on 24 May 1946 Extended federal recognition on 17 January 1947 Ordered to active service on 1 April 1951 Inactivated 1 November 1952 Relieved from active duty and returned to Pennsylvania commonwealth control. 1 January 1953 Re-designated: 117th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, and re-activated on 1 January 1953 Inactivated on 1 July 1956 Allocation to Pennsylvania ANG withdrawn, 1 February 1957 Allotted to Kansas ANG, 1 February 1957 Re-designated 117th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 February 1957 Extended federal recognition and activated on 23 February 1957 Re-designated: 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 10 April 1958 Re-designated: 117th Tactical Bombardment Squadron on 12 June 1972 Re-designated: 117th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron on 6 April 1974 Re-designated: 117th Air Refueling Squadron on 1 April 1978 Assignments 319th Bombardment Group, 26 June 1942 VII Bomber Command, 18 Dec 1945 – 4 Jan 1946. 53d Fighter Wing, 17 January 1947 111th Bombardment Group, 20 December 1948 4400th Combat Crew Training Group, 1 April 1951 – 1 November 1952 111th Fighter-Bomber Group, 1 January 1953 – 1 July 1956 131st Fighter-Bomber Wing, 23 February 1957 131st Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 January 1960 190th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 15 October 1962 190th Bombardment Group (Tactical), 12 June 1972 190th Defense Systems Evaluation Group, 6 April 1974 190th Air Refueling Group, 1 April 1978 190th Air Refueling Wing, 8 July 1978 190th Operations Group, 11 October 1995 – present Stations Barksdale Field, Louisiana, 26 June 1942 Harding Army Air Field, Louisiana, 8–27 August 1942 RAF Shipdham (AAF-115), England, 12 September 1942 RAF Horsham St Faith (AAF-123), England, c. 4 October 1942 Saint-Leu Airfield, Algeria, c. 11 November 1942 Oran Tafaraoui Airport, Algeria, 18 November 1942 Maison Blanche Airport, Algeria, 24 November 1942 Telergma Airfield, Algeria, c. 12 December 1942 Oujda Airfield, French Morocco, 3 March 1943 Rabat-Salé Airport, French Morocco, 25 April 1943 Sedrata Airfield, Algeria, 1 June 1943 Djedeida Airfield, Tunisia, 26 June 1943 Decimomannu Airfield, Sardinia, c. 1 November 1943 Serragia Airfield, Corsica, c. 21 September 1944 – 1 January 1945 Bradley Field, Connecticut, 25 January 1945 Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, c. 28 February–27 April 1945 Kadena Airfield, Okinawa, c. 2 July 1945 Machinato-Naha Airfield, Okinawa, 21 July–21 November 1945 Fort Lewis, Washington, 17–18 December 1945 Mitchel Army Airfield, New York, 27 December 1946 Philadelphia International Airport, 17 January 1947 – 1 April 1951; 1 January 1953 – 1 July 1956 Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 1 April