924th Air Refueling Squadron
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The 924th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the 93d Operations Group
, stationed at Castle AFB, California
. It was inactivated on 31 October 1994
The 924th ARS had the distinction of having Strategic Air Command
's first all-female airborne alert crew in 1982, appropriately named "Fair Force One".
Established on 1 July 1959 by Strategic Air Command
at Castle AFB and assigned to the 93d Bombardment Wing. Equipped with KC-135 Stratotanker
s; mission was to provide air refueling to the B-52 Stratofortress
strategic bombers of its parent 92d BMW and other USAF units as directed.
Deployed to Western Pacific region to support combat operations of deployed SAC units and tactical aircraft over Indochina
during the Vietnam War
, 1966-1972; deployed personnel and equipment to the Middle East
in 1990 as part of Operation Desert Shield, and in 1991 for combat operations during Operation Desert Storm. Inactivated in 1994 as part of drawdown of United States strategic forces after the end of the Cold War
.
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...
unit. It was last assigned to the 93d Operations Group
93d Operations Group
The 93d Operations Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 93d Air Control Wing, stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia...
, stationed at Castle AFB, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was inactivated on 31 October 1994
The 924th ARS had the distinction of having Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
The 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...
's first all-female airborne alert crew in 1982, appropriately named "Fair Force One".
Established on 1 July 1959 by Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
The 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...
at Castle AFB and assigned to the 93d Bombardment Wing. Equipped with KC-135 Stratotanker
KC-135 Stratotanker
The 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...
s; mission was to provide air refueling to the B-52 Stratofortress
B-52 Stratofortress
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, who have continued to provide maintainence and upgrades to the aircraft in service...
strategic bombers of its parent 92d BMW and other USAF units as directed.
Deployed to Western Pacific region to support combat operations of deployed SAC units and tactical aircraft over Indochina
Indochina
The Indochinese peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly southwest of China, and east of India. The name has its origins in the French, Indochine, as a combination of the names of "China" and "India", and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory...
during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, 1966-1972; deployed personnel and equipment to the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
in 1990 as part of Operation Desert Shield, and in 1991 for combat operations during Operation Desert Storm. Inactivated in 1994 as part of drawdown of United States strategic forces after the end of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
.