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No More 613th CRG on Guam

Jan. 31, 2006

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The Air Force inactivated the 613th Contingency Response Group at Andersen AFB, Guam, replacing it with the 36th CRG to mirror the unit’s placement under the 36th Air Expeditionary Wing. The group fell under 13th Air Force until May 2005.

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