assigned 1 September 1964 – 1 January 1970 91st Air Refueling Squadron: 1 July 1994 – 1 October 1996; 1 June 1992 – 1 July 1994 97th Air Refueling Squadron: 1 October 1992 – 1 April 1994 307th Air Refueling Squadron: attached 16 September 1950 – 1 August 1951 (further attached to 43rd Bombardment Group, 16 September 1950 – 9 February 1951); attached 16 September 1950 – 9 February 1951 350th Air Refueling Squadron: 1 October 1993 – 1 July 1994. 403rd Bombardment Squadron: 15 January 1941 – 29 April 1946; 1 December 1958 – 15 March 1960; 15 May 1960 – 1 January 1961 (not operational) 905th Air Refueling Squadron: 1 July – 1 October 1993 906th Air Refueling Squadron: 1 June 1992 – 30 January 1994 4182nd Bombardment Squadron: 1 April 1970 – 1 January 1971 (not operational) Stations Davis-Monthan Field (later Davis-Monthan Air Force Base), Arizona, 17 November 1947 Deployed at: RAF Brize Norton, England, c. 10 March – 5 June 1953 Deployed at: RAF Fairford, England, 5 September – 10 December 1954 Deployed at: Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 1 July – 1 October 1957 Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, 15 March 1960 Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 1 September 1964 – 31 January 1970 Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 1 April 1970 – 30 September 1990 Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, 1 June 1992 – 1 July 1994 MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 1 October 1996 Pope Air Force Base (later Pope Army Airfield), North Carolina, 1 April 1997 – 1 March 2011 Aircraft B-29 Superfortress, 1944–1950 KB-29 (tanker), 1949–1953 B-50 Superfortress, 1948–1954 KC-97 Stratofreighter, 1953–1955, 1955–1960; 1970–1972 B-47 Stratojet, 1954–1960 YRB-58, B/TB-58 Hustler, 1960–1970 TF-102 Delta Dagger, 1960–1962 KC-135 Stratotanker, 1964–1972; 1973–1980; 1992–1996 B-52 Stratofortress, 1970–1990 B-52D, 1970–1983; B-52G, 1983–1990 KC-10 Extender, 1986–1990 C-118 Liftmaster, 1973–1974 C-12 Huron, 1994 C-130 Hercules, 1997–2011 References for commands and major units assigned, components and stations: Aircraft flying in this unit C-130E 64-0499 (Jun'00); 64-0517 (Jun'00); 64-0525 (Jun'00); 70-1270 (Jun'00); 70-1273 (Jun'00); 70-1275 (Jun'00); 70-1276 (Jun'00) Awards Mackay Trophy: 1949, 1961, 1962 Air Age (Vandenberg) Trophy: 1949 Thompson Trophy: 1961 Bendix Trophy: 1962 Expeditions Operation Joint Endeavour Operation Southern Watch See also List of B-50 units of the United States Air Force List of B-47 units of the United States Air Force References Notes Citations Bibliography External links Pope AFB Official Website *Kensmen: 43rd BG (H), 5th