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25th Attack Wing

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 Lineage

Established as 25 Bombardment Group (Heavy), and activated on 1 Feb 1940.  Redesignated as 25 Bombardment Group, Medium, on 7 May 1942. Disbanded on 20 Jun 1944.  Reconstituted, and consolidated (19 Apr 1965) with the 25 Bombardment Group, Reconnaissance, which was established on 17 Jul 1944.  Activated on 9 Aug 1944.  Inactivated on 8 Sep 1945.  Redesignated as 25 Tactical Reconnaissance Group, and activated, on 19 Apr 1965.  Organized on 1 Jul 1965. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Oct 1965.  Consolidated (31 Jan 1984) with the 25 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, which was established, and activated, on 24 Sep 1965. Organized on 1 Oct 1965. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 Oct 1966.  Redesignated as 25 Attack Group on 13 Feb 2018.  Activated on 27 Feb 2018. Redesignated as the 25th Attack Wing 18 Sep 2025.

 Assignments

General Headquarters Air Force, 1 Feb 1940; 13 Composite Wing, c. 1 Nov 1940; VI Bomber Command, 25 Oct 1941; Second Air Force, c. 1 Apr 1944-20 Jun 1944.  325 Photographic Reconnaissance (later, 325 Reconnaissance) Wing, 9 Aug 1944; Third Air Force, c. 6 Aug-8 Sep 1945.  United States Air Forces in Europe, 19 Apr 1965; Seventeenth Air Force, 1 Jul 1965-15 Oct 1966.  432 Wing, 27 Feb 2018-.

Operational Components

Squadrons. 10 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-17 Dec 1943 (detached 13-17 Dec 1943).  12 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-20 Jun 1944 (detached 1 Nov 1942-unkn).  19 Tactical Reconnaissance: 1 Oct 1965-1 Sep 1966.  20 Attack: 11 Feb 2019-.  27 Reconnaissance (later, 417 Bombardment): attached c. Nov 1940, assigned 25 Feb 1942-20 Jun 1944.  35 Bombardment: 1 Feb 1940-20 Jun 1944.  42 Tactical Reconnaissance: 1 Jul 1965-22 Aug 1966.  42 Attack: 5 Apr 2019-.  50 Attack: 2 Oct 2018-.  59 Bombardment: attached 26 Apr-1 Aug 1943; assigned 20 Dec 1943-20 Jun 1944.  89 Attack: 22 Mar 2019-.  482 Attack: 27 Feb 2018-.  652 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-13 Jul 1945.  653 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-5 Sep 1945 (detached 6 Aug-5 Sep 1945).  654 Bombardment: 9 Aug 1944-8 Sep 1945.

Stations

Langley Field, VA, 1 Feb-26 Oct 1940; Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1 Nov 1940; Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, 1 Nov 1942; Port of Spain, Trinidad, 8 Dec 1942; Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, 15 Jun 1943; Fort Amsterdam, Curacao, 1 Aug 1943; Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 5 Oct 1943-24 Mar 1944; Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 6 Apr-20 Jun 1944.  Watton, England, 9 Aug 1944-23 Jul 1945; Drew Field, FL, 6 Aug-8 Sep 1945.  Chambley AF, France, 1 Jul 1965-1 Oct 1965. Chambley AB, France, 1 Oct 1965-15 Oct 1966.  Shaw AFB, SC, 27 Feb 2018-.

Campaign Streamers

World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Normandy; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations 

Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jun 2018-31 May 2020
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Jun 2019-31 May 2021