76th Air Refueling Squadron

The 76th Air Refueling Squadron (76 ARS) is part of the 514th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. It operates the KC-10 Extender aircraft conducting aerial refueling missions as the reserve associate to the 305th Air Mobility Wing.

Mission

History

The 76th supported airborne and glider assaults on Normandy, Southern France, Holland, and Germany. In addition the squadron provided transportation of personnel and cargo in the European Theater of Operations and Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II. In the Reserve and periods of active duty, the unit conducted tactical airlift operations from, 1947-1966, strategic airlift operations in 1966, and global air refueling and airlift since 1994.^[1]

Operations^[1]

• World War II

Lineage^[1]

• 76th Troop Carrier Squadron (1943–1949)
• 76th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (1949–1994)
• 76th Air Refueling Squadron (1994–Present)

Assignments^[1]

• 435th Troop Carrier Group (1943–1945)
• 435th Troop Carrier Wing (1947–1961)
• 445th Troop Carrier Wing (1961–1962)
• 435th Troop Carrier Wing (1962–1963)
• 915th Troop Carrier Group (1963–1966)
• 514th Air Mobility Wing (1994–Present)

Bases stationed^[1]

Aircraft Operated^[1]

• C-53 Skytrooper (1943–1945)
• C-47 Skytrain (1943–1945)
• CG-4 Haig (1943–1945)
• Horsa Glider (1944–1945)
• C-109 Liberator Express (1945)
• C-46 Commando (1947 - 1948?, 1949–1951)
• C-119 Flying Boxcar (1951–1966)
• C-124 Globemaster II (1966)
• KC-10 Extender (1994–Present)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• AFHRA 76th Air Refueling Squadron History

See also