410th Expeditionary Operations Group The 410th Expeditionary Operations Group ( 410 EOG ) is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command . It is the operational flying component of the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing . It may be activated or inactivated at any time . The unit began as the 410th Operations Group in September 1991 , when Strategic Air Command imnplemented the Objective Wing reorganization and assigned Operations Groups to its combat wings . It was the operational component of the 410th Wing at K . I . Sawyer AFB , Michigan until 1995 when that base closed as a result of the first Base Realignment and Closure ( BRAC ) reductions in military installations . Overview . The unit was known to be active in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom , when it was activated by ACC to manage various strike assets of the Air National Guard ; the Air Force Reserve ; the British Royal Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force to support a counter - SCUD mission in the western desert of Iraq . Elements of the 410 EOG were assigned to several air bases in Jordan to carry out its mission . The unit has also been known to be active in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom . Modern era . The group was first activated on 1 September 1991 as the 410th Operations Group at K . I . Sawyer AFB when Strategic Air Command implemented the Objective Wing organization , and assumed operational responsibility for a B - 52 Stratofortress squadron and assigned KC - 135 tankers . Aircraft carried Tail Code " KI " after 1992 . The group was inactivated 1995 when K . I Sawyer was closed by Base Realignment and Closure ( BRAC ) . Activated by Air Combat Command in early 2003 especially for the Scud - hunting mission during Operation Iraqi Freedom and to support other special operations forces tasks in western Iraq . Unit was activated at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base , Jordan ( also known as Shahid Muafaq Al - Salti Air Base ) , dubbed Azraq Air Base by the U . S . military . Fighting alongside their fully integrated special operations ground task forces , the 410 EOG ' s pilots , flying F - 16C and A - 10 aircraft , pursued enemy equipment , personnel , and high - value targets , including regime leadership . In total , the wing flew 9 , 651 fighter and attack hours in twenty - six days flying counter - tactical ballistic - missile missions and never left the special operations forces in western Iraq without air cover . Often flying in extremely hazardous conditions in and around Iraq , the wing ' s crews generated 2 , 547 sorties , providing around - the - clock , time - sensitive targeting , interdiction , OCA ( offensive counterair ) , CAS ( close air support ) , ISR ( intelligence , surveillance , and reconnaissance ) , NTISR ( Non - Traditional intelligence , surveillance , and reconnaissance ) , and CSAR ( combat search and rescue ) missions deep within enemy territory . These missions were flown from bare bases with little supporting infrastructure and necessary logistics . The wing accurately employed more than 600 precision - guided munition s and expended a total of 800 , 000 pounds of weapons . In addition to eliminating TBM support equipment , the wing is credited with destroying aircraft , armored vehicles , artillery pieces , surface - to - air missile systems , ammunition supply dumps , radars , and enemy troops . The wing is also credited with the destruction of two Baath Party headquarters buildings in western and central Iraq . Although the wing was engaged in more than 200 troops - in - contact scenarios , there were no fratricide events . During OIF , 410th personnel supplied thirty F - 16s , four HH - 60s , four HC - 130s , eight RAF GR . 7 Harriers , and two PR . 9 Canberras with 130 , 000 gallons of fuel per day for twenty - three days .