127th Air Refueling Group

127th Air Refueling Group
A KC-135 Stratotanker lifts off at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012.
Active	1962-2007;2007-Present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Michigan
Branch	United States Air Force Air National Guard
Role	Air Refueling
Size	Group
Part of	Air Mobility Command Michigan Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Selfridge ANGB, Michigan
Motto(s)	We stand ready
Tail Stripe	Black with "Michigan" in yellow
Aircraft flown
Tanker	KC-135 Stratotanker

171st Airlift Group C-130 Hercules

191st Fighter Group F-16A interceptor, 1991

F-4C in ADCOM interceptor liverly, 1980

191st Fighter-Interceptor Group F-106 Delta Dart, 1975

The 127th Air Refueling Group is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard, assigned to the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan.

History

Established in 1962 when the Michigan ANG 171st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was expanded to a Group. Was primarily a training unit flying second-line RF-84F Thundersteak reconnaissance aircraft for Tactical Air Command, upgrading to the newer RF-101 Voodoo in 1971.

Reassigned to Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) in 1973, equipped with F-106 Delta Dart interceptors. Performed air defense duties of the Great Lakes and Detroit area until 1978 when ADCOM was merged into Tactical Air Command. Continued air defense mission for ADTAC component of TAC with F-4 Phantom IIs, transferring to First Air Force when ADTAC was replaced in 1985. Upgraded to F-16A Fighting Falcons in 1990.

Transferred to Air Mobility Command in 1993 when the group became a C-130 Hercules Tactical Airlift unit. Inactivated in April 1996 when the 127th Fighter Wing and 191st Airlift Group were merged due to the One-Base, One Wing policy. Reactivated in May 1999 as a group under the 127th Wing, operating the C-130 airlift element of the composite wing.

Inactivated in September 2007 with the realignment of Selfridge and transfer of the C-130s and the transition to the KC-135 Stratotanker due to BRAC 2005. The 191st Group was inactivated, however the 191st Operation Support Flight, 191st Maintenance Squadron, 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 191st Maintenance Operations Flight and the 171st Air Refueling Squadron were reassigned to the 127th Air Refueling Group, 127th Wing.

Lineage

Established as 191st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, and activated, 1 Oct 1962

Re-designated: 191st Fighter-Interceptor Group, 1 January 1973

Re-designated: 191st Tactical Fighter Group, 1 June 1978

Re-designated: 191st Fighter Group, 16 March 1992

Re-designated: 191st Airlift Group, 15 July 1994

Inactivated: 1 April 1996

Reactivated on: 1 May 1999

Re-designated: 127th Air Refueling Group, 30 September 2007,

Assignments

Michigan Air National Guard, 1 Oct 1962-1 April 1996

Gained by: Tactical Air Command, 1 Oct 1962

Gained by: Aerospace Defense Command, 1 January 1973

Gained by: Tactical Air Command, 1 June 1978

Gained by: Air Combat Command, 1 June 1992

Gained by: Air Mobility Command, 1 October 1993

127th Wing, 1 May 1999 – 30 September 2007

Components

171st Tactical Reconnaissance (later Fighter-Interceptor, later Tactical Fighter, Later Fighter, Later Airlift) Squadron, 1 October 1962 – 1 April 1996; 1 May 1999 – 30 September 2007

Stations

Detroit-Wayne Major Airport, Michigan, 1 Oct 1962
Selfridge AFB (later Selfridge Air National Guard Base), Michigan, 1 July 1971 – 1 April 1996; 1 May 1999 – 30 September 2007

Aircraft

RF-84F Thunderstreak, 1962-1971
RF-101C Voodoo, 1971-1972
F-106 Delta Dart, 1972-1978
F-4C Phantom II, 1978-1986
F-4D Phantom II, 1986-1990
F-16A Fighting Falcon, 1990
C-130 Hercules, 1993-1996; 1999-2007
KC-135 Stratotanker, 2007–Present

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

191st Airlift Group Lineage and History
Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

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Wings and Groups

Wings

Composite	108th 113th 118th 119th 127th 140th 154th 175th 176th 178th 188th

Air Control	116th

Airlift	103d 105th 107th 109th 120th 123d 130th 133d 136th 139th 143d 145th 146th 152d 153d 156th 164th 165th 166th 167th 172d 179th 182d 189th

Air Refueling	101st 117th 121st 126th 128th 134th 137th 141st 151st 155th 157th 161st 168th 171st 185th 186th 190th

Attack	110th 174th

Bomb	131st

Fighter	52d* 53d* 54th* 55th* 60th* 61st* 62d* 63d* 66th* 67th* 71st* 86th* 104th 106th* 111th 114th 115th 122d 124th 125th 132d 138th 142d 144th 148th 149th 150th 159th 162d 169th 173d 177th 180th 183d 187th 192d

Intelligence	102d 181st 184th

Reconnaissance	147th 163d

Regional Support	194th

Rescue	106th 129th

Special Operations	150th 193d

Groups

Composite	170th

Airlift	135th*

Air Operations	102d 152d 157th

Air Refueling	112th* 127th 160th*

Combat Communications	162d 163d 201st 226th 252d 254th 281st*

Cyberspace Engineering Installation	251st 253d

Operations	140th

Reconnaissance	214th

Squadrons

Flying

Air Command and Control	12th 128th

Airlift	105th 109th 115th 118th 130th 135th* 136th 137th 139th 142d 143d 144th 155th 156th 158th 164th 165th 167th 169th 172d 180th 181st 183d 186th 187th 189th* 192d 198th 200th 201st 204th 249th

Air Refueling	106th 108th 116th 117th 126th 132d 133d 141st 145th 146th 147th 150th 151st 153d 166th 168th 171st 173d 174th 185th 191st 197th 203d

Attack	138th

Bomb	110th

Fighter	100th 103d 104th 107th 112th 114th 119th 120th 121st 122d 123d 124th 125th 131st 134th 148th 149th 152d 157th 159th 160th* 163d 170th* 175th 176th 179th 182d 184th 190th 194th 195th 199th

Reconnaissance	111th 162d 178th 196th 214th

Rescue	101st 102d 103d 129th 130th 131st 188th 210th 211th 212th

Special Operations	193d

Training	154th

Non-Flying

Air Control	103d 116th 117th 128th 141st 176th

Air Operations	112th

Air Support	113th ASOS 172d

Air Traffic Control	270th 245th

Civil Engineering	285th Civil Engineering Squadron

Combat Communications	143d 147th 149th 206th 221st 222d 223d 225th 228th 231st 232d 234th 236th 239th 240th 242d 244th 256th 261st 262d 263d 264th 265th 267th 269th 271st 272d 280th 282d 283d 291st 292d 293d

Command and Control	119th 127th 153d 222d

Engineering Installation	130th 202d 205th 210th 211th 212th 213th 214th 215th 217th 218th 219th 220th 241st 243d 270th 272d

Force Support	187th

Information Warfare Aggressor	177th

Intelligence	101st 117th 123d 152d 161st 194th 234th

Joint Communications Support	224th 290th

Logistics Readiness	187th

RED HORSE	202d 203d 819th

Security Forces	187th

Space Control	114th

Space Operations	111th 148th

Space Warning	137th 213th

Special Operations Communications	193d 280th

Special Tactics	125th

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