91st Air Refueling Squadron

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unit_name= 91st Air Refueling Squadron


caption= 91st Air Refueling Squadron Patch
dates= 15 January 1941 - 28 August 1945
16 April 1950 - 1 October 1987
5 January 1988 - Present
country= United States
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type= Aerial refueling
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18th Air Force
6th Air Mobility Wing
6th Operations Group
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The 91st Air Refueling Squadron (91 ARS) is part of the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It operates the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions.

Mission

History

The squadron flew antisubmarine patrols between December 1941 and October 1942 before going on to fly combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 24 May 1944-20 April 1945. The 91st has flown worldwide air refueling operations from, 1950-1987, and since 1988. Crews and aircraft from the 91st deployed to Southeast Asia to refuel tactical aircraft and B-52 Stratofortresses involved in combat in Vietnam from, January 1965-December 1975. It refueled aircraft participating in the Grenada rescue mission between October and November 1983. The squadron also supported U.S. operations during the 1991 Gulf War. It performed aerial refuelings for bombers, airlift, and fighter aircraft as part of Tanker Task Force (TTF) around the world from, 1992-1995. On 1 October 1996 the 91st relocated with aerial refueling aircraft from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Since 2002 the squadron has refueled fighter aircraft providing security for the southeastern United States. [http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10542 AFHRA 91 ARS Page] ]

=Operations=

*World War II
*Vietnam War
*Operation Urgent Fury
*Operation Desert Storm

=Lineage=

*1st Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) (1940 - 1942)
*391st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1942 - 1943)
*391st Bombardment Squadron, Heavy (1943 - 1950)
*91st Air Refueling Squadron, Medium (1950 - 1963)
*91st Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1963 - 1991)
*91st Air Refueling Squadron (1991 - Present)

=Assignments=

*Air Force Combat Command (1941)
**Attached: 34th Bombardment Group (15 January 1941 - 24 February 1942)
*I Bomber Command (1941 - 1942)
*II Bomber Command (1942)
*34th Bombardment Group (1942 - 1945)
*91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (1950 - 1957)
**Attached: 5th Air Division (12 January - 26 February 1954)
**Attached: Northeast Air Command (6 October - 12 November 1954, 10 July - October 1955)
*801st Air Division (1957)
*376th Bombardment Wing (1957 - 1964)
**Attached: 301st Air Refueling Wing (4 May - 14 June 1964)
*301st Air Refueling Wing (1964 - 1971)
*47th Air Division (1971 - 1972)
*14th Air Division (1972)
*384th Bombardment Wing (1972 - 1987)
*301st Air Refueling Wing (1988 - 1992)
*43d Air Refueling Group (1992 - 1996)
*6th Air Mobility Wing (1996 - Present)

=Bases stationed=

*Langley Field, Virginia (1941)
*Westover Field, Massachusetts (1941 - 1942)
*Pendleton, Oregon (1942)
*Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona (1942)
*Geiger Army Air Base, Washington (1942)
*Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington (1942)
*Blythe Army Air Base, California (1942 - 1944)
**Deployed: Salinas Army Air Base, California (29 May - 28 August 1945)
*RAF Mendlesham, England (1944 - 1945)
*Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota (1945)
*Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana (1950 - 1951)
*Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio (1951 - 1971)
**Deployed: French Morocco (12 January - 26 February 1954)
**Deployed: Goose Air Force Base, Labrador (6 October - 12 November 1954)
**Deployed: Ernest Harmon Air Force Base, Newfoundland (10 July - October 1955)
*McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas (1971 - 1987)
*Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana (1988 - 1996)
*MacDill Air Force Base, Florida (1996 - Present)

=Aircraft Operated=

*PT-17 Kaydet (1941)
*B-17 Flying Fortress (1941 - 1943, 1944 - 1945)
*B-18 Bolo (1941 - 1942)
*B-24 Liberator (1942 - 1943, 1944)
*KB-29 Superfortress (1950 - 1953)
*KC-97 Stratotanker (1953 - 1963)
*KC-135 Stratotanker (1963 - 1987, 1988 - Present)
*UH-1 Iroquois (1971 - 1972)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10542 AFHRA 91st Air Refueling Squadron History]

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