The 4th Psychological Operations Group was established in December 1967. It was created to expand the capability, equipment, and staffing to meet the increased demands for PSYOP support by Allied units fighting the war in the Republic of Vietnam. The 6th PSYOP Battalion was deployed to Vietnam in 1965 and was reorganized as the new 4th PSYOP Group. The companies of the 6th Battalion were renamed as Battalions under the 4th PSYOP Group, as outlined below:
19th PSYOP Company: 10th PSYOP Battalion
244th PSYOP Company: 7th PSYOP Battalion
245th PSYOP Company: 8th PSYOP Battalion
246th PSYOP Company: 6th PSYOP Battalion
This is the roster of the Commanding Officers of the 4th PSYOP Group, dating back to the date the Group was activated in Viet-Nam:
Command Dates Commanding Officer
1966 - 1967 COL David W. Affleck
1967 - 1968 COL William Beck
1968 - 1969 COL Taro Katagiri
1969 - 1971 COL Russell Jones
1971 COL Frank Westling
1971 - 1972 Group Inactivated
1972-1973 COL William Hudson
1973-1975 COL Frank T. Hodes
1975-1977 COL Billy Stanberry
1977-1978 COL Henry Ellison
1978-1979 COL Charles McLain
1979-1982 COL Alfred Paddock
1982-1984 COL Harold Fraley
1984-1986 COL Melvin Kreisel
1986-1988 COL William DiPalo
1988-1990 COL Anthony Normand
1990-1993 COL Layton G. Dunbar
1993-1995 COL Jeffrey B. Jones
1995-1997 COL William C. Hunter
1997-1999 COL Charles Borchini
1999-2001 COL Christopher E. St. John
2001-2003 COL James Treadwell
2003-2005 COL Jack N. Summe
2005-2007 COL Kenneth Turner
2007-2009 COL Curtis Boyd
2009-2011 COL Carl Phillips
2011-2013 COL Reginald Bostick
2013-2015 COL Bruce Leahy
2015-2017 COL Robert A. B. Curris
2017-2019 COL Bethany C. Aragon
2019 - 2021 COL Jason Smith
2021 - 2023 COL Christopher D. Stangle
2023 - Present COL Rustie W. Kim