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Two Buck Tanker Task Force located at March AFB, CA, operated the 22d Bombardment Wing, Heavy (defunct) - Deployed Squadron size aircraft deployments to Southeast Asia; Goose Tanker Task Force located at RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador, operated the 95th Strategic Wing (defunct) - Goose ALert Force; Northeast Tanker Task Force located at Pease Air ...
Operation Enduring Freedom Deployment Patch, 2005 North East Tanker Task Force Patch, 1994. Established as the 101st Fighter Wing in October 1950; Activated on 25 October 1950 Federalized and ordered to active service on 1 February 1951. Redesignated 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 10 February 1951 [1] Inactivated on 6 February 1952 [1]
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 ...
The unit engaged in routine deployments and training until 1994 when the 101st began operating in the Northeast Tanker Task Force together with the New Hampshire Air National Guard. The situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina and " Operation Deny Flight " continued to involve 101st aircraft, crews, and support personnel.
The squadron was activated at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida on 1 June 1942 as one of the four original squadrons of the 100th Bombardment Group, [4] [5] It was intended to equip the squadron with Consolidated B-24 Liberators The Army Air Forces (AAF) decided to concentrate heavy bomber training under Second Air Force, and before the end of June, the squadron moved to Pendleton Field, Oregon.
Tanker USS Chemung Task Group 34.2 Carrier group Aircraft carrier USS Ranger (Capt. Durgin) Escort carrier USS Suwannee (Capt. Clark) Light cruiser USS Cleveland (Capt. Burrough) Destroyers USS Ellyson, USS Forrest, USS Fitch, USS Corry and USS Hobson Tanker USS Winooski Task Group 34.8 Northern task force Battleship USS Texas (Capt. Pfaff)
Task units are sometimes nicknamed "Taffy", as in "Taffy 3" of Task Force 77, formally Task Unit 77.4.3. There is no requirement for uniqueness over time (e.g., the United States Seventh Fleet used TF 76 in World War II, and off Vietnam, and continued to use TF 70–79 numberings throughout the rest of the twentieth century, and up to 2012).
Since then, when the 136th is the major force provider for a deployment, the 136th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron was formed to support world contingencies including operations including Strong Resolve 2002, Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Deny Flight, Operation Decisive Endeavor, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom ...