97th Air Refueling Squadron, US Air Force

97TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 20 Reconnaissance Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated as: 97 Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 14 Aug 1941; 97 Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1946. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 97 Air Refueling Squadron, Medium, which was constituted on 2 Feb 1949. Activated on 1 Mar 1949. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 Mar 1964. Redesignated as 97 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, and activated, on 8 Oct 1964. Organized on 23 Oct 1964. Redesignated as 97 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Sep 1991. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1992. Activated on 1 Oct 1992. Inactivated on 30 Sep 2004. Activated on 1 Oct 2019.

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 9 December 1994; latest rendering, 28 October 2021.

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