Wing.png	150px]]
identification_symbol_2_label	65th Air Base Wing emblem

Third Air Force
- 86th Airlift Wing

The 65th Air Base Group is a group of the United States Air Force based at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.

The group provides base and en route support for the U.S. Department of Defense, allied nations and other authorized aircraft in transit, including those from the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Colombia, Germany, Venezuela and Great Britain.

Components

65th Civil Engineer Squadron
65th Logistics Readiness Squadron
65th Air Base Squadron
65th Comptroller Squadron
65th Force Support Flight
496th Air Base Squadron

History

The 65th was first organized at Mitchel Air Force Base, New York as the 65th Troop Carrier Wing in 1952. It conducted "reserve training toward proficiency with troop carrier aircraft from 1952–1953. However, the wing was never fully manned or equipped."

The 1605th Military Airlift Support Wing replaced the 1605th Air Base Wing as the Military Airlift Command unit managing facilities at Lajes Field in January 1982. Ten years later, the two units were consolidated as the 65th Support Wing.

It has "provided en route support for aircraft transiting Lajes Air Base from 1982 to the present." Its commander also serves as Commander, United States Forces Azores. The unit also "provided base support to elements of the United States Army and U.S. Navy in the area." The 65th "supported deployment of personnel and equipment through Lajes during operations in the Persian Gulf from August 1990 – April 1991" and in support of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (Operation Enduring Freedom) and the War in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) since 2001 and 2003 respectively.

On 14 August 2015, the wing was redesignated as a group and reassigned to the 86th Airlift Wing.

On 21 August 2015, Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, a medical technician of the 65th Medical Operations Squadron was one of 6 passengers, including three Americans who thwarted the attack on a high speed train travelling from Brussels to Paris by an armed gunman by tackling and subduing him, then helping to provide medical aid to a wounded passenger. On 16 September 2015, he received the Airman's Medal and a Purple Heart medal from U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter at the Pentagon.

Lineage

65th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

Established as the 65th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium on 26 May 1952 : Activated in the Reserve on 14 June 1952 : Inactivated on 1 April 1953
Redesignated 65th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Medium on 1 April 1953
Consolidated with the 1605th Military Airlift Support Wing as the 1605th Military Airlift Support Wing on 1 January 1992

65th Air Base Group

Established as the 1605th Military Airlift Support Wing and activated on 1 January 1982
Consolidated with the 65th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing on 1 January 1992 : Redesignated 65th Support Wing on 27 January 1992 : Redesignated 65th Air Base Wing on 1 October 1993 : Redesignated 65th Air Base Group 11 August 2015

Assignments

First Air Force, 14 June 1952 – 1 April 1953
Twenty-First Air Force 1 January 1982
Eighth Air Force, 1 October 1993
Third Air Force, 1 October 2002
United States Air Forces Europe, 1 November 2005
Air Command Europe, 18 November 2005
Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe), 1 December 2006
86th Airlift Wing, 11 August 2015

Components

; Groups

65th Troop Carrier Group, 14 June 1952 – 1 April 1953
65th Air Base Group (later 1605th Air Base Group, 65th Support Group, 65th Mission Support Group), 14 June 1952 – 1 April 1953, 1 January 1982 – 14 August 2015
65th Logistics Group, 27 January 1992 – c. 1997
65th Medical Group (later USAF Hospital, Lajes, 65th Medical Group), 14 June 1952 – 1 April 1953, 1 January 1982 – present

; Squadrons

65th Civil Engineer Squadron, 14 August 2015 – present
65th Comptroller Squadron (later 65th Comptroller Flight), 1 February 1996 – present
65th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 14 August 2015 – present
65th Security Forces Squadron, 14 August 2015 – present
1605 Military Airlift Support Squadron (later 65 Military Airlift Support Squadron): 1 January 1982 – 1 October 1993
1936th Communications Squadron (later 1605th Communications Squadron, 65th Communications Squadron), 1 September 1990 – 1 September 1997, 14 August 2015 – present
496th Air Base Squadron, 1 April 2019 – present

; Flights

65th Comptroller Flight (see 65th Comptroller Squadron)
65th Force Support Flight, 14 August 2015 – present

Stations

Mitchel Air Force Base, New York, 14 June 1952 – 1 April 1953
Lajes Field, Azores, 1 January 1982 – present

Aircraft

Curtiss C-46 Commando (1952–1953)

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes

; Citations

Bibliography

References

(21 March 2016). "Factsheet 65 Air Base Group (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Endicott, pp. 174-75.
Rumbaugh, Devin M.. (2019-04-03). "496th ABS realigns under 65th ABG". 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs.
(24 November 2009). "Factsheet 65 Air Base Wing (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.
(14 August 2015). "65th ABW redesignates at Lajes Field". USAFE/AF Africa Public Affairs.
(22 August 2015). "Lajes Field Airman, fellow travelers stop attack on French train". Usafe.af.mil.
AFP. (14 September 2015). "Pentagon to give medals to three U.S. train heroes". Digital Journal.

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