101st Air Refueling Wing
The 101st Air Refueling Wing is a unit of the Maine Air National Guard, stationed at Bangor [Air National Guard Base], Bangor, Maine. If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force, the 101 ARW is operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command.
Units
In the late 2010s the wing consists of the following major units:- 101st Operations Group
- 101st Maintenance Group
- 101st Mission Support Group
- 101st Medical Group
History
The mission of the 101st FIW was the air defense of New England. Its assigned squadrons were dispersed and equipped as follows:- 132d Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, Dow AFB
- 133d Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, Grenier AFB
- 134th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, Burlington Municipal Airport
Lineage
- Established as the 101st Fighter Wing in October 1950
- Redesignated 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 10 February 1951
- Released from active duty and returned to Maine state control on 1 November 1952
- Redesignated 101st Air Defense Wing on 14 April 1956
- Redesignated 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 10 June 1972
- Redesignated 101st Air Refueling Wing on 1 July 1976
Assignments
- Maine Air National Guard, 25 October 1950
- Eastern Air Defense Force, 10 February 1951
- Western Air Defense Force 2 August 1951 – 6 February 1952
- Maine Air National Guard, 1 November 1952 – present
Components
- 101st Fighter-Interceptor Group, 10 February 1951 – 6 February 1952; 1 November 1952 – 30 April 1954, 1 June 1954 – 31 March 1956, 15 April 1956 – 1 September 1960
- 101st Fighter Group, 1 September 1960 – 31 March 1976, 16 March 1992 – present
- 158th Fighter Group, 15 April 1956 – 1 July 1960
Stations
- Dow Air Force Base, Maine, 25 October 1950
- Grenier Air Force Base, New Hampshire, 23 April 1951
- Larson Air Force Base, Washington, 2 August 1951 – 6 February 1952
- Dow Air Force Base, 1 November 1952 – present
Aircraft
- F-80C Shooting Star, 1950–1952
- F-86F Sabre 1952–1955
- F-94A Starfire, 1955–1957
- F-89D Scorpion, 1957–1959
- F-89J Scorpion, 1959–1969
- F-102A Delta Dagger 1959
- F-101B Voodoo 1969–1976
- KC-135A Stratotanker, 1976–1984
- KC-135E Stratotanker, 1984–2007
- KC-135R Stratotanker, 2007 – present