76th Air Refueling Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 76th Air Refueling Squadron


caption= 76th Air Refueling Squadron Patch
dates= 23 February 1943 - 15 November 1945
15 July 1947 - 1 April 1966
1 October 1994 - Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch=United States Air Force
type= Aerial refueling
role=
size=
command_structure= Air Force Reserve Command
4th Air Force
514th Air Mobility Wing
514th Operations Group
current_commander=
garrison= McGuire Air Force Base
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= Operation Overlord
Operation Dragoon
Operation Market Garden
Operation Plunder
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=
decorations=
battle_honours=

The 76th Air Refueling Squadron (76 ARS) is part of the 514th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. It operates the KC-10 Extender aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions as the reserve associate to the 305th Air Mobility Wing.

Mission

History

The 76th supported airborne and glider assaults on Normandy, Southern France, Holland, and Germany. In addition the squadron provided transportation of personnel and cargo in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II. In the Reserve and periods of active duty, the unit conducted tactical airlift operations from, 1947-1966, strategic airlift operations in 1966, and global air refueling and airlift since 1994. [http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10527 AFHRA 76 ARS Page] ]

=Operations=

*World War II

=Lineage=

*76th Troop Carrier Squadron (1943 - 1949)
*76th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949 - 1994)
*76th Air Refueling Squadron (1994 - Present)

=Assignments=

*435th Troop Carrier Group (1943 - 1945)
*435th Troop Carrier Wing (1947 - 1961)
*445th Troop Carrier Wing (1961 - 1962)
*435th Troop Carrier Wing (1962 - 1963)
*915th Troop Carrier Group (1963 - 1966)
*514th Air Mobility Wing (1994 - Present)

=Bases stationed=

*Bowman Field, Kentucky (1943)
*Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri (1943)
*Pope Field, North Carolina (1943)
*Baer Field, Indiana (1943)
*RAF Langar, England (1943 - 1944)
*RAF Welford, England (1944 - 1945)
**Detachment: Tarquinia, Italy (20 July - 23 August 1944)
*Brétigny, France (1945)
*Baer Field, Indiana (1945)
*Kellogg Field, Michigan (1945)
*Orlando Army Air Base, Florida (1947 - 1949)
*Miami International Airport, Florida (1949 - 1960)
*Homestead Air Force Base, Florida (1960 - 1966)
*McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey (1994 - Present)

=Aircraft Operated=

*C-53 Skytrooper (1943 - 1945)
*C-47 Skytrain (1943 - 1945)
*CG-4 Haig (1943 - 1945)
*Horsa Glider (1944 - 1945)
*C-109 Liberator Express (1945)
*C-46 Commando (1947 - 1948?, 1949 - 1951)
*C-119 Flying Boxcar (1951 - 1966)
*C-124 Globemaster II (1966)
*KC-10 Extender (1994 - Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10527 AFHRA 76th Air Refueling Squadron History]

Also See