 In January 1998 , still based at Richmond , No. 33 Squadron joined Nos. 32 and 34 Squadrons under No. 84 Wing . Two of No. 33 Squadron 's aircraft were soon employed to form No. 84 Wing Detachment A in Kuwait , as part of Operation Southern Watch . On 5 March , one of the 707s undertook the first operational aerial tanker mission since the squadron 's re @-@ formation in 1983 , when it refuelled six Panavia Tornados of the Royal Air Force ( RAF ) over Saudi Arabia . The detachment subsequently refuelled US F / A @-@ 18 Hornets , Northrop Grumman EA @-@ 6 Prowlers and McDonnell Douglas AV @-@ 8 Harriers , and RAF British Aerospace Harriers , as well as the Tornados . From March to September 2002 , two 707s formed No. 84 Wing Detachment as part of Australia 's contribution to the war in Afghanistan . Located at Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan , the 707s provided aerial refuelling to coalition aircraft operating in the theatre , their efforts earning No. 84 Wing a Meritorious Unit Citation . 
