| 词条 | 173d Air Refueling Squadron |
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|unit_name=173d Air Refueling Squadron | image= 173d Air Refueling Squadron - Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 59-1495.jpg | image_size = 300 |caption= 173d Air Refueling Squadron - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker serial no. 59-1495 |dates= 1943-Present |country={{flag|United States|23px}} |allegiance= {{Flag|Nebraska}} |branch= Air National Guard |type= Squadron |role= Air Refueling |size= |command_structure= Nebraska Air National Guard |garrison= Lincoln Air National Guard Base, Nebraska |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= White tail stripe, "Nebraska" in red lettering |equipment_label= Tail Code |battles= World War II |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |battle_honours_label= |disbanded= |flying_hours= |website= |commander1= |commander1_label= |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label=173d Air Refueling Squadron emblem |aircraft_attack= |aircraft_bomber= |aircraft_electronic= |aircraft_fighter= |aircraft_helicopter= |aircraft_helicopter_attack= |aircraft_helicopter_cargo= |aircraft_helicopter_multirole= |aircraft_helicopter_observation= |aircraft_helicopter_transport= |aircraft_helicopter_trainer= |aircraft_helicopter_utility= |aircraft_interceptor= |aircraft_patrol= |aircraft_recon= |aircraft_trainer= |aircraft_transport= |aircraft_tanker= }} The 173d Air Refueling Squadron (173d ARS) is a unit of the Nebraska Air National Guard 155th Air Refueling Wing. It is assigned to Lincoln Air National Guard Base, Nebraska and is equipped with the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. HistoryWorld War IIsee 401st Fighter Squadron for full World War II history Established on 22 Jul 1943 at Westover Field, Massachusetts as the 401st Fighter Squadron, equipped with P-47 Thunderbolts. Deployed to the European Theater of Operations (ETO), and assigned to Ninth Air Force in England. Engaged in combat operations until May 1945. Returned to the United States during September–November 1945, and was inactivated on 7 November 1945. Nebraska Air National GuardThe unit became a P-51D Mustang squadron in the Nebraska Air National Guard in July 1946. It was the second Air National Guard unit established, and assigned to the Iowa ANG 132d Fighter Group. It was posted to Lincoln Airport (later Lincoln Air Force Base), a former Second Air Force training field during World War II. With the long runways of the airport, the unit upgraded to Lockheed P-80A Shooting Star jet aircraft in early 1948. In 1950 the unit became the first Air National Guard organization to win the Winston P. Wilson Trophy as the outstanding jet fighter unit. It was the first of five Wilson trophies to be awarded to the Nebraska organization. Activated to federal service during the Korean War, the unit was sent to Dow AFB, Maine. Used by TAC to train replacement pilots in F-51D Mustang ground support operations, it also deployed unit members to Japan and Korea to fly combat missions. The 132d was moved to Alexandria AFB, Louisiana in May 1952 again with F-51s replacing the federalized Oklahoma ANG 137th Fighter-Bomber Wing which was deployed to France. The unit performed training as a tactical fighter unit until relieved from active service and returned to Nebraska ANG jurisdiction in January 1953. Upon returning to Lincoln, the squadron was forced to share facilities with the new Strategic Air Command provisional 4120th Air Base Group and extensive construction enlarging the airport to support SAC bombers as Lincoln Air Force Base. In late 1953, the unit re-equipped with more-advanced F-80C Shooting Star jets and the 173d was re-designated as a Fighter-Interceptor squadron, with the Air Defense Command (ADC) becoming the gaining organization. Its new mission was the air defense of Nebraska and specifically the air defense of the new SAC facility, which was programmed to receive the Air Forces new B-47 Stratojet intercontinental jet bomber in 1954. In 1955 the 173d was authorized new facilities. A new site was located south of the commercial air terminal adjoining the Air Force base and the unit moved to its new facilities in the fall of 1956. Two years later, the unit moved into a vacated Naval Air Reserve hangar and turned its "old" hangar over to the Nebraska Army National Guard. Since that time, additional facilities were built on the 166 acres (0.67 km2) of the Lincoln Air National Guard Base. Army aviation and other Army units remain tenants today. The 173d transitioned to North American F-86D Sabre interceptors in 1957, and upgraded to the modified F-86L in 1959 which could be computer controlled by the ground-based SAGE guidance system to intercept target unknown aircraft. In 1960, ADC decided to expand the organization to a group level, activating the 155th Fighter-Interceptor Group at Lincoln AFB on 1 July; with jurisdiction of the 173d being transferred from the Iowa ANG 132d Fighter Group to the new 155th FIG. The unit remained under ADC until 1964 with the planned retirement of the B-47. The unit then received Republic RF-84F Thunderflash photo-reconnaissance aircraft and became a Tactical Air Command reconnaissance squadron. In January 1965 SAC's 307th Bomb Wing began phasing down at Lincoln AFB and the base was closed on 6 June 1966; returning it to its original role of a municipal airport with a collocated Air National Guard Base. The 173d continued to operate as a tactical reconnaissance squadron until 1993, being upgraded to the RF-4C Phantom II in 1972. With the retirement of the Phantom in the early 1990s and the end of the Cold War, the unit was re-aligned into the 173d Air Refueling Squadron, flying Boeing KC-135R Stratotankers and being activated to federal service under the Air Mobility Command. Lineage
Activated on 25 Jul 1943 Inactivated on 10 Nov 1945
173rd Fighter Squadron (Single-Engine) extended federal recognition on 26 Jul 1946 Re-designated: 173d Fighter Squadron (Jet) in Spring 1948 Ordered into active service on 1 April 1951 Relieved from active duty and returned to Nebraska ANG, on 1 Jan 1953 Re-designated: 173d Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Jan 1953 Re-designated: 173d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in Fall 1953 Re-designated: 173d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 May 1964 Re-designated: 173d Reconnaissance Squadron on 15 Mar 1992 Re-designated: 173d Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Oct 1995 Assignments
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Operated from: Dow AFB, Maine, Spring, 1 April 1951-5 November 1952 Operated from: Alexandria AFB, Louisiana, 5 November 1952-1 January 1953{{col-end}} Aircraft{{Col-begin}}{{Col-break|width=50%}}
References{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II|Nebraska}}{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}{{refbegin}}
External links{{Air National Guard}}{{US Air Force navbox}}{{Nebraska}} 3 : Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard|Military units and formations in Nebraska|Air refueling squadrons of the United States Air Force |
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