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The 6th Air Refueling Squadron was awarded the SMSGT Albert L. Evans Trophy for Outstanding Air Refueling Section of the Year in 2017. This distinction has been awarded to the 6th Air Refueling Squadron a record number of 6 times since 1989 -twice that of the 9th Air Refueling Squadron, the next most awarded unit.
The 91st Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It operates the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft conducting air refueling missions. The squadron was first activated in January 1941 as the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at Langley Field , Virginia.
This is a list of United States Air Force air refueling squadrons. Air refueling squadrons Squadron Shield Location Nickname Aircraft Status 2nd Air Refueling Squadron McGuire AFB "Second to None" KC-46 Pegasus Active 6th Air Refueling Squadron Travis AFB, Fairfield CA Strength Extended KC-10 Extender Active 7th Air Refueling Squadron Carswell AFB, Ft. Worth TX KC-135A Inactivated 1993 9th Air ...
Sep. 8—The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational ...
On 1 October 1996, the wing returned to a flying mission when the 91st Air Refueling Squadron and its KC-135R aircraft moved from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana to MacDill. [22] The 6th Bombardment Group was reactivated as the 6th Operations Group to be the headquarters for the 91st Squadron and the wing was renamed the 6th Air Refueling ...
Aug. 4—Twenty-nine different aircraft, three military bases and several missions. The 100 years of the 116th Air Refueling Squadron can be described as a "history of change," according to Col ...
An F-15E from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC receives fuel from a 91st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R. The 6 ARW consists of: 6th Operations Group (6 OG) 91st Air Refueling Squadron (91 ARS) Operates the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, conducting worldwide aerial refueling/air mobility support. 50th Air Refueling Squadron (50 ARS)
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 ...