92 Air Refueling Wing (AMC)

Lineage. Established as 92 Bombardment Wing, Medium on 28 May 1948. Activated on 12 Jul 1948. Redesignated as: 92 Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 16 Jun 1951; 92 Strategic Aerospace Wing on 15 Feb 1962; 92 Bombardment Wing, Heavy, on 31 Mar 1972; 92 Wing on 1 Sep 1991; 92 Bomb Wing on 1 Jun 1992; 92 Air Refueling Wing on 1 Jul 1994.

Assignments. Fifteenth Air Force, 12 Jul 1948; 57 Air Division, 16 Apr 1951 (attached to 3 Air Division, 16 Oct 1954–12 Jan 1955 and 26 Apr-6 Jul 1956); Fifteenth Air Force, 4 Sep 1956; 18 Air (later, 18 Strategic Aerospace) Division, 1 Jul 1959 (attached to 14 Strategic Aerospace Division, 15 Jun– 1 Jul 1968); 14 Strategic Aerospace Division, 2 Jul 1968; 4 Strategic Aerospace Division, 31 Mar 1970; 47 Air Division, 30 Jun 1971; 57 Air Division, 23 Jan 1987; Fifteenth Air Force, 15 Jun 1988; Twelfth Air Force, 1 Jun 1992; Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Jul 1994; Eighteenth Air Force, 1 Oct 2003-.

Operational Components: Wings. 90 Bombardment: attached 2-31 Jan 1951. 98 Bombardment: attached 12 Jul 1948-15 Apr 1950; 16 May 1950-31 Mar 1951. Groups. 92 Bombardment (later, 92 Operations): 12 Jul 1948-16 Jun 1952 (detached 7 Feb-19 May 1949 and 9 Jul-30 Oct 1950); 1 Sep 1991-. 98 Bombardment: attached 10 Dec 1948-16 May 1949, and 18 Aug 1949-15 Apr 1950; rear echelon (no aircraft or crews) attached 2 Aug 1950-16 Apr 1951. Squadrons. 22 Air Refueling: 15 Jun 1960-1 Jul 1962. 43 Air Refueling: 2 Apr 1966-1 Sep 1991 (detached c. 22 Mar-8 Jul 1968 and 9 Jun-14 Sep 1969). 92 Air Refueling: 1 Jul 1957-1 Sep 1991 (detached 1 Jul-13 Sep 1957). 325 Bombardment: attached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-1 Sep 1991. 326 Bombardment: attached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-1 Apr 1961 (detached 1 Mar-1 Apr 1961). 327 Bombardment: attached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-1 Jun 1960. 567 Strategic Missile: 1 Apr 1960-25 Jun 1965.

Stations. Spokane AAFld (later, Spokane AFB; Fairchild AFB), WA, 12 Jul 1948-.

Service Streamers. Global War of Terrorism-Service (GWOT-S).

Campaign Streamers. Kosovo: Kosovo Air. 

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Meritorious Unit Awards: 1 Jun 2003-31 Dec 2005; 1 Sep 2012-31 Aug 2013. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 22 Aug-11 Sep 1953; 3 Mar-6 Oct 1959; 1 Jan 1961-31 Mar 1962; 1 Jul 1967-30 Jun 1968; 1 Jul-1 Oct 1968; 1 Jul 1969-30 Jun 1970; 1 Jul 1976-30 Jun 1977; 1 Jul 1991-30 Jun 1993; 1 Jan 1998-30 Jun 1999; [14 Apr]-10 Jun 1999; 1 Jun 2001-31 May 2003; 1 Jan 2006-31 Aug 2007; 1 Sep 2007-31 Aug 2008; 1 Aug 2009-31 Jul 2011; 1 Aug 2011-31 Aug 2012; 1 Sep 2013-31 Aug 2014; 1 Sep 2014-31 Aug 2015; 1 Sep 2015-31 Aug 2017; 1 Sep 2017-31 Aug 2018; 1 Sep 2018-31 Aug 2019; 1 Sep 2019-31 Aug 2020.

Bestowed Honors. Authorized to display honors earned by the 92 Operations Group prior to 12 Jul 1948. Service Streamers. None. Campaign Streamers. World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe. Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Germany, 11 Jan 1944; Merseberg, Germany, 11 Sep 1944.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 1 Sep 2022.

Supersedes statement prepared on 22 Jun 2010.

Emblem. Approved on 7 Jul 1994; latest rendering, 20 Dec 2021.

Prepared by James Musser.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.