141st Air Refueling Wing | |
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Active | 1976–present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Washington |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Air refueling |
Part of | Washington Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington. |
Tail Code | Fairchild |
Website | http://www.141arw.ang.af.mil |
Commanders | |
Wing Commander | Colonel James McGovern |
Command Chief Master Sergeant | Chief Master Sgt. Ed Pohl |
Insignia | |
141st Air Refueling Wing emblem | |
Tail stripe |
The 141st Air Refueling Wing is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard, stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by Air Mobility Command (AMC). As a result of Base Realignment and Closure action, the wing no longer has any unit assigned aircraft and is a associate squadron sharing KC-135R aircraft with AMC's 92d Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild. The wing was activated in 1976, when it absorbed the subordinate elements of the 141st Fighter-Interceptor Group, which moved to Fairchild from Geiger Field, where they had been supporting an air defense mission.
The 116th Air Refueling Squadron assigned to the wing's 141st Operations Group, was first organized during World War I as the 116th Aero Squadron, and is one of the 29 squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.