5th Operations Group

The 5th Operations Group (5 OG) is an operational component of the United States Air Force 5th Bomb Wing, stationed at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Its mission is to manage and operate B-52H Stratofortress bombers serve as part of the Air Force's conventional and strategic combat force.

5th Operations Group
Emblem of the 5th Operations Group
Active1919–1952; 1991–present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Motto(s)Kiai O Ka Lewa
Hawaiian: Guardians of the Upper Realm

The group is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, being a successor organization of the 5th Group (Composite), one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II.

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