01113485
UNCLASSIFIED
2448074
07-01-1990
2448369
04-22-1991
2448552
10-22-1991
WING/0068/AIR REFUELING
HISTORY
K-WG-REF-68-HI
45198
479
1001
43
2450308
08-12-1996
WING RESPONSIBLE FOR MOBILIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF ASSIGNED AIRCRAFT, PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT TO MULTIPLE STAGING, FORWARD OPERATING, AND TURNAROUND BASES AS DIRECTED BY 8 AIR FORCE (AF). DEPLOYED RESOURCES WOULD PROVIDE STRATEGIC AIRLIFT AND ENROUTE AERIAL REFUELING TO SUPPORT GENERAL PURPOSE FORCE DEPLOYMENTS. WING EMPLOYED KC-10A TANKER AIRCRAFT. 916 AIR REFUELING GROUP (AREFG) (AIR FORCE RESERVE) REMAINED ASSOCIATE OF 68 AREFW, TO INTEGRATE WITH 68 AREFW AS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (SAC) ASSET DURING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. KC-10 AIRCRAFT FROM WING ESCORTED FIRST FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TO DEPLOY TO SOUTHWEST ASIA FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. 68 AREFW AIRCREW MEMBERS DEPLOYED AT LAJES (AZORES) TANKER TASK FORCE (TTF), ROTA AND ZARAGOZA, SPAIN RETURNED TO SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) NC AFTER THIRTY FIVE TO FORTY FIVE DAYS. BY 14 JAN 1991, ALL KC-10 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO WING DEPLOYED TO SUPPORT DESERT STORM. COL DENNIS CARPENTER, WING VICE COMMANDER, COMMANDED 1709 AREFW (PROVISIONAL) THROUGHOUT DESERT STORM. DURING DESERT STORM, F-15 AIRCRAFT ESCORTED UNARMED, DEFENSELESS TANKERS. DURING DESERT STORM, KC-10 AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY 68 AREFW RESERVISTS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESCUING FLIGHT OF F-16 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. MEMBERS OF 344 AIR REFUELING SQUADRON (AREFS) SUPPORTED SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION WHEN NAVY F-14 AIRCRAFT WAS DOWNED IN ENEMY TERRITORY. WING TANKERS TRANSPORTED CARGO AND PASSENGERS BACK TO UNITED STATES. BETWEEN MAR 1991 AND 22 APR 1991, WING AIRCREWS SUPPORTED OPERATION DESERT CALM. ON 22 APR 1991, 68 AREFW WAS INACTIVATED FOLLOWING TENTATIVE NOTIFICATION ON 8 APR 1991. WING INACTIVATED TO CREATE SINGLE WING REORGANIZATION WITH 4 TACTICAL FIGHTER WING (TFW). 344 AND 911 AREFS REDESIGNATED UNDER NEWLY ACTIVATED 4 OPERATIONS GROUP (OG). 916 AREFG RECEIVED NEW PARENT UNIT, REDESIGNATED 4 WING WITH TACTICAL AIR COMMAND (TAC) AS GAINING COMMAND. AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL OF 68 AREFW REASSIGNED TO 4 WING.
FOUO PRIVILEGED
SMALLS, ROBIN L.
HOST/TENANT AGREEMENT, 4 TACTICAL FIGHTER WING AND 68 AIR REFUELING WING, 8 SEP 1988 ** FACT SHEET, OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM, SEP 1991 ** MONTHLY MAINTENANCE SUMMARY, JUL 1990/MAR 1991
CONTAINS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 1 THROUGH 41. INCLUDES CORRESPONDENCE ON IMPACT OF OPERATION DESERT SHIELD.