Germany; Red Flag exercises at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; Snowbird Support, airlift of other Air Force Reserve assets from Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany to Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3/Duke Field, Florida; airlift to Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Operation Pitch Black; Pacific Express to Kadena Air Base, Japan; Phoenix Tusk to Bangor ANGB, Maine; and deployed to Italy and France in support of Operation Deny Flight, Operation Decisive Endeavor, and Operation Deliberate Guard/Force, enforcing the "no fly zone" over the former Yugoslavia. In 1997, the Air Force Reserve (AFRES) ceased to be a Field Operating Agency of Headquarters, Air Force (HAF) and became its own Major Command (MAJCOM), renamed Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). The letters "AFRC" replaced the letters "AFRES" on the tails of all 927 ARW aircraft, but operational relationships with AMC remained unchanged. The wing also commenced transition from the legacy KC-135E to the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker PACER CRAG variant. During 1999, the 927th responded to Presidential Selected Recall Callup (PSRC) authority, deploying members on extended active duty in support of Operation Noble Anvil and NATO's Operation Allied Force. The wing also responded within one hour after the 11 September attacks in 2001, with the wing launching from their home station of Selfridge Air National Guard Base and quickly providing refueling services for USAF fighter aircraft patrolling the North Central United States and other concurrent support of Homeland Defense as part of Operation Noble Eagle. The 927th Security Forces Squadron was also initially activated for 12 months and extended for an additional 12 months in support of Operation Noble Eagle. The wing continued to support Operation Enduring Freedom (Global War on Terrorism) through 2014, Operation Freedom's Sentinel through 2021, and continues to remain actively engaged in supporting Operation Noble Eagle (Homeland Defense). Relocation to MacDill AFB In its 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) recommendations, DoD recommended to realign Selfridge ANGB. Under this recommendation, the 927 ARW would transfer its eight unit-owned KC-135R aircraft to the 127th Wing (127 WG) of the Michigan Air National Guard, also based at Selfridge ANGB. The 927 ARW would then realign to an Active-Reserve Associate arrangement with the then-6th Air Mobility Wing (6 AMW) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida in order to capture Air Force Reserve experience in the southeastern United States and enhance the combined units' overall capability. In another recommendation, DoD recommended realigning Grand Forks Air Force