190th Air Refueling Wing

190th Air Refueling Wing

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 190th Air Refueling Wing


caption= 190th Air Refueling Wing emblem
dates= 19xx-Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= Air National Guard
type= Wing
role= Aerial Refueling
size= 900+
command_structure= Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command
current_commander= Colonel Keith I. Lang
garrison= Forbes Field
ceremonial_chief=
nickname=
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=
anniversaries=

The United States Air Force's 190th Air Refueling Wing is an aerial refueling unit located at Forbes Field, Kansas.

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Strategic Air Command (1978-1992)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1962-1978)

Previous designationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

*190th Air Refueling Wing (1992-Present)
*190th Air Refueling Group (1978-1992)
*190th Defense Systems Evaluation Group (1974-1978)
*190th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (1962-1974)

quadrons assigned

*117th Air Refueling Squadron (1978-1992)
*117th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron (1974-1978)
*117th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1962-1974)

Bases stationed

*Forbes Field, (1973-Present)
*Forbes Air Force Base, (1967-1973)
*Hutchinson Naval Air Station (1962-1967)

Aircraft OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

*KC-135R Stratotanker (2008-Present)
*KC-135E Stratotanker (1978-2008)
*EB-57B Canberra (1974-1978)
*B-57G Canberra (1972-1974)
*RB-57 Canberra (1958-1972)
*F-80 Shooting Star (1957-1958)

Decorations

* [http://wwa.afpc.randolph.af.mil/AwardsNet/SearchUnitAwards.aspx?Mode=Graphics Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)]
**

References

External links

* [http://www.kstope.ang.af.mil/ Official site of the 190th Air Refueling Wing]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of ANG Air Refueling Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command — 101st Air Refueling Wing (Maine Air National Guard)*Assigned to SAC on: 1 July 1976. *At: Dow AFB, ME. *Equipment: KC 135s *Reassigned to:: Air Mobility Command, Fifteenth Air Force on 31 May 1992. 108th Air Refueling Wing (New Jersey Air… …   Wikipedia

  • 117th Air Refueling Squadron — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 117th Air Refueling Squadron caption= 117th Air Refueling Squadron Emblem dates= 1939 Present country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= Squadron role= Air Refueling size= command… …   Wikipedia

  • List of ANG wings assigned to Strategic Air Command — Main article Strategic Air CommandThe United States Air Force s Strategic Air Command was assigned a large number of Air National Guard wings of various types for augmentation purposes during its forty six year history.101st Air Refueling Wing… …   Wikipedia

  • Forbes Air Force Base — Infobox Military Structure name=Forbes Air Force Base partof= Kansas Air National Guard (ANG) Formerly Strategic Air Command (SAC) Tactical Air Command (TAC) location= Located near Topeka, Kansas coordinates= caption= February 24th, 2002 Location …   Wikipedia

  • List of Strategic Air Command Bases — United States *Present Name (Future Name and date of name change), Location. (T) = Tenant, (H)=Host. *(Previous Name) Present name and date of name change. Location. (T) =Tenant, (H)=Host. Abilene AFB, TX (Dyess AFB, Dec 15, 1956) (H) *341st Bomb …   Wikipedia

  • 184th Intelligence Wing — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 184th Intelligence Wing caption= 184th Intelligence Wing emblem dates= 1941 Present country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= role= Intelligence analysis and information protection… …   Wikipedia

  • Combat Air Museum — For other uses, see Forbes Field (disambiguation). Coordinates: 38°57′03″N 095°39′49″W / 38.95083°N 95.66361°W / 38.9508 …   Wikipedia

  • Kansas Air National Guard — The Kansas Air National Guard consists of two wings. The 184th Intelligence Wing is based at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. It flies KC 135 Stratotankers. It used to fly B 1 Lancers before they were retired earlier in the decade. It …   Wikipedia

  • List of USAF Provisional Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command — Provisional Wings were United States Air Force Strategic Air Command wings that were established on paper to allow other Wings to provide support, both aircraft and personnel, at temporary locations outside the continental United States for… …   Wikipedia

  • Ohio Air National Guard — Active 21 August 1946 present …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”