63rd Air Refueling Squadron, US Air Force

63RD AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 63 Troop Carrier Squadron on 7 Dec 1942. Activated on 12 Dec 1942. Inactivated on 15 May 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 21 Jun 1947. Redesignated as 63 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 27 Jun 1949. Ordered to active service on 1 Apr 1951. Inactivated on 1 Jan 1953. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Jan 1953. Ordered to active service on 28 Oct 1962. Relieved from active duty on 28 Nov 1962. Redesignated as: 63 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 Jul 1967; 63 Tactical Air Support Squadron on 25 Jun 1969; 63 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 29 Jun 1971; 63 Airlift Squadron on 1 Feb 1992; 63 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Oct 1992.

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 20 October 1952; latest rendering, 26 November 2001.

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