145th Air Refueling Squadron
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The 145th Air Refueling Squadron flies the KC-135R Stratotanker. It is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard
. Originally part of the 160th Air Refueling Group
, today its parent unit is the 121st Air Refueling Wing
. The squadron is unofficially known as "Taz", in reference to the character depicted on the squadron patch.
Ohio Air National Guard
The Ohio Air National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is composed of approximately 5,000 airmen and officers assigned to four flying wings and eight non-flying support units. OHANG units are based in Columbus,...
. Originally part of the 160th Air Refueling Group
160th Air Refueling Group
The United States Air Force's 160th Air Refueling Group was an aerial refueling unit located at Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio. It was inactivated in 1993, after the post-Cold War drawdown.-Mission:...
, today its parent unit is the 121st Air Refueling Wing
121st Air Refueling Wing
The United States Air Force's 121st Air Refueling Wing is an aerial refueling organization assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard and located at Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio.-Mission:...
. The squadron is unofficially known as "Taz", in reference to the character depicted on the squadron patch.
Major Command/Gaining Command
- Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Air Mobility CommandAir Mobility CommandAir Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis....
(1992–Present) - Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Strategic Air CommandStrategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command was both a Major Command of the United States Air Force and a "specified command" of the United States Department of Defense. SAC was the operational establishment in charge of America's land-based strategic bomber aircraft and land-based intercontinental ballistic...
(1962–1992)
Previous Designations
- 145th Air Refueling Squadron (1961–Present)
- 145th Aero Medical Transport Squadron (1958–1961)
- 145th Air Transport Squadron (1956–1958)
Bases stationed
- Lockbourne AFB/Rickenbacker ANGB (1971–Present)
- Clinton County AFB (1961–1971)
- Akron-Canton Municipal Airport (1956–1961)
Aircraft Operated
- KC-135 StratotankerKC-135 StratotankerThe Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling military aircraft. It and the Boeing 707 airliner were developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype. The KC-135 was the US Air Force's first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratotanker...
(1975–Present) - KC-97 StratotankerKC-97 StratotankerThe Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker was a United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.-Design and development:...
(1961–1975) - C-119J Flying Boxcar (1958–1961)
- C-46 CommandoC-46 CommandoThe Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft originally derived from a commercial high-altitude airliner design. It was instead used as a military transport during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces as well as the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps under the designation R5C...
(1956–1958)