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14th Operations Group
Active	1941-1960; 1991-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Training
Part of	14th Flying Training Wing
Garrison/HQ	Columbus Air Force Base
Nickname(s)	Blaze
Motto(s)	Day and Night - Peace and War
Engagements	World War II European Campaign (1942–1945) Vietnam Service (1966–1971)
Decorations	PUC MUA AFOUA File:GallantryCrossRibbon.jpg RVGC w/ Palm
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Roger Watkins
Notable commanders	Robert H. Foglesong

The 14th Operations Group (14 OG) is the flying component of the 14th Flying Training Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command. The group is stationed at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

The 14th Operations Group and its six squadrons are responsible for the 52-week Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) mission at Columbus AFB or the U.S. Air Force and international officers. The group uses a fleet of T-37, T-38, and T-1 aircraft and flight simulators.

The Group's 250 aircraft fly about 90,000 hours annually in 11,500 square miles of airspace.

The 14th Operations Group (Tail Code: CB) consists of the following squadrons:

• 37th Flying Training Squadron (37 FTS) T-6 Texan II "Bengal Tigers"
• 41st Flying Training Squadron (41 FTS) T-6 Texan II "Flying Buzzsaws"
• 43d Flying Training Squadron (43 FTS) T-1 Jayhawk and T-38 Talon
• 48th Flying Training Squadron (48 FTS) T-1 Jayhawk "Alley Cats"
• 49th Fighter Training Squadron (49 FTS) T-38 Talon "Black Knights"
• 50th Flying Training Squadron (50 FTS) T-38 Talon "Strikn' Snakes"
• 14th Operations Support Squadron (14 OSS)

• Established as 14 Pursuit Group (Fighter) on 20 Nov 1940

Activated on 15 Jan 1941

Redesignated 14 Fighter Group on 15 May 1942

Inactivated on 9 Sep 1945

• Activated on 20 Nov 1946

Inactivated on 2 Oct 1949

• Established as: 517th Air Defense Group on 16 Feb 1953
• Redesignated 14 Fighter Group (Air Defense) on 20 Jun 1955

Activated on 18 Aug 1955 by redesignation of 517th Air Defense Group

Discontinued on 25 Jun 1960

• Redesignated: 14 Tactical Fighter Group on 31 Jul 1985 (unit remained inactive)
• Redesignated: 14 Operations Group on 9 Dec 1991

Activated on 15 Dec 1991.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0912799129.