▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁Activ ated ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁In activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ ▁Red es ign ated ▁ 3 3 1 st ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group , ▁Very ▁He avy ▁and ▁activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ ▁In activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ ▁Convert ed ▁to ▁prov is ional ▁status ▁and ▁allocated ▁to ▁Air ▁Com bat ▁Command ▁to ▁activ ate ▁or ▁in activ ate ▁any ▁time ▁after ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Red es ign ated ▁ 3 3 1 st ▁Air ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Group ▁and ▁activ ated ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁In activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Ass ign ments ▁ ▁II ▁Bom ber ▁Command , ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁ ▁Second ▁Air ▁Force , ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ ▁Att ached ▁to ▁ 1 7 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Wing ▁( V ery ▁He avy ), ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁▁ 3 1 5 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing , ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁–