126th Air Refueling Squadron | |
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Active | 1940–1942; 1943–1945; 1947–1952; 1952–present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Wisconsin |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Air Refueling |
Part of | Wisconsin Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Engagements | Antisubmarine Campaign European Theater of Operations |
Insignia | |
126th Air Refueling Squadron emblem (Approved 3 April 1954)[1] | |
34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron emblem | |
Tail Stripe | Red with "Wisconsin" in white letters |
The 126th Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard stationed at General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. The 126th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker.
The squadron was first organized in the Wisconsin National Guard as the 126th Observation Squadron in 1940. It is one of 29 National Guard Observation Squadrons formed before World War II.