92nd Air Refueling Wing
The 92d Air Refueling Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Mobility Command Eighteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The wing is also the host unit at Fairchild. The wing carries out air refueling, passenger and cargo airlift, and aero-medical evacuation missions.
| 92d Air Refueling Wing | |
|---|---|
Wing KC-135 Stratotanker after a snowfall at Fairchild AFB | |
| Active | 1947–1948; 1948–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Refueling |
| Part of | Air Mobility Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Fairchild Air Force Base |
| Motto(s) | Duplum Incolumitatis Latin Twofold Security |
| Decorations | Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | General Arthur Lichte General David Wade |
| Insignia | |
| 92d Air Refueling Wing emblem (approved 7 July 1994) | |
| 92d Bombardment Wing emblem (approved 21 November 1957) | |
| 92d Bombardment Wing emblem (approved 9 June 1952) | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Tanker | Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker |
Its 92d Operations Group is a successor organization to the World War II 92d Bombardment Group. It was the first VIII Bomber Command Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment group to bomb strategic targets in Occupied Europe and Nazi Germany from RAF Bovingdon, England in September 1942. From 1948 to 1992, the 92d Bombardment Wing was a part of Strategic Air Command's nuclear deterrent force during the Cold War.
The 92d Air Refueling Wing is commanded by Colonel Chesley L. Dycus, its Vice Commander is Colonel Garret J. Bilbo and Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant William J. Arcuri.