15th Operations Group

On 1 April 1992 the 15th Operations Group was activated when the USAF objective wing organization was implemented for the 15th Air Base Wing implementing the USAF objective wing organization. In 2010, the group added more aircraft to its inventory, when the 19th Fighter Squadron and 96th Air Refueling Squadron were activated. However, the air refueling squadron was inactivated in September 2015. Components in 2018 The 15th Operations Group (Tail Code: HH) consists of the following squadrons: • 15th Operations Support Squadron • 19th Fighter Squadron (Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor) • 65th Airlift Squadron (Gulfstream C-37 and Boeing C-40 Clipper) "Special Missions Hawaii" • 535th Airlift Squadron (McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III) Lineage • Constituted as 15 Operations Group on 1 April 1992 : Activated on 13 April 1992 • 15th Operations Support Squadron: 13 April 1992 – present • 19th Fighter Squadron: 4 October 2010 – present • 25th Air Liaison Squadron (later 25th Air Support Operations Squadron): 13 April 1992 – 19 October 2008 • 65th Airlift Squadron: 13 April 1992 – present • 96th Air Refueling Squadron: 23 July 2010 – 3 September 2015 Stations • Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, 13 April 1992 – present Aircraft assigned • Boeing C-135 Stratolifter, 1992–2003 • Gulfstream C-37, 2002–present • Boeing C-40, 2003–present • McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III, 2005–present • Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 2013–2015 • Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor, 2010–present ==References==