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List of air refueling wings of the United States Air Force

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The United States Air Force organized its first air refueling squadrons in 1948. In 1955, Strategic Air Command (SAC) organized the first wing to command air refueling units at Dow Air Force Base, Maine. Since then, air refueling wings have been organized by Tactical Air Command (TAC), Military Airlift Command (MAC), United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and Air Mobility Command (AMC). Additional wings have been organized in the Air National Guard (ANG) and the Air Reserves (AFRES).[note 1]

Background

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Prior to 1991, some refueling wings' full designations also included an additional parenthetical. They included:

Air refueling squadrons were also assigned to other types of wings, most frequently to bombardment wings, but also to strategic wings, strategic aerospace wings, strategic fighter wings, fighter-bomber wings, tactical reconnaissance wings, or (generic) wings.

List of wings

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Wing Dates active Station Previous designation Subsequent designation Command of assignment Notes
6th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1996 – 1 January 2001,
30 September 2019 – present
MacDill AFB 6th Air Base Wing,
6th Air Mobility Wing
active AMC [1]
11th Air Refueling Wing 2 July 1968 – 25 May 1969 Altus AFB 11th Bombardment Wing 11th Strategic Group SAC [2]
19th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1983 – 1 July 1996 Robins AFB 19th Bombardment Wing 19th Airlift Wing SAC, AMC [3]
22nd Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1982 – present March AFB
McConnell AFB
22nd Bombardment Wing active SAC, AMC [4]
43rd Air Refueling Wing 1 June 1992 – 1 July 1994 Malmstrom AFB 43rd Bombardment Wing 43rd Air Refueling Group AMC
68th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1986 – 22 April 1991 Seymour Johnson AFB 68th Bombardment Wing 68th Electronic Combat Group SAC [5]
92nd Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1994 – present Fairchild AFB 92nd Bomb Wing active AMC [6]
100th Air Refueling Wing 30 September 1976 – 15 March 1983
1 February 1992 – present
Beale AFB,
RAF Mildenhall
100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing,
100th Air Division
active SAC, USAFE [7]
101st Air Refueling Wing 1 April 1976 – present Bangor IAP 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing active ANG
106th Air Refueling Wing c. September 1969 – 1 December 1972 Floyd Bennett Field
Suffolk County Airport
none none ANG [note 2]
107th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – c. 1 July 2008 Niagara Falls IAP 107th Air Refueling Group 107th Airift Wing ANG
108th Air Refueling Wing 19 October 1991 – c. 1 December 2009 McGuire AFB 108th Tactical Fighter Wing 108th Wing ANG
117th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1994 – present Sumpter Smith ANGB 117th Reconnaissance Wing active ANG
121st Air Refueling Wing c. 16 January 1993 – present Rickenbacker ANGB 121st Fighter Wing active ANG
126th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1961 – present O'Hare IAP
Scott AFB
126th Air Defense Wing active ANG
128th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Billy Mitchell Field 128th Air Refueling Group active ANG
134th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present McGhee-Tyson Airport 134th Air Refueling Group active ANG
136th Air Refueling Wing c. 1 October 1964 – 8 April 1978 Hensley Field 136th Air Defense Wing 136th Tactical Airlift Wing ANG
137th Air Refueling Wing c. 1 October 2008 – 1 October 2015 Will Rogers World Airport 137th Airlift Wing 137th Special Operations Wing ANG
141st Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1976 – present Fairchild AFB none active ANG
151st Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Utah ANGB 151st Air Refueling Group active ANG
155th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Nebraska ANGB 155th Air Refueling Group active ANG
157th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Pease ANGB 157th Air Refueling Group active ANG
161st Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport 161st Air Refueling Group active ANG
163d Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – c. 20 November 2007 March ARB 163rd Air Refueling Group 163rd Reconnaissance Wing ANG
168th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Eielson AFB 168th Air Refueling Group active ANG
171st Air Refueling Wing 4 October 1972 – present Greater Pittsburgh IAP none active ANG [note 3]
184th Air Refueling Wing 14 August 2002 – c. 1 April 2008 McConnell AFB 184th Bombardment Wing 184th Intelligence wing ANG
185th Air Refueling Wing 1 June 2003 – present Colonel Bud Day Field 185th Fighter Group active ANG
186th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Key Field 186th Air Refueling Group active ANG
190th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Forbes Field 190th Air Refueling Group active ANG
301st Air Refueling Wing 15 June 1964 – 30 September 1979
5 January 1988 – 1 June 1992
Rickenbacker AFB
Malmstrom AFB
301st Bombardment Wing [note 4] SAC [8]
305th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1970 – 1 October 1994 Grissom AFB 305th Bombardment Wing 305th Air Mobility Wing SAC, AMC [9]
319th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1993 – 1 March 2011 Grand Forks AFB 319th Bomb Wing 319th Air Base Wing AMC [10]
334th Air Refueling Wing not active as a refueling wing 334th Bombardment Group 334th Air Expeditionary Group [11][12]
336th Air Refueling Wing not active as a refueling wing 336th Bombardment Group 336th Crew Training Group[note 5] [13]
340th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1984 – 1 October 1992 Altus AFB 340th Bombardment Wing 340th Flying Training Group SAC, AMC [14]
380th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1992 – 30 September 1995 Plattsburgh AFB 380th Bombardment Wing 380th Air Expeditionary Wing SAC, AMC
384th Air Refueling Wing 15 November 1972 – 1 July 1987 McConnell AFB 384th Bombardment Wing 384th Bombardment Wing SAC [15]
434th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1994 – present Grissom ARB 434th Wing active AFRES [16]
452d Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1976 – 1 May 1994 March ARB 452nd Tactical Airlift Wing 452nd Air Mobility Wing AFRES [17]
459th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 2003 – present JB Andrews 459th Airlift Wing active AFRES [18]
497th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1963 – 15 September 1964 Plattsburgh AFB none[note 6] none[note 7] SAC [19]
499th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1963 – 25 June 1966 Westover AFB none[note 8] none[note 9] SAC [20]
500th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1963 – 15 December 1964 Selfridge AFB none[note 10] none[note 11] SAC [21]
722nd Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1994-1 April 1996 March ARB none[note 12] none AMC
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 802nd c. 10 August 1990 – c. 10 April 1991 Southwest Asia none none SAC
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 804th c. 1 September 1990 – c. 12 April 1991 Incirlik AB none none SAC
914th Air Refueling Wing 1 June 2017 – present Niagara Falls IAP 914th Airlift Wing active AFRES [22]
916th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1994 – present Seymour Johnson AFB 916th Air Refueling Group active AFRES [23]
927th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1994 – present Selfridge ANGB
MacDill AFB
927th Air Refueling Group active AFRES [24]
931st Air Refueling Wing 5 March 2016 – present McConnell AFB 931st Air Refueling Group active AFRES [25]
939th Air Refueling Wing 1 April 2003 – 30 June 2008 Portland ANGB 939th Rescue Wing none AFRES [26]
940th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1994 – 1 July 2009
29 April 2016 – present
McClellan AFB
Beale AFB
940th Air Refueling Group
940th Wing
active AFRES [27]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1700th c. 19 August 1990 – c. 11 March 1991 Al Taif AB none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1701st c. 7 August 1990 – c. November 1990 King Abdulaziz AB none Strategic Wing, Provisional, 1701 AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1702nd 21 September 1990 – c. 8 March 1991 Muscat Seeb Airport none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1703rd c. 10 August 1990 – c. 10 March 1991 King Khalid IAP none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1706th c. 28 September 1990 – c. 24 May 1991 Cairo West AB none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1707th c. 1990 – c. 1991 RAFO Masirah none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1709th c. 7 August 1990 – c. 14 March 1991 King Abdulaziz AB none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1710th c. 19 1990 – c. 1991 Southwest Asia none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1711th c. October 1990 – c. March 1991 King Khalid IAP none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1712th c. 20 December 1990 – c. 14 March 1991 Al Minhad AB none none AFCENT[28]
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1713th c. October 1990 – c. March 1991 Dubai IAP none none AFCENT[28]
4045th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1959 – 1 January 1963[21] Selfridge AFB none none[note 13] SAC
4050th Air Refueling Wing 1 April 1955 – 1 January 1963 Westover AFB none none[note 14] SAC [20][29]
4060th Air Refueling Wing 8 March 1955 – 1 February 1960 Dow AFB none none SAC [30]
4061st Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1957 – 15 July 1961 Malmstrom AFB none none[note 15] SAC [31]
4108th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1961 – 1 January 1963 Plattsburgh AFB none none[note 16] SAC [19][32]
4397th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1958 – 15 June 1962 Randolph AFB none[note 17] none SAC [33]
4505th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1958 – 8 October 1963 Langley AFB none none SAC [34]

References

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Notes

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Explanatory notes
  1. ^ In addition to the wings listed, The 335th Bombardment Group was redesignated the 335th Air Refueling Wing in July 1985. It retains this designation, but it has not been active under any designation since the redesignation. Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations
  2. ^ The wing replaced the 106th Military Airlift Wing, but was a newly-constituted unit. It was replaced by the 106th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, which again was a newly-constituted unit.
  3. ^ The wing replaced the 171st Aeromedical Airlift Wing, but was a newly-constituted unit. The two wings were consolidated on 18 August 1987.
  4. ^ The wing was redesignated 311th Air Refueling Wing in inactive status, but this action was later revoked.
  5. ^ The wing was consolidated with the 3636th Combat Crew Training Wing in January 1993.
  6. ^ Replaced 4108th Air Refueling Wing.
  7. ^ Consolidated with 497th Bombardment Group on 31 January 1984. Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 539q, 31 January 1984, Subject: Consolidation of Units.
  8. ^ Replaced 4050th Air Refueling Wing.
  9. ^ Consolidated with 499th Bombardment Group on 31 January 1984. Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 539q, 31 January 1984, Subject: Consolidation of Units.
  10. ^ Replaced 4045th Air Refueling Wing.
  11. ^ Consolidated with 500th Bombardment Group on 31 January 1984. Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 539q, 31 January 1984, Subject: Consolidation of Units.
  12. ^ Absorbed residual elements of 22nd Air Refueling Wing, which moved to McConnell AFB.
  13. ^ Replaced by 500th Air Refueling Wing. Ravenstein, pp. 272-273
  14. ^ Replaced by 499th Air Refueling Wing.
  15. ^ Subordinate base support units transferred to 341st Strategic Missile Wing. Ravenstein, Combat Wings, p. 181
  16. ^ Replaced by 497th Air Refueling Wing.
  17. ^ Absorbed the Boeing B-47 Stratojet resources of the 3510th Combat Crew Training Wing.
Citations
  1. ^ Musser, James S. (7 January 2021). "Factsheet 6 Air Refueling Wing (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ Robertson, Patsy (11 March 2007). "Factsheet 11 Wing (USAF)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ Robertson, Patsy (February 2014). "Factsheet 19 Airlift Wing (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ Robertson, Patsy (April 2014). "Factsheet 22 Air Refueling Wing (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ Stephens, Maj Tonia (16 June 2017). "Factsheet 53 Electronic Combat Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. ^ Kane, Richard B. (22 June 2010). "Factsheet 92 Air Refueling Wing (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. ^ Stephens, Maj Tonia B. (31 December 2018). "Factsheet 100 Air Refueling Wing (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  8. ^ Ravenstein, pp. 144-146. (Through September 1977)
  9. ^ Kane, Richard B. (13 September 2010). "Factsheet 305 Air Mobility Wing (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. ^ Ream, Margaret (14 January 2021). "Factsheet 319 Reconnaissance Wing (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  11. ^ Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 648q, 31 July 1985, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Organizations
  12. ^ Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Air Force Organization Change Status Report, May 2007, Maxwell AFB, AL
  13. ^ Robertson, Patsy (May 2011). "Factsheet 336th Training Group (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  14. ^ Haulman, Daniel (31 October 2016). "Factsheet 340th Flying Training Group (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  15. ^ Ravenstein, pp. 207-208. (Through September 1977).
  16. ^ Robertson, Patsy (June 2012). "Factsheet 434 Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  17. ^ Robertson, Patsy (23 August 2012). "Factsheet 452 Air Mobility Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  18. ^ Robertson, Patsy (28 November 2012). "Factsheet 459 Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  19. ^ a b Ravenstein, p. 272
  20. ^ a b Ravenstein, pp. 271-272
  21. ^ a b Ravenstein, pp. 272-273
  22. ^ Haulman, Daniel (19 June 2018). "Factsheet 914 Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  23. ^ Robertson, Patsy (9 April 2013). "Factsheet 916 Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  24. ^ Robertson, Patsy (17 May 2013). "Factsheet 927 Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  25. ^ Robertson, Patsy (17 May 2016). "Factsheet 931 Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  26. ^ "939th History". 939th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  27. ^ Bailey, Carl E. (24 May 2016). "Factsheet 940 Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Combat elements provided by SAC.
  29. ^ Mueller, p. 581
  30. ^ "Abstract, History of 820th Air Div, Feb 1961". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  31. ^ Mueller, p. 361
  32. ^ Mueller, p. 478
  33. ^ Mueller, p. 492
  34. ^ Mueller, p. 316

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