The 533d Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 organization. Its last assignment was with the 27th Air Division, being stationed at Oxnard Air Force Base

Oxnard Air Force Base

Oxnard Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located within current city limits, approximately west of central Camarillo, California...

, California. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.

History

Activated shortly after VE Day in a reorganization of Army Air Forces support groups in which the AAF replaced Service Groups that included personnel from other branches of the Army and supported two combat groups with Air Service Groups including only Air Corps units. Designed to support a single combat group. Its Air Engineering Squadron provided maintenance that was beyond the capability of the combat group, its Air Materiel Squadron handled all supply matters, and its Headquarters & Base Services Squadron provided other support. Supported 483d Bombardment Group in Italy in 1945. It was disbanded in 1948.

Redesignated as an air defense group, reconstituted and activated at Oxnard AFB in 1953 with responsibility for air defense of of Southern California. Assigned the 354th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, which was already stationed at Oxnard, and flying F-51 "Mustangs" as its operational component. The 354th FIS had been assigned directly to the 27th Air Division. The 354th FIS upgraded to F-94 "Starfires" in July 1953. Replaced the 90th Air Base Squadron as USAF host organization at Oxnard AFB. Assigned three squadrons to perform its support responsibilities. Replaced by 414th Fighter Group

414th Fighter Group

The 414th Fighter Group is an active United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Air Force Reserve Command, being activated at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina 2010.-Overview:...

 (Air Defense) in 1955 as part of ADC's Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars. Disbanded once again in 1984.

Lineage

• Activated as 533rd Air Service Group on 28 May 1945

Inactivated on 25 September 1945

Disbanded on 8 October 1948

• Reconstituted and redesignated as 533d Air Defense Group on 21 January 1953

Activated on 16 February 1953

Inactivated on 18 August 1955

Disbanded on 27 September 1984

Assignments

• Unknown, 28 May 1945 - 25 September 1945
• 27th Air Division, 16 February 1953 – 18 August 1955

Stations

• Sterperone, Italy, 28 May 1945 - May 1945
• Pisa
  Pisa
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  , Italy, May 1945 - 25 September 1945
• Oxnard AFB, California, 16 February 1953 – 18 August 1955

Components

• 354th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 16 February 1953 – 18 August 1955
• 533rd Air Base Squadron, 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
• 533rd Materiel Squadron, 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
• 533rd Medical Squadron (later 533rd USAF Dispensary), 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
• 783rd Air Materiel Squadron, 28 May 1945 - 25 September 1945
• 959th Air Engineering Squadron, 28 May 1945- 25 September 1945

Operations

Provided support for one combat group in Italy. 1945

Ws USAF host organization at Oxnard AFB and provided air defense of Southern California. 1953-1955

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