The 306th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force

United States Air Force

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 unit. It was last assigned to the 457th Operations Group, stationed at Altus AFB, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. It was inactivated on 1 September 1994

The squadron performed air refueling in support of USAF operations on a worldwide basis, flying the KC-97 and KC-135 Stratotanker.

Units assigned:

• 306th Bombardment Wing, 1 Sep 1950-31 Jun 1962, MacDill AFB, Florida
  Florida
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• 306th Bombardment Wing, 1 Jul 1962-30 Sep 1973, McCoy AFB, Florida
  Florida
  Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
  
  
• 340th Air Refueling Wing, 1 Oct 1984-1 Sep 1991, Altus AFB, Oklahoma
  Oklahoma
  Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
  
  
• 457th Operations Group, 1 July 1993 - 1 October 1994 Altus AFB, Oklahoma
  Oklahoma
  Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
  
  

Aircraft flown:

• Active but un-equipped 1 Sep 1950-Aug 1951
• KC-97E Stratotanker, Aug 1951-31 Jun 1962 (Also KC-97F/G)
• KC-135A Stratotanker, 1 Jul 1962-30 Sep 1973; 1 Oct 1984-1 Sep 1991 (Also KC-135Q)
• KC-135R Stratotanker, 1 July 1993 - 1 October 1994 Altus AFB, Oklahoma
  Oklahoma
  Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...