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919th Air Refueling Squadron
 
No Aircraft
Carswell AFB, Texas
15 Apr 1960-15 Jul 1960
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KC-135A
4047th Strategic Wing
McCoy AFB, Florida
1 Sep 1961-1 Apr 1963
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KC-135A
484th Bombardment Wing
Turner AFB, Georgia
01 Feb 1963-25 Mar 1967 (484th BW)
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KC-135A
306th Bombardment Wing
McCoy AFB, Florida
25 Mar 1967-Apr 1970
On 15 March 1967 the 919th Air Refueling Squadron was transferred from Turner AFB, Georgia to McCoy due to the expected inactivation of Turner. This move was completed on 15 April 1967 with a total of 104 personnel and 16 KC-135As transferred.
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KC-135Q
306th Bombardment Wing
McCoy AFB, Florida
Apr 1970-30 Jan 1972 (Not operational June 15-30, 1971)
In April 1970, the 919th ARS entered the Senior Crown program with the transfer of 10 KC-135Q models from the 70th ARS, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas.
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LEFT: Crew E-166 from the 919th AREFS.
RIGHT: 919th AREFS morale patch from Roger Newsome's J-32 crew made in Vietnam
in 1966. Their crew was always getting screwed. This is KC-135A era.
919th KC-135Q morale patch. The SR-71 was nicknamed Habu after the black poisenous Habu snake on Okinawa, Japan.
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