It is assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) to activate or inactivate at any time.

As Air Defense Command expanded its defenses during the Cold War against possible Soviet attack with units stationed along the northern border of the United States, the group was revived in February 1957 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

As Minot facilities expanded to accommodate Strategic Air Command (SAC) units there, a larger organization was required to manage the station and the group was inactivated and replaced by the 32d Fighter Wing.

It continued its mission for only eight months, then it was inactivated and its personnel were transferred to the newly organized 6332d Station Wing.

It served in this role until 2006, when its personnel and equipment were transferred to the new 603d Air and Space Operations Center.

On 9 December 1941, just after Pearl Harbor, the newly redesignated Caribbean Air Force moved the unit to France Field in the Canal Zone.

The Air Corps soon equipped the 32nd Pursuit Group with Curtiss P-36 Hawks to strengthen the defenses of the region.

From 1941 to 1943 the group trained in flying intercept and fighter sweeps over the area surrounding the Canal Zone.

However, as the perceived threat to the Canal Zone diminished, the group disbanded at France Field on 1 November 1943.

[3] The group assumed USAF host responsibilities for the base and was assigned a medical unit[12] and three support squadrons to perform these duties.

The first Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses of the 4136's 525th Bombardment Squadron were arriving at Minot, and the expansion of the base required a full wing to operate it.

[20] When USAF transferred the base to SAC, it discontinued the wing and its support elements,[1][12] while the 5th FIS was reassigned to Minot Air Defense Sector.

As a result, in July 1994, the 32d Tactical Fighter Group Moved to Ramstein Air Base and assumed a new mission.

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