6th AIR REFUELING SQUADRON – OCP

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6th AIR REFUELING SQUADRON (AMC)

Lineage. Constituted as 6 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 22 Dec 1939. Activated on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated as 6 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 28 Mar 1944. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1944. Activated on 1 Apr 1944. Inactivated on 20 May 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 15 Jun 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 6 Air Refueling Squadron, Medium, which was constituted on 6 Apr 1951. Activated on 10 Apr 1951. Inactivated on 1 Aug 1951. Redesignated as 6 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, on 1 Apr 1957. Activated on 1 Nov 1957. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jan 1967. Activated on 3 Jan 1989. Redesignated as 6 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.

Assignments. 29 Bombardment Group, 1 Feb 1940-1 Apr 1944. 29 Bombardment Group, 1 Apr 1944-20 May 1946. Tenth Air Force, 15 Jun 1947; 482 Bombardment Group, 30 Sep 1947-27 Jun 1949. 6 Bombardment Group, 10 Apr-1 Aug 1951. Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Nov 1957; 6 Bombardment (later, 6 Strategic Aerospace) Wing, 3 Jan 1958-25 Jan 1967. 22 Air Refueling Wing, 3 Jan 1989; 22 Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991; 722 Operations Group, 1 Jan 1994; 60 Operations Group, 1 Aug 1995-.

Stations. Langley Field, VA, 1 Feb 1940; MacDill Field, FL, 21 May 1940; Gowen Field, ID, 25 Jun 1942-1 Apr 1944. Pratt AAFld, KS, 1 Apr 1944; Dalhart AAFld, TX, 25 May 1944; Pratt AAFld, KS, 17 Jul-6 Dec 1944; North Field, Guam, 17 Jan 1945-20 May 1946. Barksdale Field (later, AFB), LA, 15 Jun 1947-27 Jun 1949. Walker AFB, NM, 10 Apr-1 Aug 1951. Bergstrom AFB, TX, 1 Nov 1957; Walker AFB, NM, 3 Jan 1958-25 Jan 1967. March AFB, CA, 3 Jan 1989; Travis AFB, CA, 1 Aug 1995-.

Aircraft. YB-17, 1940; B-17, 1940-1943; B-18, 1940-1941; B-24, 1943-1944. B-17, 1944; B-29, 1944-1946. AT-6, 1947-1949; AT-11, 1947-1949. KC-135, 1958-1967. KC-10, 1989-.

Operations. Antisubmarine patrol missions in the Caribbean, Jan-Jun 1942. Operational and later replacement training, 1942-1944. Combat in the Western Pacific, c. 16 Feb-15 Aug 1945. Air refueling training, 1959-1962. Worldwide air refueling, 1963-1967, including support of tactical aircraft flying in Southeast Asia. Stood operation alerts to support exercises of the Strategic Air Command, Jan 1964-Feb 1994. Worldwide air refueling since 1989, including deployments to Southwest Asia, 1990-1991, and humanitarian airlift to Somalia, 1992-1993. Refueling support for the Global War on Terrorism, 2001-.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Air Offensive, Japan; Western Pacific.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Japan, 31 Mar 1945; Japan, 19-26 Jun 1945. Meritorious Unit Award: 1 Jul 2005-30 Jun 2007. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 May 1960-31 May 1962; 1 Feb-30 Jun 1989; 1 Jul 1989-30 Jun 1991; 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1995; 1 Aug 1995-30 Jul 1997; [31 Jul] 1997-30 Jun 1999; 1 Jul 1999-30 Jun 2000; 1 Jul 2000-30 Jun 2001; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2003; 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2004; 1 Jul 2004-30 Jul 2005; 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2009.

Emblem. Approved on 9 Dec 1994.