340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron information
340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
KC-135 Stratotanker operating with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
Active
1952–1962; 2002–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Air Refueling
Part of
United States Air Forces Central
Nickname(s)
Pythons[1]
Motto(s)
As Briefed (1952–1962)
Engagements
South West Pacific Theater of World War II War in Afghanistan War in Iraq Military intervention against ISIL
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation[2] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award[3] Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation[2]
Insignia
340 Expeditionary Air Refueling Sq emblem
Patch with 340th Air Refueling Squadron emblem
340th Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 27 March 1943)[2]
Military unit
The 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. It has supported combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria from this location.
The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 340th Fighter Squadron, a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt unit that engaged in combat in the Southwest Pacific Theater, where it earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for action in the Philippines. Following V-J Day, it served in the occupation forces in Japan until inactivating in 1946.
The 340th Air Refueling Squadron was formed in 1952 at Castle Air Force Base, California, where it trained with the 93d Bombardment Wing. After becoming combat ready, it moved to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, where it served with the 340th Bombardment Wing, a Strategic Air Command Boeing B-47 Stratojet wing, until inactivating in 1962. The squadron was consolidated with the 340th Fighter Squadron in 1985, but the combined squadron was not activated until being converted to provisional status as the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron.
^Atkins, SRA Kia (5 March 2015). "340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron "Rock-N the M-ish" as they fuel the fight!". U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ abcMaurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 421–422
^"Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards". Air Force Personnel Center. Retrieved 20 December 2016. (search)
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