60th Operations Group

60th Operations Group
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III 06-6155 of the 21st Airlift Squadron
Active	1940–1946; 1948–1957; 1978–1979; 1991–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Strategic Airlift
Garrison/HQ	Travis Air Force Base, California
Engagements	European-African-Middle East Campaign (World War II) Berlin Airlift Kosovo Campaign
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (11x)
Insignia
60th Operations Group Emblem
Aircraft flown
Transport	C-17 Globemaster III C-5 Galaxy
Tanker	KC-10 Extender

The 60th Operations Group (60 OG) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing. It is stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California.

Established prior to World War II, its predecessor unit, the 60th Transport (later Troop Carrier) Group engaged in combat operations, first with the Eighth Air Force and primarily with Twelfth Air Force during the war. It received a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, 28 March-15 September 1944. While attempting to organize effective fighting forces in Yugoslavia, Greece, and Albania, the Allies tasked the 60th for an immediate, substantial, and steady flow of desperately needed supplies. Despite poor weather, terrain, enemy night fighters, anti-aircraft fire, and hostile ground action, the 60th flew nearly 3,000 missions, including 600 hazardous landings, delivered more than 7,000 tons of supplies and equipment, and evacuated thousands of military and civilian personnel. The group lost 10 aircraft and 34 members of the 60th were either killed or listed as missing.

The 60th Operations Group is the flying component of the Air Mobility Command 60th Air Mobility Wing. The 60 OG is the largest Operations Group in Air Mobility Command. It operates and maintains C-5 Galaxy; C-17 Globemaster III transports and KC-10 Extender air refueling aircraft supporting global engagement of troops, supplies, and equipment.

The 60 OG consists of the following squadrons:

Constituted on 20 November 1940 as the 60th Transport Group, the unit activated at Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania, on 1 December 1940, flying the C-47 aircraft. After a brief stay at Westover Field, Massachusetts (May 1941 – June 1942), the 60th moved to Chelveston, England, and then to Aldermaston, England, in August 1942. The group was redesignated as the 60th Troop Carrier Group on 1 July 1942.