66th Air Base Group

66th Air Base Group

Emblem of the 66th Air Base Group
Active 1941–1957, 2010-Present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force

The 66th Air Base Group is a non-flying United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center. It is stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The group is also the host unit at Hanscom.

The 66th ABG provide services to over 5,000 active duty, Reserve and National Guard military personnel and DoD civilians who work and live at Hanscom Air Force Base. Additionally, the 66 ABG supports over 100,000 retired military personnel, annuitants and spouses living in the six-state New England area and New York.

Overview

Activated as an Air Base Group in 1940, Redesignated as a Service Group on 13 Jun 1942. Disbanded on 1 Feb 1944. It was reactivated and Consolidated with the 66th Air Base Group / 66th Combat Support Group / 66th Mission Support Group in October 2010 at Hanscom, when the 66th Air Base Wing was reduced in scope.

The 66th ABG consists of the following:

History

For additional lineage and history, see 66th Air Base Wing

Stations: Maxwell Field, AL, 1 Sep 1940; Montgomery Airport, AL, 3 Oct 1940; Santa Maria-Lompoc AAB, CA, 9 Feb 1943; Barksdale Field, LA, 2 May 1943-1 Feb 1944.[1]

Lineage

66th Service Group

Activated on 1 September 1940
Redesignated 66th Service Group on 13 June 1942
Disbanded on 1 February 1944

66th Air Base Group

Activated on 1 January 1953
Redesignated 66th Combat Support Group on 15 August 1962
Inactivated on 1 October 1970
Inactivated on 31 March 1992
Activated on 1 October 1994
Redesignated 66th Mission Support Group on 1 October 2002

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

No Aircraft Assigned

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Robertson, Patsy (2010-08-26). "Factsheet 66 Air Base Group (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved May 2, 2014.

Bibliography

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