308th Armament Systems Group
The 308th Armament Systems Group is a unit of the United States Air Force's 308th Armament Systems Wing, stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The group was first activated at Gowen Field, Idaho as the 308th Bombardment Group. It served as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator unit in the China-Burma-India Theater, where it conducted long range bombing missions against Japanese forces, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation. Following V-J Day, it returned to the United States and was inactivated in January 1946.
| 308th Armament Systems Group | |
|---|---|
WB-29 Superfortress weather reconnaissance plane | |
| Active | 1942–1946; 1946–1951; 1951–1952; 2005–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Systems development |
| Part of | Air Force Materiel Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Eglin Air Force Base |
| Motto(s) | Percussus Resurgo Latin Beaten, I Rise |
| Engagements | China-Burma-India Theater |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| 308th Armament Systems Group emblem | |
| 308th Bombardment Group emblem (World War II) | |
In October 1946, the group was redesignated the 308th Reconnaissance Group and assigned to Air Weather Service (AWS) as a weather reconnaissance unit. It was inactivated in 1951, when AWS reassigned its components to regional weather organizations. It was again activated as a medium bomber unit under Strategic Air Command (SAC), but was inactivated in June 1952, when SAC adopted the dual deputy organization for its combat wings.
In May 2006, the group was consolidated with the Long Range Missile Systems Group At Eglin.