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| 307th Air Refueling Squadron | |
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%2c_USA_-_Air_Force_AN1113717.jpg) KC-135A Stratotanker in SAC markings | |
| Active | 1950–1953; 1954–1966; 1985–1990 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Aerial refueling |
| Motto | Anytime Anyplace (1961–1990) |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
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| 307th Air Refueling Squadron emblem(approved 12 May 1961) | .png) |
| 307th Air Refueling Squadron emblem(1950–1961) |  |
The307th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactiveUnited States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the410th Bombardment Wing, stationed atK.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan. It was inactivated on 1 August 1990.
The 307th ARS was first activated in June 1950 and attached to the307th Bombardment Wing atMacDill Air Force Base,Florida. The unit, however, was located atDavis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona for flying. The 307th gained its crews and equipment from the inactivated2d Air Refueling Squadron (which later started up again atHunter Air Force Base, Georgia). 307th crews flew theKB-29M Superfortress, a British grappling hose-type refueling aircraft. On 1 August 1951, the people and equipment inactivated and stayed at Davis–Monthan to form the9th Air Refueling Squadron.
In August 1951, upon relocating toWalker Air Force Base, New Mexico, the 307th refueled other aircraft by using theKB-29P Superfortress, a boom type refueling system developed byBoeing. It was at Walker that the squadron performed the first U.S. Air Force over-water fighter refueling mission. Many people assigned to the squadron during this time participated in Project Ivy, the atomic tests in the Pacific.
After relocating toBergstrom Air Force Base, Texas, the unit performed refueling missions for the27th Fighter-Escort WingF-84 Thunderjet aircraft within the42d Air Division. However, when everyone but one officer and one airman were reassigned, the squadron was inactivated on 18 November 1953.
Just six months later, the unit was reactivated and flew out ofMaxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, withKC-97 Stratofreighter aircraft. Another six months later, after being a tenant unit, the squadron was happy to move toLincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska, and rejoin the 307th Bombardment Wing. From 1955 to 1960 the 307th deployed to numerous bases outside the United States, providing tanker support for Strategic Air Command (SAC) forces.
In June 1960 the unit moved once again toSelfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. After performing, for ten years, refueling commitments on a global scale, the squadron was inactivated on 25 June 1966. On 30 September 1985, the 307th was reactivated at a formal ceremony at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. The squadron, assigned to the410th Bombardment Wing at Sawyer, was flying for the first time, theKC-135A Stratotanker. The unit inactivated on 1 August 1990.
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