305th Air Mobility Wing activates 911th Air Refueling Squadron

The 305th Air Mobility Wing reactivated the 911th Air Refueling Squadron with an assumption of command ceremony at Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

The squadron is the Air Force's first active-duty squadron under the command of a reserve wing.

"The relationships between the associate units, reserves and active duty are special," said Col. Elizabeth Hanson, 305th Air Mobility Wing commander. "Each contributes to the mission in different ways to make the sum of the parts greater than that of each individual."

The 911th ARS will operate the KC-46A Pegasus and will conduct aerial refueling missions under the leadership of Lt. Col. Skylar Rollins, 911 ARS Squadron commander.

Headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., the 305th Air Mobility Wing extends America's global reach by generating, mobilizing and deploying KC-10 Extenders and C-17 Globemaster IIIs to conduct strategic airlift and air refueling missions worldwide. In November 2021, the wing began transitioning to the new KC-46 Pegasus air refueling aircraft. Additionally, the Wing operates two of America's largest strategic aerial ports supporting the delivery of cargo and personnel to combatant commanders abroad. Uniquely, as a result of Joint Base transfer, the 305 AMW directs the operations of two geographically separated airfields--one at McGuire and another at Lakehurst

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