926th Group

The 926th Group is a United States Air Force Reserve group located headquartered at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. It was established on August 17, 2007 and officially activated on October 26. [http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123073528]

The 926th Group consists of the 926th Mission Support Squadron, the 78th Reconnaissance Squadron in Unmanned Aerial Systems operations at Creech AFB, the 706th Fighter Squadron and 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron integrated in the 57th Wing, the 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin AFB, Florida, integrated in the 53d Wing, the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado, integrated in the Aggressor Tactics Group, and Det 1 of the 706th FS at Hurlburt Field, Florida, integrated in the 505th Command and Control Wing.

History

In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission identified the 926th Fighter Wing, an A-10 unit based in New Orleans, Louisiana, for closure with personnel and aircraft relocating to four bases. The damage caused by Hurricane Katrina accelerated the process by more than three years. By spring of 2006, the A-10s flew to Whiteman AFB, Missouri, and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana with the pilot and maintenance positions, the Logitics Readiness Squadron organization moved to Buckley AFB, Colorado, and the command element moved to Nellis to establish the 926th Group.