507th Air Refueling Wing, US Air Force

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507TH AIR REFUELING WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 507 Fighter Group on 5 Oct 1944. Activated on 12 Oct 1944. Inactivated on 27 May 1946. Redesignated as 507 Fighter Group (Air Defense) on 20 Jun 1955. Activated on 18 Aug 1955. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Feb 1961. Redesignated as 507 Tactical Fighter Group on 4 May 1972. Activated in the Reserve on 20 May 1972. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1973. Activated in the Reserve on 17 Oct 1975. Consolidated (31 Jan 1984) with the 507 Fighter Wing (Air Defense), which was established, and activated, on 28 Dec 1960. Organized on 1 Feb 1961. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1968. Consolidated organization retained designation as 507 Tactical Fighter Group. Redesignated as: 507 Fighter Group on 1 Feb 1992; 507 Air Refueling Group on 1 Apr 1994; 507 Air Refueling Wing on 1 Oct 1994; 507 Wing on 15 Mar 1996; 507 Air Refueling Wing on 1 Aug 1997.

Coat of arms (crest) of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, US Air Force
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Emblem approved on 17 Aug 1956; latest rendering, 24 Apr 2023.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/


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