3rd Air Support Operations Group

The 3rd Air Support Operations Group, commonly abbreviated 3 ASOG, is a United States Air Force combat support organization based at Fort Hood, Texas. It is not a commercial brand or product company; it is a military unit that provides air-ground integration for joint and land-force operations. Its principal role is to train, deploy, and focus combat airpower and integrated weather capabilities in support of a joint force commander, including the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and the Joint Forces Land Component Commander. The group supplies the tactical command-and-control interface through which airpower can be coordinated with ground-force operations. Its work connects air assets and air planners with supported Army formations, helping commanders employ aviation and other air capabilities in combat operations. The unit's mission is designed to remain deployable and adaptable, supporting III Corps or another designated land-force headquarters when required. The group operates through subordinate air support operations and weather organizations distributed among major Army installations. Listed subordinate elements include the 3rd Combat Weather Squadron; the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Bliss, supporting the 1st Armored Division; the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Hood; the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Riley, supporting the 1st Infantry Division; and the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Carson, supporting the 4th Infantry Division. The 712th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Hood supported the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment before being inactivated and reflagged as the 803rd Operations Support Squadron in September 2018. The 11th Air Support Operations Squadron was inactivated on June 21, 2018, with its functions absorbed into the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron. These changes illustrate the organizational nature of 3 ASOG: its structure is adjusted to match Army force organization, operational requirements, and the distribution of air-support responsibilities. Because it is a military unit, public information about its personnel, budgets, deployments, and operational activities is limited compared with that of a conventional corporation. No commercial products, public listing, consumer market, or independent corporate ownership are identified in the supplied reference material.

The 3rd Air Support Operations Group is a United States Air Force combat support unit located at Fort Hood, Texas. Its organizational identity and mission are centered on air support operations rather than on commercial production or services. The group provides tactical command and control of airpower assets for joint-force leadership, including the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and the Joint Forces Land Component Commander, during combat operations. Its broader mission is to train personnel, deploy when required, and concentrate combat airpower and integrated weather operations in support of the joint force commander. The group may operate alongside III Corps or another supported land-force headquarters, allowing air capabilities to be incorporated into land campaigns and other joint missions. This function requires coordination between Air Force air-support personnel, weather specialists, air planners, and Army formations. The group’s subordinate structure is distributed across several Army posts. The 3rd Combat Weather Squadron provides the weather component. Air support operations squadrons are associated with major supported formations: the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron is based at Fort Bliss and supports the 1st Armored Division; the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron is based at Fort Hood and provides tactical airpower command and control for joint-force air and land commanders; the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron is based at Fort Riley and supports the 1st Infantry Division; and the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron is based at Fort Carson and supports the 4th Infantry Division. The structure changed in 2018. The 11th Air Support Operations Squadron was inactivated on June 21, 2018, and its functions were absorbed into the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron. On September 28, 2018, the 712th Air Support Operations Squadron was inactivated and reflagged as the 803rd Operations Support Squadron. The changes indicate the group’s continuing alignment with supported Army formations and evolving force-structure requirements. The available reference material does not establish the group’s original activation date, founding personnel, commanders, deployment history, financial resources, or present leadership. Its public identity is therefore best understood through its mission, subordinate units, installation relationships, and organizational changes. It remains an active Air Force combat-support formation in the supplied account.

• 2018

  11th Air Support Operations Squadron inactivated

  [1]3rd Air Support Operations Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The 11th Air Support Operations Squadron was inactivated on June 21, 2018, and its responsibilities were absorbed into the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron.

• 2018

  712th Air Support Operations Squadron reflagged

  [1]3rd Air Support Operations Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The 712th Air Support Operations Squadron was inactivated and reflagged as the 803rd Operations Support Squadron on September 28, 2018.

A deployable United States Air Force combat-support organization positioned at the interface between airpower and Army or other land-force operations.

• 2018

  Consolidation of the 11th Air Support Operations SquadronStrategy

  Background

  The group’s air-support structure was adjusted as part of changes to subordinate-unit responsibilities.

  Action taken

  The 11th Air Support Operations Squadron was inactivated on June 21, 2018, and its functions were absorbed by the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron.

  Aftermath

  The 9th Air Support Operations Squadron assumed the absorbed responsibilities within the group’s Fort Hood-centered structure.

  Source

• 2018

  Reflagging of the 712th Air Support Operations SquadronStrategy

  Background

  The group reorganized one of its Fort Hood subordinate units and changed its organizational designation.

  Action taken

  The 712th Air Support Operations Squadron was inactivated and reflagged as the 803rd Operations Support Squadron on September 28, 2018.

  Aftermath

  The former 712th squadron ceased operating under its prior designation; the reference material does not specify further operational consequences.

  Source

1. 13rd Air Support Operations Groupen.wikipedia.org