1st Army Observation Group

7th Operations Group
Flyover of a 7th Operations Group B-1
Active	1918-present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Bombardment
Size	Group
Part of	Global Strike Command
Garrison/HQ	Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
Tail code	"DY"
Engagements	World War I St. Mihiel Offensive Meuse-Argonne Offensive World War II (Asia-Pacific Theater) Battle of the Philippines (1941–1942) Dutch East Indies campaign India-Burma Campaign China Defensive Campaign Central Burma Campaign China Offensive Campaign
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Netherlands East Indies: 14 Jan-1 Mar 1942 Thailand: 19 Mar 1945 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (3x)
Insignia
7th Operations Group emblem
Aircraft flown
Bomber	B-1B Lancer

World War I

World War II
(Asia-Pacific Theater)

Distinguished Unit Citation

The 7th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 7th Bomb Wing, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 7th Operations Group currently flies the B-1 Lancer.

The 7th Operations Group is a direct successor organization of the 7th Bombardment Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the United States Army before World War II.

Activated in 1921, it inherited the lineage of the 1st Army Observation Group, which was established and organized, on 6 September 1918. The 7th Bombardment Group was deploying to the Philippines when the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Six of the group's B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft which had left Hamilton Field, California on 6 December 1941 reached Hawaii during the enemy attack, but were able to land safely. The unit later served in India during World War II.