116th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker refueling fighters 2007
Active
1917 – present
Country
United States
Allegiance
Washington
Branch
Air National Guard
Type
Squadron
Role
Air Refueling
Part of
Washington Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ
Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington.
Nickname(s)
Ace of Spades
Motto(s)
"Caveat Hostis" Let the Enemy Beware
Tail Code
Fairchild
Insignia
116th Air Refueling Squadron emblem The Ace of Spades with a dagger piercing the center of the card.
Military unit
The 116th Air Refueling Squadron (116 ARS) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington. The 116th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker and RC-26B Metroliner.
The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 116th Aero Squadron, established on 28 August 1917. It was reformed on 6 August 1924, as the 116th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.
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