The United States Air Force

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 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...

was assigned a large number of Air National Guard

Air National Guard

The 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...

 wings of various types for augmentation purposes during its forty-six year history.

ARNG air refuelling wings assigned included the 170th Air Refueling Group (NJ), 171st Air Refueling Wing

171st Air Refueling Wing

The United States Air Force's 171st Air Refueling Wing is an Air Mobility Command -gained unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. An aerial refueling and air mobility unit, it has been located since 1964 at Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania.-Units:The 171st ARW presently has 16...

 (PA), 186th (Mississippi Air National Guard

Mississippi Air National Guard

The Mississippi Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is, along with the Mississippi Army National Guard, an element of the Mississippi National Guard...

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101st Air Refueling Wing (Maine Air National Guard

Maine Air National Guard

The Maine Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Maine. It is, along with the Maine Army National Guard, an element of the Maine National Guard...

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• Assigned to SAC on: 1 July 1976.
• At: Dow AFB (later renamed Bangor International Airport
  Bangor International Airport
  Bangor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located west of the city of Bangor, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is owned and operated by the City of Bangor and was formerly a military installation known as Dow Air Force Base. The airport possesses a single...
  
  ), Maine.
• Equipment: KC-135s
• Reassigned to: Air Mobility Command, Fifteenth Air Force on 31 May 1992

106th Bomb Wing (New York Air National Guard

New York Air National Guard

The New York Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New York. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission...

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• Ordered to active duty on: 1 March 1951.
• At March AFB, CA.
• Transferred to Strategic Air Command on 1 March 1951
• Assigned to: Fifteenth Air Force.
• Equipment: B-29s.
• Redesignated as 320th Bomb Wing on 16 June 1952.

Shortly after the Air Force was formed in November 1947, the New York National Guard 106th Bombardment Group and its units,102nd Bombardment Squadron (Light) and the 114th BS(L) were relocated to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. Peacetime operations continued from Brooklyn until 1 March 1951 when another call to active duty came. Assigned to Strategic Air Command, the squadron relocated to March AFB, California, and was subsequently redesignated the 106th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 1 May 1951. Conversion to the new Boeing B-29A Superfortress began, and 16 June 1951 saw the 106th BG(L) redesignated the 106th Bomb Wing (Medium) under the Strategic Air Command (SAC). The 106th continued operations under SAC until it was redesignated the 320th Bomb Wing (BW) Medium (M) on 16 June 1952.

108th Air Refueling Wing (New Jersey Air National Guard)

• Activated on: 19 Oct 1991.
• At: McGuire AFB, NJ.
• Equipment: KC135Es.
• Reassigned on: 31 May 1992.

The 108th received its first KC-135E Stratotanker on September 27, 1991. Yet, a scant 69 days later, on December 6, it flew its first refueling mission. Forty one days later, on January 16, 1992, it flew its first operational mission - a night, air refueling of an E-3B "Sentry" bound for the Persian Gulf. The 108th Air Refueling Wing did not have SAC approved deployment plans and had to be redeployed to the CONUS prior to Operation DESERT STORM and placed their tankers at other active duty and ANG bases to backfill for the deployed units.

108th Fighter - Bomber Wing (New Jersey Air National Guard)

• Assigned to Strategic Air Command on : 1 Mar 1951
• At: Turner AFB, GA
• Equipment: F-47s
• Reassigned to: TAC 15 Nov 1951

112th Air Refueling Wing (Pennsylvania Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 16 October 1991.
• At: Pittsburgh ANGB, PA.
• Equipment: KC-135s
• Reassigned on: 31 May 1992

126th Air Refueling Wing (Illinois Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 1 July 1976.
• At: Chicago O’Hare International Airport, IL.
• Equipment: KC-97s, KC-135s.
• Reassigned to: Air Mobility Command, Fifteenth Air Force on 31 May 1992.

The 126th Air Refueling Wing was composed of the 108th Air Refueling Squadron and the 145th Air Refueling Squadron from the Illinois ANG along with the 126th Air Refueling Squadron from the Wisconsin ANG.

131st Fighter Bomber Wing (Missouri Air National Guard)

• Ordered to active duty on: 1 March 1951.
• At: Bergstrom AFB, TX.
• Assigned to: Strategic Air Command, Eighth Air Force.
• Equipment: F-51s.
• Transferred to: Tactical Air Command on 15 November 1951.

The 131st Fighter Bomber Wing was composed of the 170th Fighter Squadron from the Illinois ANG, the 110th Fighter Squadron from the Missouri ANG and the 192nd Fighter Squadron from the Nevada ANG.

132nd Fighter Bomber Wing (Iowa Air National Guard)

• Ordered to active duty on: 1 April 1951.
• At: Dow AFB, ME.
• Assigned to: Strategic Air Command, Eighth Air Force.
• Equipment: F-51s.
• Transferred to: Tactical Air Command on 15 November 1951.

The 132nd Fighter - Bomber Wing was composed of the 124th Fighter Squadron from the Iowa ANG, the 173rd Fighter Squadron from the Nebraska ANG and the 174th Fighter Bomber Squadron from the Iowa ANG

146th Fighter - Bomber Wing (California Air National Guard)

• Activated on: 1 April 1951.
• At: Moody AFB, GA.
• Assigned to: Strategic Air Command, Second Air Force.
• Equipment: F-51s.
• Transferred to: Tactical Air Command on 16 September 1951.

The 146th Fighter Bomber Wing was composed of the 190th Fighter Squadron from the Idaho ANG, the 186th Fighter Squadron from the Montana ANG and the 178th Fighter Squadron from the North Dakota ANG.

134th Air Refueling Wing (Tennessee Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 1 July 1976.
• At: McGee-Tyson ANG Base, TN.
• Equipment: KC-97Ls
• Reassigned on: . 31 May 1992.

136th Air Refueling Wing (Texas Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 1 July 1976.
• At: NAS Dallas, TX.
• Equipment: KC-97Ls.
• Reassigned on: 23 June 1978.

141st Air Refueling Wing (Washington Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 1 July 1976.
• At: Geiger Field, WA.
• Moved to: Fairchild AFB, WA.
• Equipment: KC-135As, KC-135E, KC-135R.
• Reassigned to: Air Mobility Command, Fifteenth Air Force on 31 May 1992.

151st Air Refueling Wing (Utah Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 1 July 1976.
• At: Salt Lake City IAP, UT.
• Equipment: KC-97Ls, KC-135A, KC-135E.
• Reassigned to: Air Mobility Command, Fifteenth Air Force on 31 May 1992.

157th Air Refueling Wing (New Hampshire Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 1 October 1975.
• At: Pease AFB, NH.
• Equipment: KC-97Ls
• Reassigned on: 31 May 1992.

161st Air Refueling Wing (Arizona Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 1 July 1976.
• At: Phoenix Sky Harbor IAP, AZ.
• Equipment: KC-97Ls, KC-135A (1976-1980), KC-135E (1980-2005), KC-135R(2005-present)
• Reassigned to: Air Mobility Command, Fifteenth Air Force on 31 May 1992

168th Air Refueling Wing (Alaska Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC on: 1 October 1986
• At: Eielson AFB, AK.
• Equipment: KC-135D/Es.
• Reassigned to: Pacific Air Forces, Eleventh Air Force on 31 May 1992.

170th Air Refueling Wing (New Jersey Air National Guard)

• Assigned to SAC in: 1977.
• At: McGuire Air Force Base, NJ.
• Equipment: KC-135Es.
• Reassigned to: Air Mobility Command, Fifteenth Air Force on 31 May 1992.