01109098 SECRET 2448258 01-01-1991 2448438 06-30-1991

GROUP/0032/TACTICAL FIGHTER

HISTORY K-GP-FI-32-HI V.1 VOL I OF III 44806 1108 1229 43 2450070 12-18-1995 32 TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP (TFG) PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED TO INCIRLIK, TURKEY, TO SUPPORT OPERATION PROVEN FORCE. AT END OF OPERATIONS DESERT STORM AND PROVEN FORCE, GROUP ASSUMED HUMANITARIAN ROLE IN SUPPORTING OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT, ASSISTANCE TO KURDISH REFUGEES. 32 TFG DEPLOYED INDIVIDUALS AND EQUIPMENT TO VARIOUS AREAS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT STORM. 32 TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON (TFS) PILOTS FLEW FINAL TRAINING MISSION AT DECIMOMANNU (DECI), ITALY, RANGE; PARTICIPATED IN CENTRAL ENTERPRISE, AND TRANSFERRED DART TOW PROGRAM FROM DECI TO SOESTERBERG AIR BASE (AB), NETHERLANDS. CAPT DONALD WATROUS WAS CREDITED WITH DOWNING AN IRAQI MIG-23 AIRCRAFT. COL JOHN GRAHAM, JR, ASSUMED COMMAND OF 32 TFG IN JUN 1991 AND SERVED AS UNITED STATES COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE FOR KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS. SRA EVA H. JOHNSON WAS NAMED 1990 OUTSTANDING AIR FORCE JUNIOR ENLISTED INFORMATION MANAGER (BASE LEVEL); SSGT KENNETH E. STOVES WAS OUTSTANDING UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE (USAFE) INTERMEDIATE ENLISTED INFORMATION MANAGER (STAFF SUPPORT). RESOURCE PLANS DIVISION WAS CHOSEN 1990 USAFE OUTSTANDING SMALL LOGISTICS PLANS AND PROGRAMS UNIT. SOESTERBERG'S COLLOCATED OPERATING BASES (COB) AND WAR RESERVE MATERIEL (WRM) TRANSFERRED TO LINDSEY AIR STATION (AS), GERMANY. 1992 COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON (CS) REDESIGNATED 32 CS. NOFORN ORCON/OTHER