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170th Air Refueling Squadron

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170th Air Refueling Squadron
KC-46A Pegasus of the 305th Air Mobility Wing[a]
Active8 March 2024–present
Country United States
Allegiance New Jersey
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleAir refueling
Part of108th Operations Group
Garrison/HQJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
EquipmentBoeing KC-46A Pegasus
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt. Col. Matthew J. Secko[1]

The 170th Air Refueling Squadron (170 ARS) is a unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The 170 ARS is equipped with the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus. The 170 ARS, alongside the 141st Air Refueling Squadron, are associate squadrons of the active-duty 305th Air Mobility Wing.

History

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United States Congress, using the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, directed the United States Air Force to divest the 108th Wing's Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker fleet and to replace the Air Force Reserve Command 76th and 78th Air Refueling Squadrons with the Air National Guard 141st and 170th Air Refueling Squadrons.[2]

On 8 March 2024, the 170th Air Refueling Squadron was activated at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, becoming the Air National Guard's newest unit.[1] The squadron's numerical designation derives from the 170th Group,[1] which was previously allotted to New Jersey between 1964 and 1993.[3] It is equipped with the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus and operates alongside the 108th Wing's 141 ARS.[1]

Both the 170 ARS and 141 ARS are "embedded classic associates" of the active-duty 2nd and 32nd Air Refueling Squadrons, meaning they share the 305th Air Mobility Wing's 24 KC-46As.[2]

Lineage

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  • Constituted as 170th Air Refueling Squadron on 7 March 2024[citation needed]
Activated on 8 March 2024[1]

Assignments

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Stations

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  • Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, 8 March 2024 – present[1]

Aircraft

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  • Boeing KC-46A Pegasus, 2024–present[1]

References

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Explanatory notes
  1. ^ The 170th is an associate of the 305th Air Mobility Wing and thus shares its aircraft.
Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "170th Air Refueling Squadron activated". 108th Wing. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Roza, David (1 April 2024). "New KC-46 Air National Guard Squadron Activates in New Jersey". Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "170 GROUP" (PDF). Department of the Air Force Organizational Histories. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2024.