94th Operations Group The 94th Operations Group ( 94 OG ) is the flying component of the 94th Airlift Wing , assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve . The group is stationed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base , Georgia . During World War II , its predecessor unit , the 94th Bombardment Group ( Heavy ) was an Eighth Air Force B - 17 Flying Fortress unit in England , stationed at RAF Bury St . Edmunds . The group flew 324 combat missions and was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citation s , 17 August 1943 : Operations over Regensburg , and 11 January 1944 over Brunswick . Its last mission was flown on 21 April 1945 . Overview . The 94th Operations group is the flying component of the 94th Airlift Wing . Its primary mission is to train C - 130H aircrews for the United States Air Force – active duty , guard and reserve components . Its second mission is to maintain combat ready units to deploy on short notice to support contingencies anywhere in the world . History . Operational history . World War II . Activated 15 June 1942 at McDill Field FL . Nucleus established Pendleton Field , Ore , on 29 June 1942 and engaged in initial training . Detailed training at Davis - Monthan Fielf in Arizonia between 28 August 1942 and 31 October 1942 and at Biggs Field Texas between 1 November 1942 and 2 January 1943 . Final phase training at Pueblo Colorado on January 1943 to the end of March 1943 . Air echelon began movement overseas on 1 April 1943 . The ground element left for Camp Kilmer , New Jersey on 17 April 1943 and sailed on the Queen Elizabeth on 5 May 1943 , and arriving in Greenock on 11 May 1943 . The 94th was assigned to the Eighth Air Force 4th Combat Bombardment Wing , and the group tail code was a " Square - A " . The 94th flew its first mission on 13 June 1943 , bombing an airfield at Saint - Omer . After that , the group attacked such strategic objectives as the port of St Nazaire , shipyards at Kiel , an aircraft component parts factory at Kassel , a synthetic rubber plant at Hanover , a chemical factory at Ludwigshafen , marshalling yards at Frankfurt , oil facilities at Merseburg , and ball - bearing works at Eberhausen . The group withstood repeated assaults by enemy interceptors to bomb an aircraft factory at Regensburg on 17 August 1943 , being awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for the mission . Braving adverse weather , heavy flak , and savage fighter attacks , the group completed a strike against an aircraft parts factory in Brunswick on 11 January 1944 and received a 2d DUC for this operation . The 94th took part in the campaign of heavy bombers against the enemy aircraft industry during Big Week , 20 – 25 February 1944 . Sometimes operated in support of ground forces and flew interdictory missions . Prior to D - Day in June 1944 , helped to neutralize V - weapon sites , airfields , and other military installations along the coast of France . On 6 June the group bombed enemy positions in the battle area to support the invasion of Normandy . Struck troops and gun batteries to aid the advance of the Allies at Saint - Lô in July and at Brest in August . Covered the airborne attack on Holland in September . Hit marshalling yards , airfields , and strong points near the combat area during the Battle of the Bulge , December 1944 – January 1945 . Bombed transportation , communications , and oil targets in the final push over the Rhine and across Germany . Scheduled for occupational air forces in Germany but plans changed in September 1945 . Remained in the United Kingdom during latter part of 1945 flying ' Nickle ' Project missions - dropping leaflets over former occupied countries and to displaced persons in Germany . Assigned 1 AD , on 8 August 1945 . In November 1945 Forty Five aircraft returned to the US or transferred to other units , and the squadrons were inactivated . Remaining personnel left Bury St . Edmunds on 11 December 1945 . The group inactivated Camp Kilmer on 21 December 1945 . Cold War . Allotted to the US Air Force Reserve and established as a B - 26 Invader light bomber group in 1949 . Activated as a result of the Korean War in March 1951 , with its personnel and equipment being transferred to units in Far East Air Force as replacements . Inactivated as a " paper unit " ten days later . Reactivated in the reserve as a night tactical reconnaissance unit flying RB - 26s in 1952 , later flying , and later as a tactical fighter unit in the mid - 1950s . Re - equipped as a Tactical Air Command Troop Carrier group with C - 119 Flying Boxcars until inactivated in 1959 when its parent wing converted to the Air Force tri - deputate organization and assigned all flying units to the wing . Modern era . Activated as the 94th Operations Group on 1 August 1992 under the " Objective Wing " concept adapted by the Air Force and was bestowed the history , lineage and honors of the 94th Tactical Airlift Group and predecessor units . The 94th Airlift Wing assigned its 700th Airlift Squadron to the group flying C - 130s . The unit is capable of deploying 9 C - 130s on very short notice to a bare base and operate indefinitely . This includes operating the base , feeding the personnel , maintaining and loading the aircraft , and providing medical services to include evacuation of military personnel . Personnel from the 94 OG have been involved in every major national crisis since the end of the Cold War . From Provide Promise ( Bosian Airlift ) through Hurricanes Hugo and Mitch recovery operations to Shining Hope ( Kosovo Airlift ) . This has been done totally with volunteers , who take time from their civilian jobs and families to support the nation . As of mid - 2001 , the major change taking place within the 94 OG concerns the 700 Airlift Squadron whose conversion to a training mission was underway . The 700th AS was expected , as a result , to take on the responsibility of training all C - 130H crewmembers throughout the entire Air Force ( Active , Guard and Reserve ) .