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917th Fighter Group

Field	Value
unit_name	917th Fighter Group
image	47th Fighter Squadron - A-10 Thunderbolt II - 2010.jpg
image_size	300
caption	917th Fighter Group A-10 Thunderbolt II
dates	1 August 1992–2013
country	United States
branch
type	Group
role	Attack
command_structure	[[File:AFR Shield.svg	35px]] Air Force Reserve Command
garrison	Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
equipment	"BD"
equipment_label	Tail Code
identification_symbol	[[File:917th Fighter Group - Emblem.png	125px]]
identification_symbol_label	917th Fighter Group emblem
aircraft_attack	A-10 Thunderbolt II

The 917th Fighter Group (917 FG) is an inactive Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) unit that was last assigned to the 442d Fighter Wing, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

History

Trained to conduct close air support and battlefield interdiction. Provided Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt fighter training for reserve pilots until 1 Oct 1993 and after Oct 1996. Deployed A-10s and personnel to Italy to support NATO operations in the Balkans, 1993–1996.

Gained Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers and a bombardment mission in 1993. Transferred B-52 squadron to 307th Operations Group, 8 January 2011, inactivated 26 September 2013 and aircraft transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona under the 924th Fighter Group.

Lineage

Established as 917th Operations Group, and activated in the Reserve, on 1 August 1992 : Re-designated: 917th Fighter Group, 13 January 2011 : Inactivated 26 September 2013

Assignments

917th Fighter Wing (later Wing), 1 August 1992 – 13 January 2011
442d Fighter Wing, 13 January 2011 – 26 September 2013

Components

46th Fighter Training Squadron: 1 August 1992 – 1 October 1993
47th Fighter Squadron: 1 August 1992 – Present
93d Bomb Squadron: 1 October 1993 – 8 January 2011

Stations

Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, 1 August 1992 – 26 September 2013

Aircraft

A-10 Thunderbolt II

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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