732nd Operations Group

732nd Operations Group
732nd Operations Group
	An MQ-9 pilot of the group's 867th Attack Squadron conducts training at Creech Air Force Base, 2020
Active	2012–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force 432nd Wing; ;
Garrison/HQ	Creech Air Force Base, Nevada
Decorations	Air Force Meritorious Unit Award; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
732nd Operations Group emblem

The 732nd Operations Group is an active unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to Air Combat Command's 432nd Wing. Stationed at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, the unit operates MQ-9 Reaper drones. The unit was first activated on 10 September 2012 and initially contained four reconnaissance squadrons, operating the MQ-1 Predator as well as the MQ-9 Reaper. The group's Detachment 1, operating since at least February 2013, was notable for operating the RQ-170 Sentinel, a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle. In 2015, the detachment was absorbed into the newly activated 44th Reconnaissance Squadron.^[2]

Lineage[edit]

Activated on 10 September 2012^[1]

15th Attack Squadron, 2 July 2018 – present^[1]^[3]
17th Reconnaissance Squadron (later, 17th Attack Squadron), 10 September 2012 – present^[1]^[3]
18th Attack Squadron, 2 July 2018 – present^[1]
22nd Reconnaissance Squadron (later 22nd Attack Squadron), 10 September 2012 – present^[1]^[3]
30th Reconnaissance Squadron, 10 September 2012 – 5 April 2019^[1]^[3]
44th Reconnaissance Squadron, 1 April 2015 – 5 April 2019^[1]^[3]
732nd Operations Support Squadron, c. 23 January 2019 – present^[4]^[3]
867th Reconnaissance Squadron (later 867th Attack Squadron), 10 September 2012 – present^[1]^[3]

Award	Dates	Notes
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award	1 June 2012-31 May 2013	^[1]
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award	1 June 2017-31 May 2018	^[1]
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award	1 June 2018-31 May 2020	^[1]
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award	1 June 2013-31 May 2014	^[1]

Footnotes

^ Approved 10 December 2014.
^ The U.S. Air Force has retired the MQ-1 Predator as of 9 March 2018.^[6]
^ The RQ-170 Sentinel is operated by the 30th and 44th Reconnaissance Squadrons, both of which are no longer part of the 732nd Operations Group as of 2022^[update].

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Musser, James (9 May 2023). "732 Operations Group (AETC) [sic]". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Rogoway, Tyler; Trevithick, Joseph (25 April 2018). "Shedding Some Light On The Air Force's Most Shadowy Drone Squadron". The Drive. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "About Us". Creech Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs (4 February 2019). "732nd OSS activates, sets RPA group up for success". United States Air Force. Retrieved 23 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Haulman, Daniel L. (24 November 2017). "732 Operations Group (AETC) [sic]". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ Rogoway, Tyler (10 March 2018). "USAF Officially Retires MQ-1 Predator While MQ-9 Reaper Set To Gain Air-To-Air Missiles". The Drive. Retrieved 23 October 2022.