108th Air Refueling Squadron | |
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Active | 27 August 1917 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Illinois |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Role | Air Refueling |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | Illinois Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois |
Nickname(s) | "Mid America Militia" |
Tail Code | White tail stripe "Illinois" in blue letters |
Commanders | |
Lt Col | Steven Olson |
Insignia | |
108th Air Refueling Squadron emblem |
The 108th Air Refueling Squadron (108 ARS) is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing located at Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois. The 108th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker.
The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 108th Aero Squadron, established on 27 August 1917. It was reformed on 1 July 1927, as the 108th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.