173rd Air Refueling Squadron
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The 173rd Air Refueling Squadron flies the KC-135R Stratotanker. It is a unit of the Nebraska Air National Guard
. Its parent unit is the 155th Air Refueling Wing
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Nebraska Air National Guard
The Nebraska Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is based at Lincoln Air National Guard Base. The Adjutant General for the Nebraska Military Department is Brigadier General Judd H. Lyons...
. Its parent unit is the 155th Air Refueling Wing
155th Air Refueling Wing
The 155th Air Refueling Wing is the largest Air National Guard unit in the state of Nebraska. It currently operates the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker which has been tasked for numerous missions around the globe.-Mission:...
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Major Command
- Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
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(1995–Present) - Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
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(1992–1995) - Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
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(1964–1992) - Air National GuardAir National GuardThe Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
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(1953–1964)
Previous Designations
- 173rd Air Refueling Squadron (1995–Present)
- 173rd Reconnaissance Squadron (1992–1995)
- 173rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (1964–1992)
- 173rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron (1953–1964)
- 173rd Fighter Squadron (1946–1955)
- 401st Fighter Squadron (1943–1946)
Aircraft operated
- KC-135R Stratotanker (1995–Present)
- RF-4C Phantom II (1972–1995)
- RF-84 Thunderflash (1964–1972)
- F-86L Sabre (1959–1964)
- F-86D Sabre (1957–1959)
- F-80 Shooting Star (1953–1957)
- F-51 Mustang (1951–1953)
- F-80 Shooting Star (1948–1951)
- F-51 Mustang (1946–1948)