| 912th Air Refueling Squadron | |
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912th Air Refueling Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 15 June 1942 - 28 August 1945 16 July 1947 - 27 June 1949 3 August 1961 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Aerial refueling |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command 4th Air Force 452d Air Mobility Wing 452d Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | March Air Reserve Base |
| Decorations | DUC AFOUA |
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| Tanker | KC-135 Stratotanker |
The 912th Air Refueling Squadron (912 ARS) is an "Active Associate" organization, a full-time active duty Regular Air Force squadron located with and assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve Base, California, while administrative control is maintained by the Air Mobility Command's 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The squadron operates the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting aerial refueling and other air mobility missions.
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The squadron flew combat missions in the European Theater of Operations from, 13 May 1943–20 April 1945. It conducted long distance aerial refueling from, 1961–1972 and worldwide aerial refueling, beginning 1973. The 912th gained also flew EC–135 airborne command post missions from, 1984–1989. It supported operations in Grenada, 23–24 October 1983, Panama, 18–21 December 1989, and Southwest Asia, August 1990–March 1991.[1]
The squadron was deactivated at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota on 20 Mar 2009 pursuant to BRAC 2005 action which directed the transition of Grand Forks AFB from an air refueling mission to an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft mission with the RQ-4 Global Hawk.[2]
The squadron was reactivated at March ARB, California on 3 Dec 2010 as an Active Associate organization, an active duty Regular Air Force flying unit assigned to an Air Force Reserve Command flying unit, with both organizations operating the same aircraft. As part of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing (452 AMW) at March, the 912th is an active duty squadron that will work in tandem with March's 336th Air Refueling Squadron and 452nd Maintenance Group, flying and maintaining the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft as the 912th previously did at Grand Forks. However, the 912 ARS will remain under the administrative control of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing (92 ARW) at Fairchild AFB, Washington.[3]
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