146th Operations Group
military unit
The 146th Operations Group is an active California Air National Guard unit, stationed at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, California. It was first activated as the 373rd Fighter Group. The group was formed during World War II. After training in the United States, the group moved to the European Theater of Operations, where it became part of Ninth Air Force. It was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for a mission on 20 March 1945. After V-E Day, the group returned to the United States, where it was inactivated.
The 373rd was redesignated as the 146th Fighter Group, was activated in the California National Guard in 1946. The group was called to active duty for the Korean War in 1951, but remained in the United States until returning to state control in 1953. It served as a fighter aircraft unit until 1960, when it transitioned to the airlift mission. The group was inactivated in 1975, but was activated in its current role in 1993.
History
World War II
Training in the United States
The 373rd Fighter Group was activated at Westover Field, Massachusetts, on 15 August 1943.
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