List of air refueling wings of the United States Air Force

KC-135R refueling Navy aircraft in Afghanistan

The United States Air Force organized its first air refueling squadrons in 1948. In 1955, Strategic Air Command (SAC) organized the first wing to command air refueling units at Dow Air Force Base, Maine. Since then, air refueling wings have been organized by Tactical Air Command (TAC), Military Airlift Command (MAC), United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and Air Mobility Command (AMC). Additional wings have been organized in the Air National Guard (ANG) and the Air Reserves (AFRES).

Background

Prior to 1991, some refueling wings' full designations also included an additional parenthetical. They included:

Air refueling squadrons were also assigned to other types of wings, most frequently to bombardment wings, but also to strategic wings, strategic aerospace wings, strategic fighter wings, fighter-bomber wings, tactical reconnaissance wings, or (generic) wings.

List of wings

Wing Dates active Station Previous designation Subsequent designation Command of assignment Notes
6th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1996 – 1 January 2001,
30 September 2019 – present
MacDill AFB 6th Air Base Wing,
6th Air Mobility Wing
active AMC
11th Air Refueling Wing 2 July 1968 – 25 May 1969 Altus AFB 11th Bombardment Wing 11th Strategic Group SAC
19th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1983 – 1 July 1996 Robins AFB 19th Bombardment Wing 19th Airlift Wing SAC, AMC
22nd Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1982 – present March AFB
McConnell AFB
22nd Bombardment Wing active SAC, AMC
43rd Air Refueling Wing 1 June 1992 – 1 July 1994 Malmstrom AFB 43rd Bombardment Wing 43rd Air Refueling Group AMC
68th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1986 – 22 April 1991 Seymour Johnson AFB 68th Bombardment Wing 68th Electronic Combat Group SAC
92nd Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1994 – present Fairchild AFB 92nd Bomb Wing active AMC
100th Air Refueling Wing 30 September 1976 – 15 March 1983
1 February 1992 – present
Beale AFB,
RAF Mildenhall
100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing,
100th Air Division
active SAC, USAFE
101st Air Refueling Wing 1 April 1976 – present Bangor IAP 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing active ANG
106th Air Refueling Wing c. September 1969 – 1 December 1972 Floyd Bennett Field
Suffolk County Airport
none none ANG
107th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – c. 1 July 2008 Niagara Falls IAP 107th Air Refueling Group 107th Airift Wing ANG
108th Air Refueling Wing 19 October 1991 – c. 1 December 2009 McGuire AFB 108th Tactical Fighter Wing 108th Wing ANG
117th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1994 – present Sumpter Smith ANGB 117th Reconnaissance Wing active ANG
121st Air Refueling Wing c. 16 January 1993 – present Rickenbacker ANGB 121st Fighter Wing active ANG
126th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1961 – present O'Hare IAP
Scott AFB
126th Air Defense Wing active ANG
128th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Billy Mitchell Field 128th Air Refueling Group active ANG
134th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present McGhee-Tyson Airport 134th Air Refueling Group active ANG
136th Air Refueling Wing c. 1 October 1964 – 8 April 1978 Hensley Field 136th Air Defense Wing 136th Tactical Airlift Wing ANG
137th Air Refueling Wing c. 1 October 2008 – 1 October 2015 Will Rogers World Airport 137th Airlift Wing 137th Special Operations Wing ANG
141st Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1976 – present Fairchild AFB none active ANG
151st Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Utah ANGB 151st Air Refueling Group active ANG
155th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Nebraska ANGB 155th Air Refueling Group active ANG
157th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Pease ANGB 157th Air Refueling Group active ANG
161st Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport 161st Air Refueling Group active ANG
163d Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – c. 20 November 2007 March ARB 163rd Air Refueling Group 163rd Reconnaissance Wing ANG
168th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Eielson AFB 168th Air Refueling Group active ANG
171st Air Refueling Wing 4 October 1972 – present Greater Pittsburgh IAP none active ANG
184th Air Refueling Wing 14 August 2002 – c. 1 April 2008 McConnell AFB 184th Bombardment Wing 184th Intelligence wing ANG
185th Air Refueling Wing 1 June 2003 – present Colonel Bud Day Field 185th Fighter Group active ANG
186th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Key Field 186th Air Refueling Group active ANG
190th Air Refueling Wing c. 16 October 1995 – present Forbes Field 190th Air Refueling Group active ANG
301st Air Refueling Wing 15 June 1964 – 30 September 1979
5 January 1988 – 1 June 1992
Rickenbacker AFB
Malmstrom AFB
301st Bombardment Wing SAC
305th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1970 – 1 October 1994 Grissom AFB 305th Bombardment Wing 305th Air Mobility Wing SAC, AMC
319th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1993 – 1 March 2011 Grand Forks AFB 319th Bomb Wing 319th Air Base Wing AMC
334th Air Refueling Wing not active as a refueling wing 334th Bombardment Group 334th Air Expeditionary Group
336th Air Refueling Wing not active as a refueling wing 336th Bombardment Group 336th Crew Training Group
340th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1984 – 1 October 1992 Altus AFB 340th Bombardment Wing 340th Flying Training Group SAC, AMC
380th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1992 – 30 September 1995 Plattsburgh AFB 380th Bombardment Wing 380th Air Expeditionary Wing SAC, AMC
384th Air Refueling Wing 15 November 1972 – 1 July 1987 McConnell AFB 384th Bombardment Wing 384th Bombardment Wing SAC
434th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1994 – present Grissom ARB 434th Wing active AFRES
452d Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1976 – 1 May 1994 March ARB 452nd Tactical Airlift Wing 452nd Air Mobility Wing AFRES
459th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 2003 – present JB Andrews 459th Airlift Wing active AFRES
497th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1963 – 15 September 1964 Plattsburgh AFB none none SAC
499th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1963 – 25 June 1966 Westover AFB none none SAC
500th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1963 – 15 December 1964 Selfridge AFB none none SAC
722nd Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1994-1 April 1996 March ARB none none AMC
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 802nd c. 10 August 1990 – c. 10 April 1991 Southwest Asia none none SAC
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 804th c. 1 September 1990 – c. 12 April 1991 Incirlik AB none none SAC
914th Air Refueling Wing 1 June 2017 – present Niagara Falls IAP 914th Airlift Wing active AFRES
916th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1994 – present Seymour Johnson AFB 916th Air Refueling Group active AFRES
927th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1994 – present Selfridge ANGB
MacDill AFB
927th Air Refueling Group active AFRES
931st Air Refueling Wing 5 March 2016 – present McConnell AFB 931st Air Refueling Group active AFRES
939th Air Refueling Wing 1 April 2003 – 30 June 2008 Portland ANGB 939th Rescue Wing none AFRES
940th Air Refueling Wing 1 October 1994 – 1 July 2009
29 April 2016 – present
McClellan AFB
Beale AFB
940th Air Refueling Group
940th Wing
active AFRES
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1700th c. 19 August 1990 – c. 11 March 1991 Al Taif AB none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1701st c. 7 August 1990 – c. November 1990 King Abdulaziz AB none Strategic Wing, Provisional, 1701 AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1702nd 21 September 1990 – c. 8 March 1991 Muscat Seeb Airport none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1703rd c. 10 August 1990 – c. 10 March 1991 King Khalid IAP none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1706th c. 28 September 1990 – c. 24 May 1991 Cairo West AB none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1707th c. 1990 – c. 1991 RAFO Masirah none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1709th c. 7 August 1990 – c. 14 March 1991 King Abdulaziz AB none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1710th c. 19 1990 – c. 1991 Southwest Asia none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1711th c. October 1990 – c. March 1991 King Khalid IAP none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1712th c. 20 December 1990 – c. 14 March 1991 Al Minhad AB none none AFCENT
Air Refueling Wing, Provisional, 1713th c. October 1990 – c. March 1991 Dubai IAP none none AFCENT
4045th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1959 – 1 January 1963 Selfridge AFB none none SAC
4050th Air Refueling Wing 1 April 1955 – 1 January 1963 Westover AFB none none SAC
4060th Air Refueling Wing 8 March 1955 – 1 February 1960 Dow AFB none none SAC
4061st Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1957 – 15 July 1961 Malmstrom AFB none none SAC
4108th Air Refueling Wing 1 January 1961 – 1 January 1963 Plattsburgh AFB none none SAC
4397th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1958 – 15 June 1962 Randolph AFB none none SAC
4505th Air Refueling Wing 1 July 1958 – 8 October 1963 Langley AFB none none SAC

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