Paul Dean

The 824th Combat Support Group was an Air Force unit activated in 1966 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, as part of the United States' response to increasing tensions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. The group provided vital base operating support, including security, engineering, supply, and services, to both permanent and deployed forces. Its mission was to ensure the readiness and sustainability of air operations in the Pacific theater. The 824th Combat Support Group was inactivated in 1971 as the U.S. adjusted its force posture in the region.