70th Air Refueling Squadron, US Air Force

70TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted as 470 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 Jul 1942. Activated on 16 Jul 1942. Disbanded on 1 May 1944. Reconstituted, and consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with 70 Air Refueling Squadron, Medium, which was constituted on 3 Jun 1955. Activated on 1 Aug 1955. Redesignated as: 70 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy on 1 Nov 1963; 70 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Sep 1991. Inactivated on 1 Apr 1993. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Sep 1994.

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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 8 August 1996.

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