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6th Air Refueling Squadron

VISION:
A world-class organization that treats every individual with dignity and respect, executes the daily mission of worldwide aerial refueling and airlift with unmatched excellence, promotes personal development and growth, fosters a sense of family, and embodies a spirit of enthusiasm, fun, and perpetual improvement.

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

STATIONS:
Langley Field, Va., Feb. 1, 1940
MacDill Field, Fla., May 21, 1940
Gowen Field, Idaho, June 25, 1942-April 1, 1944
Pratt Army Air Field, Kan., April 1, 1944
Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas, May 25, 1944
Pratt Army Air Field, Kan., July 17-Dec. 6, 1944
North Field, Guam, Jan. 17, 1945-May 20, 1946
Barksdale Field (later, AFB), La., June 15, 1947-June 27, 1949
Walker AFB, N.M., April 10-Aug. 1, 1951
Bergstrom AFB, Texas, Nov. 1, 1957
Walker AFB, N.M., Jan. 3, 1958-Jan. 25, 1967
March AFB, Calif., Jan. 3, 1989
Travis AFB, Calif., Aug. 1, 1995-Present. 

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-Present

OPERATIONS:
Antisubmarine patrol missions in the Caribbean, January-June 1942
Operational and later replacement training, 1942-1944
Combat in the Western Pacific, c. Feb. 16-Aug. 15, 1945
Air refueling training, 1959-1962
Worldwide air refueling, 1963-1967, including support of tactical aircraft flying in Southeast Asia
Worldwide air refueling, 1989-Present, including support of deployments to Southwest Asia, 1990-1991
Humanitarian airlift to Somalia, 1992-1993

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

Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citations: Japan, March 31, 1945; Japan, June 19-26, 1945. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: May 1, 1960-May 31, 1962; Feb. 1-June 30, 1989; July 1, 1989-June 30, 1991.