| 917th Air Refueling Squadron | |
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Emblem of the 917th Air Refueling Squadron |
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| Active | 1958-1994 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Air Refueling |
| Role | Aerial Refueling |
The 917th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 43d Operations Group, stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. It was inactivated on 1 July 1994
Established on 1 May 1959 by Strategic Air Command at Biggs AFB, Texas and equipped with KC-135 Stratotankers. Mission was to provide air refueling to the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers of its parent 95th Bombardment Wing and other USAF units as directed.
Reassigned to the SAC 96th Strategic Aerospace (later Bombardment) Wing in 1965 at Dyess AFB, Texas with the closure of Biggs AFB. Remained at Dyess until 1993 when B-52s were retired at Dyess. Reassigned to the 43d Operations Group at Malmstrom, inactivated in 1994 when Malmstrom's flightline was closed and the 43d ARW became a Air Mobility Command Airlift Wing at Pope AFB.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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