Air Refueling Desert Storm

7th Air Division

Commanded deployed Air Refueling and B-52 Stratofortress Bombardment Wings located outside of the CENTAF AOR

7th Air Division

 

801st Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
Morón Air Base, Spain
801st Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135 Stratotanker
Deployed from 2d Bombardment Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana (15 Aircraft) August 1990-March 1991

802d Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal
802d Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135 Stratotanker KC-10 Extender
Composed of flights (August 1990-March 1991) from
97th Bombardment Wing, Eaker AFB, Arkansas (KC-135)
2d Bombardment Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana (KC-135) (KC-10)
92d Bombardment Wing, Fairchild AFB, Washington (KC-135)
7th Bombardment Wing, Carswell AFB, Texas (KC-135)

803rd Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional)
Hellenikon Air Base, Greece

804th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
804th Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135 Stratotanker
August 1990-March 1991

805th Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional)
RAF Mildenhall, UK

807th Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional)
Mont de Marsan Air Base, France

808th Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional)
Aviano Air Base, Italy  or Malpensa, Italy???

809th Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional)
Araxos Air Base, Greece or Andravida, Greece??

810th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
810th Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135 Stratotanker
August 1990-March 1991

 

17th Air Division (Provisional)

Commanded primarily provisional air refueling wings created from active-duty KC-135/KC-10 units of the Strategic Air Command’s Fifteenth Air Force and SAC Air National Guard KC-135 units deployed within the CENTAF AOR.

US CENTAF STRATFOR
17th AIR DIVISION PROVISIONAL

 

1700th Air Refueling Squadron (P)
King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia – 10x KC-135 Stratotanker

1701st Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1701st Strategic Wing (Provisional)
King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
807th Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135R Stratotanker
Deployed from 90th Air Refueling Squadron, 19th Air Refueling Wing, Robins AFB, Georgia (16 Aircraft, 11 August 1990-March 1991)

1702d Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
Seeb International Airport, Muscat, Oman
1702d Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135R Stratotanker
Deployed from 41st Air Refueling Squadron, 416th Bombardment Wing, Griffiss AFB, New York (1 Aircraft, 28 August 1990)
Deployed from 301st Air Refueling Squadron, 301st Air Refueling Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Montana (1 Aircraft, 29 August 1990)
Deployed from 905th Air Refueling Squadron, 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota
(3 Aircraft, 28 August 1990) – March 1991ng, Robins AFB, Georgia (16 Aircraft, 11 August 1990-March 1991)

1703d Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia

380th Air Refueling Squadron – The unit deployed aircraft and personnel to the 1703d Air Refueling Wing, Provisional at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between September 1990 and March 1991 during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm 380th Air Refueling Squadron – Wikipedia

1706th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
Cairo West Airport, Egypt
1706th Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135R Stratotanker
Deployed from 905th Air Refueling Squadron, 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, 28 September 1990 – March 1991 (3 Aircraft)
Deployed from 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, California, 9 October 1990 – March 1991

KC-135E Stratotanker
Deployed from 126th Air Refueling Squadron, 128th Air Refueling Wing, Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin Air National Guard, 30 December 1990 – March 1991 (10 Aircraft)
Deployed from 116th Air Refueling Squadron, 141st Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Washington Air National Guard, 30 December 1990 – March 1991 (3 Aircraft)

1709th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia KC-135A/E Stratotanker
Composed of 13 Air National Guard tanker unit elements. First tankers to arrive at Jeddah in August 1990-March 1991 (76 Aircraft)
Known units that deployed aircraft were:
101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine Air National Guard
126th Air Refueling Wing, O’Hare Air National Guard Base, Illinois Air National Guard
128th Air Refueling Group, General Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin Air National Guard
134th Air Refueling Group, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee Air National Guard
141st Air Refueling Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington Air National Guard
151st Air Refueling Group, Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah Air National Guard
157th Air Refueling Group, Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire Air National Guard
160th Air Refueling Group, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Indiana Air National Guard
161st Air Refueling Group, Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona Air National Guard
170th Air Refueling Group, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey Air National Guard
171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh Air National Guard Base, Pennsylvania Air National Guard
190th Air Refueling Group, Forbes Air National Guard Base, Kansas Air National Guard

1709th Air Refueling Squadron (P)
King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – KC-135E/A Stratotanker
Deployed from 336th Air Refueling Squadron, 452d Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, California
(6 Aircraft, 31 December 1990, 5 January 1991-March 1991)
Deployed from 68th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, (3 Aircraft, 31 December 1990-March 1991)
Deployed from 72d Air Refueling Squadron, 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom AFB, Indiana (4 Aircraft, 5 January 1991-March 1991)

1710th Air Refueling Squadron (P)
King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – KC-10 Extender
Deployed from 336th Air Refueling Squadron, 452d Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, California
(6 Aircraft, 31 December 1990, 5 January 1991-March 1991)
Deployed from 68th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, (3 Aircraft, 31 December 1990-March 1991)

1710th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional) 911th Air Refueling Squadron – During the 1991 Gulf War, aircraft and crews from the squadron were attached to the 1710th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional), at King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It operated from 31 December 1990-March 1991 from its forward deployed base in Saudi Arabia, returning to Seymour Johnson AFB 911th Air Refueling Squadron | Military Wiki | Fandom

 

1711th Air Refueling Squadron (P)
King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1712th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
Al Banteen Air Base, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
1712th Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135E Stratotanker
Deployed from 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott AFB, Illinois Air National Guard. Deployed 19 December 1990-March 1991Aircraft, 31 December 1990-March 1991)

1713th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
Al Banteen Air Base, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
1713th Air Refueling Squadron (P) KC-135E Stratotanker
Deployed from 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee Air National Guard, 19 December 1990 – March 1991.

4300 Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional)
Diego Garcia

 

4302 Air Refueling Squadron (Provisional)
Diego Garcia

14th Air Division (Provisional)

 

1705th Air Refueling Squadron (P)
Al Dhafra Air Base – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 7x KC-135 Stratotanker
Attached from SAC 7th Air Division. Composed of elements of the 11th (Altus), 905th (Grand Forks), 924th Air Refueling Squadrons (Castle)

1610th Air Division (Provisional)

 

1707th Air Refueling Squadron (P)
Masirah Air Base, Oman – 15x KC-135 Stratotanker
Attached from SAC 7th Air Division.  Composed of elements of the 901st, 905th, 919th Air Refueling Squadrons

 

 

Others

Information from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_of_United_States_Air_Force_Units_in_the_Gulf_War

 

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