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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 ...
The 6th Operations Group (6 OG) is the operational flying component of the 6th Air Refueling Wing, stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The mission of the 6th OG is the planning and executing global aerial refueling, combatant commander airlift, and specialized missions for US and allied combat and support aircraft.
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)
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 ...
The base is home to the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, which operates the KC-135 tankers and is part of the 127th Wing located there. The Air Force has been using KC-135 Stratotankers since the 1950s.
79th Air Refueling Squadron: Air Force Reserve Command: Fourth Air Force: 349 AMW: 1 April 1943 Travis AFB, California [36] KC-10A [37] 91st Air Refueling Squadron: Air Mobility Command: Eighteenth Air Force: 6 ARW: 15 January 1941 MacDill AFB, Florida: KC-135 [38] 92nd Air Refueling Squadron: Air Mobility Command: Eighteenth Air Force: 92 ARW ...