On 1 December 1998, the 4406th Operations Group (Provisional) at Al-Jaber Air Base was inactivated and the 332nd Air Expeditionary Group activated.
ˌɔn wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ðə fˈoːɹ θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksθ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɡɹˈuːp pɹəvˈɪʒənəl æɾ ˈældʒˈeɪbɚɹ ˈɛɹ bˈeɪs wʌz ɪnˈæktᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ðə θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛkənd ˈɛɹ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənˌɛɹi ɡɹˈuːp ˈæktᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd.