Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch-100mm
171st AIR REFUELING SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted 374th Fighter Squadron on 28 Jan 1943. Activated on 10 Feb 1943. Inactivated on 24 Oct 1945. Redesignated 171st Fighter Squadron, and allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946. 171st Fighter Squadron (SE) extended federal recognition on 25 Apr 1948. Redesignated 171st Fighter Squadron (Jet) on 1 Jul 1950; 171st Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Nov 1952; 171st Fighter Interceptor Squadron in Nov 1953; 171st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in 1958; 171st Fighter Interceptor Squadron on 22 Jul 1972; 171st Fighter Squadron on 15 Mar 1992; 171st Airlift Squadron on 15 Jul 1994; 171st Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Apr 2008-.
Assignments. 361st Fighter Group, 10 Feb 1943-24 Oct 1945. 127th Fighter Group, 25 Apr 1948; 191st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 1 Oct 1962; 191st Fighter-Interceptor Group, 22 Jul 1972; 191st Fighter Group, 15 March 1992; 191st Airlift Group, 15 Jul 1994; 127th Operations Group, 11 Oct 1995-.
Stations. Richmond AAB, Va, 10 Feb 1943; Camp Springs AAFld, Md, 26 May 1943; Millville AAFld, NJ, 15 Aug 1943; Camp Springs AAFld, Md, 18 Sep 1943; Richmond AAB, Va, 30 Sep-11 Nov 1943; Bottisham, England, 30 Nov 1943; Little Walden, England, c. 28 Sep 1944 (operated ^rom St Dizier, France, 23 Dec 1944-1 Feb 1945); Chievres, Belgium, 1 Feb 1945; Little Walden, England, 7 Apr-c. 11 Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 23-24 Oct 1945. Wayne City Aprt, MI, 24 May 1946; Selfridge AFB (later Selfridge ANGB), MI, Jan 1971-. (operated from Luke AFB, AZ, 23 Feb 1951-11 Sep 1952)
Aircraft. P-47, 1943-1944; P-51, 1944-1945. F-51, 1948-1950, 1952-1953; F-84, 1950-1952; F-86, 1953-1955; F-89, 1955-1958; RF-84, 1958-1971; RF-101, 1971-1972; F-106, 1972-1978; F-4, 1978-1991; F-16, 1990-1994; C-130, 1994-2008; KC-135, 2008-.
Operations. Combat in ETO, 22 Jan 1944-20 Apr 1945. Called to active duty as part of the Korean War call-up, 1 Jul 1950-1 Nov 1952. Air defense of the southern Great Lakes area, 1953-1958, 1972-1994.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaigns. Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhine-land; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.
Decorations. None.
191st AIR REFUELING SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted 407th Fighter Squadron on 12 Oct 1943. Activated on 1 15 Oct 1943. Redesignated: 407th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 5 Apr 1944; 407th Fighter Squadron on 5 Jun 1944. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Redesignated 191st Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Utah ANG on 24 May 1946. 191st Fighter Squadron (SE) extended federal recognition on 18 Nov 1946. Redesignated 191st Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Apr 1951; 191st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 Jul 1955; 191st Air Transport Squadron (Heavy) on 1 Apr 1961; 191st Military Airlift Squadron on 1 Jan 1966; 191st Air Refueling Squadron on 20 Oct 1972-.
Assignments. 372nd Fighter (later Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Group, 15 Oct 1943-7 Nov 1945. 144th Fighter Group, 18 Nov 1946; 144th Fighter Wing, 31 Oct 1950; 144th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 12 Apr 1951; 144th Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 1 Jul 1955; 151st Fighter-Interceptor Group, 24 Aug 1957; 151st Air Transport Group, 1 Apr 1961; 151st Military Airlift Group, 1 Jan 1966; 151st Air Refueling Group, 20 Oct 1972; 151st Operations Group, 1 Oct 1995-.
Stations. Hamilton Field, CA, 15 I Oct 1943; Portland AAB, OR, 7 Dec 1943; Esler Field, LA, 25 Mar 1944; Pollock AAFld, LA, 15 Apr 1944; Esler Field, LA, 9 Feb 1945; Alexandria AAFld, LA, 12 Sep-7 Nov 1945. Salt Lake City ARPT(later, ANGB), UT, 18 Nov 1946-. (operated from: Clovis AFB (later Cannon AFB), NM, Dec 1951-1 Jan 1953)
Aircraft. P-39, 1943-1944; P-40, 1944-1945; P-51,1945: 1946-1955; F-86, 1955-1961; C97, 1961-1969; C-124, 1969-1972; KC-97, 1972-1978; KC-135, 1978-.
Operations. Replacement training I and air support for maneuvers, 1944-1945. Called to active duty as part of Korean War call-up, 1 Apr 1951. Called to active duty as part of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm call-up, 20 Dec 1990. Participated in Operation Allied Force, 1999. Since Sep 11, 2001, deployed for worldwide duty in support of Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom.
Service Streamers. American Theater.
Campaigns. None.
Decorations. None.