Global Information712th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron information
| 712th Air Refueling Squadron | |
|---|---|
 19th Air Refueling Wing KC-135A Stratotanker | |
| Active | 1943–1946; 1947–1951; 1994–1996; 2008 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Air refueling |
| Part of | United States Air Forces Europe |
| Motto(s) | Anytime – Anyplace |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 712th Air Refueling Squadron emblem[a][1] |  |
| 712th Bombardment Squadron emblem[2] |  |
| World War II fuselage code[2] | CT |
The 712th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit. In February 2001, the squadron was converted to provisional status and assigned to United States Air Forces Europe to activate or inactivate as needed. It was activated in 2008 for exercises with the Hungarian Air Force.
The squadron was first activated as the 712th Bombardment Squadron during World War II. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, and served in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany with the 448th Bombardment Group. After V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States, where it converted to the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It was inactivated in August 1946 and replaced by another unit. It was active in the reserve from 1947 until 1951, when it was mobilized for the Korean War and inactivated after its personnel were used to man other units.
It was redesignated the 712th Air Refueling Squadron and served with the 19th Operations Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia from 1994 to 1996. Reactivated briefly between 14 March and 30 April 2008 at the Budapest Ferihengy International Airport and assigned to 398th Air Expeditionary Group in support of Operation Noble Endeavor ahead of the Bucharest NATO summit.
- ^ a b No byline (8 January 2008). "Factsheet 712 Air Refueling Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b Watkins, pp. 94–95
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