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  • 116th Air Refueling Squadron
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  • The 116th Air Refueling Squadron (116 ARS) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington. The 116th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker and RC-26B Metroliner. The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 116th Aero Squadron, established on 28 August 1917. It was reformed on 6 August 1924, as the 116th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.
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Garrison
  • Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington.
Branch
  • 25
command structure
Role
  • Air Refueling
identification symbol
  • 150
Nickname
  • Ace of Spades
Type
  • Squadron
identification symbol label
  • 116
Caption
  • 116
Dates
  • 1917
Unit Name
  • 116
equipment label
  • Tail Code
Equipment
  • Fairchild
Motto
  • "Caveat Hostis"
  • Let the Enemy Beware
abstract
  • The 116th Air Refueling Squadron (116 ARS) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington. The 116th is equipped with the KC-135R Stratotanker and RC-26B Metroliner. The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 116th Aero Squadron, established on 28 August 1917. It was reformed on 6 August 1924, as the 116th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.