page_title: 6th Operations Group
section_title: Lineage
hierarchical_section_title: 6th Operations Group / Lineage
caption_attribution_description: English: Distinctive Unit Insigne of the 6th Composite Group (based on crest of coat of arms)
context_page_description: The 6th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the 6th Air Refueling Wing, stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
  The mission of the 6th OG is the planning and executing global aerial refueling, combatant commander airlift, and specialized missions for US and allied combat and support aircraft. The group extends US global power and global reach through employment of a mix of KC-135R and C-37 aircraft.
  The 6th Operations Group is a successor organization of the 6th Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. During World War II, the 6th Bombardment Group, was a B-29 Superfortress group assigned to Twentieth Air Force flying bombardment operations against Japan. Its aircraft were identified by a "R" inside a Circle painted on the tail.
context_section_description: Established as 3d Observation Group, and organized, on 30 September 1919
  Redesignated: 6th Group (Observation) on 14 March 1921
  Redesignated: 6th Group (Composite) in June 1922
  Redesignated: 6th Composite Group on 25 January 1923
  Redesignated: 6th Bombardment Group on 1 September 1937
  Redesignated: 6th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 6 December 1939
  Redesignated: 6th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 12 December 1940
  Disestablished on 1 November 1943. Reestablished, and consolidated (29 June 1944) with the 6th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy, which was established on 28 March 1944
  Activated on 1 April 1944
  Inactivated on 18 October 1948
  Redesignated 6th Bombardment Group, Medium on 20 December 1950
  Activated on 2 January 1951
  Inactivated on 16 June 1952
  Redesignated: 6th Strategic Group on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)
  Redesignated: 6th Operations Group on 1 July 1996
  Activated on 1 October 1996.
caption: Emblem of the 6th Composite Group
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