activate or inactivate as needed, 12 June 2002 Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate as needed, 19 March 2003 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, after 2002 Stations Wendover Field, Utah, 1 June 1943 Gowen Field, Idaho, 14 July 1943 Bruning Army Air Field, Nebraska, 2 August 1943 Kearns Army Air Base, Utah, 9 September 1943 Muroc Army Air Field, California, 2 October–4 December 1943 Cerignola Airfield, Italy, 11 January 1944 Stornara Airfield, Italy, 25 January 1944 – 19 July 1945 Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, 1 August 1945 Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas, 17 August-17 October 1945 McChord Field (later McChord Air Force Base), Washington, 12 July 1947 – 27 June 1949 Miami International Airport, Florida, 1 December 1952 Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, 15 August 1953 – 16 October 1955 Shiroi Air Base, Japan, 10 November 1955 Ardmore Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 6 June–9 July 1956 Al Udeid Air Base after 2002 Aircraft Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1945 Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1952–1956 Lockheed C-130 Hercules, after 2002 Awards and campaigns See also B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces List of Lockheed C-130 Hercules operators Skyhook balloon References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Further reading (experiences with Project Drag Net) 745