6th Air Refueling Squadron

6th Air Refueling Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 6th Air Refueling Squadron


caption= 6th Air Refueling Squadron Patch
dates= 1 February 1940 - 20 May 1946
15 June 1947 - 27 June 1949
10 April 1951 - 1 August 1951
1 November 1957 - 25 January 1967
3 January 1989 - Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch=United States Air Force
type= Aerial refueling
role=
size=
command_structure= Air Mobility Command
18th Air Force
60th Air Mobility Wing
60th Operations Group
current_commander=
garrison= Travis Air Force Base
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto= Vis Extensa
Strength Extended
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The 6th Air Refueling Squadron (6 ARS) is part of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California. It operates the KC-10 Extender aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions.

Mission

History

Originally formed as a bomber squadron, the 6th flew antisubmarine patrol missions in the Caribbean from, January–June 1942. The squadron went on to serve as an operational and later replacement training unit from, 19421944 before flying combat in the Western Pacific from, c. 16 February15 August 1945. [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0006ars.html AFHRA 6 ARS Page] ]

The 6th performed air refueling training from, 19591962 and flre worldwide air refueling from, 19631967, including support of tactical aircraft flying in Southeast Asia. The squadron has again flown worldwide air refueling since 1989, including support of deployments to Southwest Asia from, 19901991. It provided humanitarian airlift to Somalia from, 19921993.


=Operations=

*World War II
*Operation Restore Hope


=Lineage=

*6th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (1939 - 1944)
*6th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy (1944 - 1951)
*6th Air Refueling Squadron, Medium (1951 - 1957)
*6th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1957 - 1991)
*6th Air Refueling Squadron (1991 - Present)


=Assignments=

*29th Bombardment Group (1940 - 1946)
*10th Air Force (1947)
*482d Bombardment Group (1947 - 1949)
*6th Bombardment Group (1951)
*15th Air Force (1957 - 1958)
*6th Strategic Aerospace Wing (1958 - 1967)
*22d Air Refueling Wing (1989 - 1994)
*722d Operations Group (1994 - 1995)
*60th Air Mobility Wing (1995 - Present)


=Bases stationed=

*Langley Field, Virginia (1940)
*MacDill Field, Florida (1940 - 1942)
*Gowen Field, Idaho (1942 - 1944)
*Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas (1944)
*Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas (1944)
*North Field, Guam (1945 - 1946)
*Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana (1947 - 1949)
*Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico (1951)
*Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas (1957 - 1958)
*Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico (1958 - 1967)
*March Air Force Base, California (1989 - 1995)
*Travis Air Force Base, California (1995 - Present)


=Aircraft Operated=

*YB-17 (1940)
*B-17 Flying Fortress (1940 - 1943, 1944)
*B-18 Bolo (1940 - 1941)
*B-24 Liberator (1943 - 1944)
*B-29 Superfortress (1944 - 1946)
*AT-6 Texan (1947 - 1949)
*AT-11 Kansan (1947 - 1949)
*KC-135 Stratotanker (1958 - 1967)
*KC-10 Extender (1989 - Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0006ars.html AFHRA 6th Air Refueling Squadron History]

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