9th Air Refueling Squadron
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The 9th Air Refueling Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California, where it operates the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender as part of the 60th Operations Group.
The squadron was first active during World War II as the 9th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, serving in combat the China-Burma-India Theater from 1942 through 1945, primarily with Lockheed F-4 and F-5 Lightning reconnaissance aircraft.
The 9th Air Refueling Squadron was activated in 1951, and has operated the Boeing KB-29 Superfortress, Boeing KC-97, and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, prior to its current air refueling equipment.
It has been deployed worldwide, assisting in wartime, humanitarian, and peacekeeping efforts in often remote areas.
The 9th Air Refueling Squadron mobilizes and deploys twelve KC-10 aircraft and over 140 personnel and equipment to worldwide forward operating locations.
It generates 24-hour-a-day strategic airlift and air refueling sorties supporting U.S. and allied forces during contingency operations.
It trains aircrews to support and sustain Joint Chiefs of Staff directed missions.
The 9th executes an 8,000+ flying hour program and a $580,000 budget.
Training in the United States The first predecessor of the squadron was organized in February 1942 at Mitchell Field, New York, as the 9th Photographic Squadron and was assigned directly to First Air Force.
The unit began an intensive period of training for early deployment overseas with Lockheed F-4 Lightning aircraft.
By March, its destination had been settled as the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations and it was assigned to Tenth Air For...
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