336th Training Group
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The 336th Training Group is a United States Air Force
group with the mission to provide Air Force survival training. The group is located at Fairchild Air Force Base
, Washington, with one subordinate unit at Naval Air Station Pensacola
, FL, and one at Eielson Air Force Base
, AK.
The unit's historical lineage goes back to the 336th Bombardment Group which was a World War II
United States Army Air Forces
training organization. It served in the United States during World War II
.
crews. Graduates from Training Command technical, gunnery and twin-engine flight schools would be trained on B-26s, then after graduation be assigned to combat units overseas. Inactivated in May 1944.
Reestablished in 1966 at Fairchild AFB, Washington as the primary USAF aircrew survival school.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
group with the mission to provide Air Force survival training. The group is located at Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southwest of Spokane, Washington.The host unit at Fairchild is the 92d Air Refueling Wing assigned to the Air Mobility Command's 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force...
, Washington, with one subordinate unit at Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola , "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy base located next to Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits...
, FL, and one at Eielson Air Force Base
Eielson Air Force Base
Eielson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska....
, AK.
The unit's historical lineage goes back to the 336th Bombardment Group which was a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
training organization. It served in the United States during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Overview
The 336th TG operates the U.S. Air Force Survival School. The school provides instruction in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training primarily to aircrew members. Instruction concentrates on the principles, techniques, and skills necessary to survive in any environment and return with honor.Courses
- The 22d Training Squadron conducts combat Survival Training, which all Air Force aircrew members must attend.
- The 66th Training Squadron conducts the SERE Training Instructor Course. This is a five-and-one-half-month program designed to teach future survival instructors how to instruct aircrew members to survive in any environment. The non-ejection water survival course trains aircrew members of non-parachute-equipped aircraft. The resistance training orientation course covers the theories and principles needed to conduct Level C Code of Conduct resistance training laboratory instruction. The SERE training instructor, 7-level upgrade course. This 19-day course, conducted annually, provides 5-level instructors with advanced survival training in barren Arctic, barren desert, jungle, and open-ocean environments.
History
The unit was established in mid 1942 by III Bomber Command as a replacement training unit (RTU) for B-26 MarauderB-26 Marauder
The Martin B-26 Marauder was a World War II twin-engine medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe....
crews. Graduates from Training Command technical, gunnery and twin-engine flight schools would be trained on B-26s, then after graduation be assigned to combat units overseas. Inactivated in May 1944.
Reestablished in 1966 at Fairchild AFB, Washington as the primary USAF aircrew survival school.
Lineage
- Established as 336th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 9 July 1942
- Activated on 15 July 1942
- Disestablished on 1 May 1944
- Reestablished, and redesignated 336th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)
- Consolidated (1 January 1993) with the 3636th Combat Crew Training Group (Survival), which was established, and organized, on 1 March 1966
- Redesignated: 3636th Combat Crew Training Wing (Survival) on 1 April 1971
- Redesignated: 336th Crew Training Group on 28 January 1993
- Redesignated: 336th Training Group on 1 April 1994
Assignments
- Third Air ForceThird Air ForceThe Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
, 15 July 1942 - III Bomber CommandIII Bomber CommandThe III Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at MacDill Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946.-Lineage:...
, July 1942-1 May 1944 - Air Training CommandAir Training CommandAir Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946...
, 1 March 1966 - Nineteenth Air ForceNineteenth Air ForceThe Nineteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base and belonging to the Air Education and Training Command...
, 1 July 1993–present
Components
- 22d Training Squadron
- 36th Rescue Flight36th Rescue FlightThe 36th Rescue Flight is part of the 336th Training Group at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. It operates UH-1N Iroquois Twin Huey aircraft conducting search and rescue missions in support of the US Air Force Survival School.-History:...
- 66th Training Squadron
- 336th Training Support Squadron
- 478th Bombardment Squadron478th Bombardment SquadronThe 478th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 336th Bombardment Group, stationed at Lake Charles Army Air Field, Louisiana...
: 15 July 1942 – 1 May 1944 - 479th Bombardment Squadron479th Bombardment SquadronThe 479th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 336th Bombardment Group, stationed at Lake Charles Army Air Field, Louisiana...
: 15 July 1942 – 1 May 1944 - 480th Bombardment Squadron: 15 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
- 481st Bombardment Squadron481st Bombardment SquadronThe 481st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 336th Bombardment Group, stationed at Lake Charles Army Air Field, Louisiana...
: 15 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
Stations
- MacDill Field, Florida, 15 July 1942
- Fort Myers Army Airfield, Florida, 10 August 1942
- Avon Park Army Air Field, Florida, 13 December 1942
- MacDill Field, Florida, 13 October 1943
- Lake Charles Army Air Field, LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, 6 November 1943 – 1 May 1944 - Fairchild AFB, Washington, 1 March 1966–present