4397th Air Refueling Training Wing
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The United States Air Force
's 4397th Air Refueling Wing, Training was an Air Refueling training unit located at Randolph AFB, Texas
. It operated the KC-97 Stratocruisers with an authorization for 40 aircraft.
The wing was assigned to 2d Air Force from 1 July 1958 until 15 June 1962, and supported two assigned Squadrons
It was assigned to the 42d Air Division
, 2d Air Force, from 15 July 1959 until 15 June 1962.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 4397th Air Refueling Wing, Training was an Air Refueling training unit located at Randolph AFB, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It operated the KC-97 Stratocruisers with an authorization for 40 aircraft.
The wing was assigned to 2d Air Force from 1 July 1958 until 15 June 1962, and supported two assigned Squadrons
- 4397th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 1 July 1958 until 15 June 1962
- 4397th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 1 July 1958 until 15 June 1962
It was assigned to the 42d Air Division
42d Air Division
The 42d Air Division was a unit of the United States Air Force. It was established as the 42 Bombardment Wing on 8 February 1943. The wing first saw combat in September 1943. It was inactivated in 1991.-History:...
, 2d Air Force, from 15 July 1959 until 15 June 1962.