64th Air Expeditionary Group The 64th Air Expeditionary Group ( 64 AEG ) is a United States Air Force unit subordinate to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing , and located at Eskan Village , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . Established prior to World War II , its predecessor unit , the 64th Transport ( later Troop Carrier ) Group engaged in combat operations , first with the Eighth Air Force and primarily with Twelfth Air Force during the war . Overview . The group is made up of about 300 security forces , support Airmen , and civilians . Their mission is to stand guard all day , every day , providing integrated defense , emergency response , and combat support for the base , which houses military and host - nation tenant agencies . Most days the Airmen are fighting the Global War on Terrorism in extreme temperatures of more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit . History . The 64 AEG is a provisional unit and is authorized to use the emblem of the inactive 64th Flying Training Wing with expeditionary added to the scroll . However the unit ' s lineage is derived from the 64th Operations Group . World War II . Constituted as 64th Transport Group on 20 November 1940 . Activated on 4 December 1940 . Used C - 47 ’ s for training and flying transport missions in the US . Redesignated 64th Troop Carrier Group in July 1942 . Moved to England in August 1942 and received additional training . Assigned to Twelfth Air Force . Moved to the Mediterranean theater , November – December 1942 . Flew first mission on 11 November , landing paratroops at Maison Blanche . Dropped paratroops to capture airfields during the battle for Tunisia . Released paratroops near Gela and Catania when the Allies invaded Sicily in July 1943 . Dropped paratroops near Avellino during the invasion of Italy in September 1943 to destroy a bridge on the enemy ’ s supply line to Salerno . Participated in the assault on southern France in August 1944 by releasing gliders and paratroops in the battle zone . Supported the partisans in northern Italy early in 1945 by dropping paratroops , supplies , and propaganda leaflets behind enemy lines . When not engaged in airborne combat operations , the group continually transported men and supplies to the front lines and evacuated wounded personnel . Most of the group was on detached service in the CBI theater , April – June 1944 , while a skeleton force remained in Sicily . With its squadrons operating from separate bases in India , the 64th group aided the Allied offensive in Burma , being awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for flying unarmed over rugged enemy territory to carry food , clothing , medical supplies , guns , ammunition , and mules to the combat zone and to evacuate wounded personnel . Moved to Trinidad in June 1945 . Assigned to Air Transport Command . Inactivated on 31 July 1945 Activated in the US on 19 May 1947 . Not manned during 1947 – 1948 . Inactivated on 10 September 1948 . Cold War . The 64th performed airlift and airdrop / airlanding of troops and cargo , routinely and during frequent maneuvers , 1952 – 1953 . It began phasing down for inactivation in mid - October 1953 , at which time tactical operations passed to 63d Troop Carrier Wing . In February 1954 , however , the wing began building up again in preparation for an overseas movement , but was inactivated instead . The 64th was activated at Dyess Air Force Base , Texas in February 1961 with a troop carrier / airlift mission , plus resupply of Distant Early Warning Line sites on the Greenland ice cap . The wing was again inactivated on 1 January 1963 . It was reactivated and replaced Troop Carrier Wing Provisional , 4413th , in July 1966 at Sewart Air Force Base , Tennessee . The wing provided global airlift and aeromedical evacuations , July 1966 – May 1971 . It also provided C – 130 combat crew training for other C – 130 units from , 1 July 1966 – 6 March 1970 , with this being the wing ’ s primary activity from 9 August 1968 to 6 March 1970 . It was replaced at Little Rock Air Force Base , Arkansas , in May 1971 by 314th Tactical Airlift Wing . The 64th replaced 3500th Pilot Training Wing in October 1972 and assumed mission of undergraduate pilot training and operation and maintenance of Reese Air Force Base , Texas . It supported Accelerated Co - Pilot Enrichment Program through operating locations at Minot Air Force Base , North Dakota , Ellsworth Air Force Base , South Dakota , and Grand Forks Air Force Base , North Dakota from , 1976 – 1991 . Modern era . The 64th began specialized undergraduate pilot training in July 1992 , using T – 1A to prepare students for airlift tanker / transport training and T – 38 for students in fighter / bomber track . AETC inactivated the 64th Flying Training Wing on 30 September 1997 with the closure of Reese Air Force Base . 64 AEG / AEW operated out of Camp Snoopy from 1996 until 2004 ( http : / / en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Doha _ International _ Air _ Base ) . In 2005 , the group was activated for defense of personnel and assets in Southwest Asia . It provides force protection and support services for the installation . Lineage . Group Wing Components . Groups Squadrons