down one by one. Lineage Constituted as 387th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 25 November 1942 Activated on 1 December 1942. Inactivated on 17 November 1945 Redesignated 387th Bombardment Group on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive) Redesignated 387th Air Expeditionary Group and converted to provisional status 1 January 2003. Assignments III Bomber Command, 1 December 1942 – 10 June 1943 3d Bombardment Wing, 25 June 1943 IX Bomber Command, 16 October 1943 98th Combat Bombardment (later, 98th Bombardment) Wing, 5 December 1943 – November 1945 Army Service Forces (for inactivation), 14–17 November 1945 Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate any time after 1 January 2003 Attached to: United States Air Forces Central Command, 2003– Components 556th Bombardment Squadron (FW): 1 December 1942 – 17 November 1945 557th Bombardment Squadron (KS): 1 December 1942 – 17 November 1945 558th Bombardment Squadron (KX): 1 December 1942 – 17 November 1945 559th Bombardment Squadron (TQ): 1 December 1942 – 17 November 1945 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 2003 387th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, 2003 – 6 March 2012 387th Expeditionary Support Squadron 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Stations MacDill Field, Florida, 1 December 1942 Drane Field, Florida, 12 April 1943 Godman Field, Kentucky, c. 11 May – 10 June 1943 RAF Chipping Ongar (AAF-162), England 25 June 1943 RAF Stoney Cross (AAF-452), England 18 July 1944 452 Maupertuis Airfield (A-15), France, 22 August 1944 Chateaudun Airfield (A-39), France, 18 September 1944 Clastres Airfield (A-71), France, 30 October 1944 Maastricht Airfield (Y-44) Netherlands, 29 April 1945 Rosieres-en-Santerre Airfield (B-87), France, 24 May-c. November 1945 Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, 14–17 November 1945 Prince Hassan Air Base (H5), Jordan, Mid January-1 May 2003 Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait, 2003–present Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, 2003–present See also List of Martin B-26 Marauder operators References Notes Bibliography Freeman, Roger A. (1978) Airfields of the Eighth: Then and Now. After the Battle Freeman, Roger A. (1991) The Mighty Eighth The Colour Record. Cassell & Co. Freeman, Roger A. (1994) UK Airfields of the Ninth: Then and Now 1994. After the Battle Freeman, Roger A. (1996) The Ninth Air Force in Colour: UK and the Continent-World War Two. After the Battle A-10 Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom – Part II External links 387