▁early ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁began ▁to ▁transition ▁into ▁Douglas ▁C - 5 4 ▁Sk ym aster s . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁ 4 0 3 d ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Group ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 7 4 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Group . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁and ▁its ▁mission , ▁personnel ▁and ▁equipment ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 2 d ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁Cold ▁War ▁The ▁ 9 1 3 th ▁Air ▁Ref uel ing ▁Squadron ▁was ▁activ ated ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁by ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command ▁( S AC ) ▁at ▁B ark sd ale ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Bo eing ▁K C - 1 3 5 ▁Str at ot ank ers ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 2 3 8 th ▁Str ateg ic ▁Wing ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁S AC ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁dis per se ▁its ▁Bo eing ▁B - 5 2 ▁Str at of ort ress ▁units ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁for ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁entire ▁fleet ▁with ▁a ▁first ▁strike . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁air ▁ref uel ing ▁to ▁the ▁B - 5 2 s ▁of ▁its ▁parent ▁wing ▁and ▁other ▁US AF ▁units ▁as ▁directed . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6