91st Air Refueling Squadron
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| Active | 1941–1945; 1950–1987; 1988–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Air refueling |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command |
| Garrison/HQ | MacDill Air Force Base |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
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| 91st Air Refueling Squadron emblem (approved 3 June 1952)[1] |  |
| 391st Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved for 1st Reconnaissance Squadron 24 September 1941)[2] | _-_Emblem.png) |
The 91st Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It operates the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft conducting air refueling missions.
The squadron was first activated in January 1941 as the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron at Langley Field, Virginia. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the squadron performed antisubmarine patrols. In the spring of 1942 it was renamed the 391st Bombardment Squadron and became part of the 34th Bombardment Group, to which it had been attached since activation. The squadron moved to the western United States and trained until April 1944 when it moved to the European Theater of Operations, where it participated in combat until VE Day. It returned to the United States in the summer of 1945 and was inactivated.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (17 January 2008). "Factsheet 91 Air Refueling Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 480