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The 44th Fighter Group (44 FG) is an Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Tenth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The 44 FG is an associate unit of the 325th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command (ACC) and if mobilized the wing is gained by ACC. Otherwise, the 44 FG operates as a geographically-separated unit (GSU) of AFRC's 301st Fighter Wing at NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas.〔http://www.newsherald.com/military/tyndall-air-force-base/team-tyndall-44th-fighter-group-activated-in-ceremony-1.345358〕 During World War II, its predecessor unit, the 44th Bombardment Group was the first VIII Bomber Command B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group stationed in England. It was initially stationed at RAF Cheddington on 11 September 1942, and moved to RAF Shipdham in October. The 44th operated from England for a longer period than any other B-24 group; sustained the highest Aircraft MIA loss of all Eighth Air Force B-24 groups; claimed more enemy fighters than any other Eighth Air Force B-24 group, and was the first group in the VIII Bomber Command to be awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for actions on 14 May 1943 for an extremely hazardous mission against naval installations at Kiel, Germany Colonel Leon W. Johnson, while commander of the 44th Bombardment Group, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Polesti Raid on 1 August 1943. In the postwar era, the 44th Bombardment Group was one of the original ten USAAF bombardment groups assigned to Strategic Air Command on 21 March 1946. ==Overview== The 44th FG is a component of the AFRC 301st Fighter Wing, based at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. It is responsible for the 301st Fighter Squadron (301 FS) flies the F-22 Raptor as an associate unit to the active duty 325th Operations Group. In August 2012, the 44th Fighter Group, Detachment 2, was activated at Tyndall AFB, Florida on 1 October 2012, forming a classic association with the 325th Fighter Wing under Air Education and Training Command. Det 2 helped lead the transition of the F-22 Raptor combat-coded mission from Holloman AFB to Tyndall. The 44 FG supports operations, flying training and maintenance.〔( USAF Reserve unit to join Team Tyndall )〕 The Reservists also support T-38 Talons, which play the role of adversary aircraft in F-22 training exercises.〔( Tyndall Nears Changes to F-22 Force. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「44th Fighter Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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